Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 3, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hayes 2b 4 0 3 3
  Bejma pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Kuhel 1b 4 0 0 0
Kreevich cf 4 1 2 0
Appling ss 4 2 2 0
Radcliff lf 4 0 1 1
McNair 3b 5 1 1 1
Rosenthal rf 4 1 1 1
Tresh c 4 2 3 2
Smith p 1 2 1 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 14 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 5 2 2 0
Siebert 1b 4 2 2 1
Johnson lf 4 1 2 5
Hayes c 4 1 3 1
Chapman cf 4 0 0 0
Nagel 2b 3 0 0 0
Newsome ss 4 0 0 0
Lodigiani 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gantenbein ph 1 0 0 0
Beckmann p 1 0 0 0
  Dean p 2 1 2 0
  Potter p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Chicago 025 200 0009140
Philadelphia 004 000 3007111
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(7-6) 6.1 10 7 7 1 3
  Brown  SV(13) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
1
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann  L(3-7) 3.0 8 7 5 2 0
  Dean   4.1 6 2 2 1 0
  Potter   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
7
3
1

  E–Hayes (6).  DP–Chicago 2. Hayes-Kuhel, Appling-Hayes-Kuhel, Philadelphia 2. Dean-Newsome-Siebert, Hayes-Lodigiani.  2B–Chicago Rosenthal (10); Smith (1), Philadelphia Siebert (11); Dean (3).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (15,3rd inning off Smith 2 on); Hayes (13,3rd inning off Smith 0 on).  SH–Hayes (6); Kreevich (13); Radcliff (8); Smith 2 (5).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  SB–Appling 2 (13).  CS–Bejma (1); Radcliff (2).  U–Steve Basil, George Pipgras, Harry Geisel.  T–2:07.  A–8,000.
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