Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 2, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1939 at Yankee Stadium I. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 4 1 2 0
McCoy 2b 3 1 0 2
Averill lf 5 0 2 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 0 0
Higgins 3b 5 2 2 0
Fox rf 4 0 2 2
Tebbetts c 3 1 1 1
Croucher ss 4 1 2 1
Rowe p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 3 0 1 0
Keller rf 1 0 0 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Dickey c 4 1 1 1
  Jorgens c 0 0 0 0
Selkirk lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0
Donald p 1 0 0 0
  Rosar ph 1 1 1 0
  Chandler p 1 0 0 0
  Henrich ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Detroit 130 020 1007111
New York 010 010 000272
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe  W(4-9) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Donald  L(12-1) 5.0 7 6 6 3 1
  Chandler   4.0 4 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
5
1

  E–Higgins (23), Crosetti (10), Gordon (21).  DP–Detroit 2. Croucher-McCoy-Greenberg, McCoy-Croucher-Greenberg, New York 2. Rolfe-Gordon-Dahlgren, Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren.  2B–Detroit Higgins (13); Tebbetts (14).  3B–Detroit McCosky (9).  HR–New York Dickey (16,2nd inning off Rowe 0 on).  SH–McCoy (3); Keller (5).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  CS–McCosky (3).  U–John Quinn, Bill McGowan, Joe Rue.  T–2:10.  A–12,341.
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