New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 13, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Philadelphia Athletics 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 1 1 4
Rolfe 3b 6 1 2 0
Keller rf 5 1 2 2
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Selkirk lf 4 1 1 0
Gordon 2b 5 1 3 1
Rosar c 3 1 0 1
Dahlgren 1b 5 2 2 1
Donald p 2 0 0 0
  Pearson p 1 0 1 0
  Chandler p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffing ph 0 0 0 0
  Dickey ph 1 0 0 0
  Russo p 0 0 0 0
  Hadley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 13 9
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 6 3 2 0
Newsome ss 2 2 2 1
Johnson lf 4 3 2 3
Hayes c 4 2 2 5
Siebert 1b 4 0 1 2
Chapman cf 3 0 1 0
Ambler 2b 4 0 1 0
Lodigiani 3b 4 1 1 0
Ross p 3 1 2 0
  Dean p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 14 11
New York 020 500 1019131
Philadelphia 003 300 03312143
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Donald   3.2 6 6 6 4 1
  Pearson   4.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Chandler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Russo  L(1-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Hadley   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.2
14
12
12
9
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ross   8.0 12 8 3 5 3
  Dean   0.1 1 1 0 0 1
  Nelson  W(7-7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
3
5
5

  E–Gordon (23), Newsome (15), Lodigiani 2 (16).  PB–Rosar (2).  2B–New York Gordon (25), Philadelphia Siebert (15).  HR–New York Crosetti (5,4th inning off Ross 2 on); Keller (4,4th inning off Ross 1 on), Philadelphia Johnson (18,4th inning off Donald 1 on); Hayes (16,9th inning off Hadley 2 on).  SH–Rosar (1); Newsome 2 (8); Johnson (8); Hayes (9).  Team LOB–11.  Team–11.  SB–Keller (4); Moses (4); Newsome (3); Siebert (2).  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve, John Quinn.
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