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 New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 21, Philadelphia Athletics 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 6 1 1 0
Rolfe 3b 4 2 2 2
Keller rf 6 1 2 2
DiMaggio cf 5 3 4 5
Dickey c 6 3 4 0
Selkirk lf 2 2 2 2
  Henrich lf 3 2 1 1
Gordon 2b 5 2 1 2
Dahlgren 1b 4 4 2 4
Ruffing p 6 1 4 3
Totals 47 21 23 21
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 1 0 1 0
  Miles rf 2 0 0 0
Newsome ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson lf 1 0 0 0
  Tipton lf 2 0 0 0
Brucker c 3 0 1 0
Siebert 1b 2 0 1 0
Chapman cf 3 0 0 0
Ambler 2b 2 0 0 0
  Collins 2b 1 0 0 0
Gantenbein 3b 3 0 0 0
Pippen p 1 0 0 0
  Potter p 2 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 3 0
New York 055 215 0321230
Philadelphia 000 000 00033
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W(17-4) 8.0 3 0 0 3 5
Totals
8.0
3
0
0
3
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Pippen  L(2-9) 2.0 6 6 6 2 1
  Potter   6.0 17 15 9 4 0
Totals
8.0
23
21
15
6
1

  E–Moses (4), Collins (1), Gantenbein (20).  2B–New York Rolfe (32); Dickey (16), Philadelphia Siebert (16).  3B–New York Selkirk (4), Philadelphia Brucker (1).  HR–New York DiMaggio 2 (16,6th inning off Potter 2 on,8th inning off Potter 0 on); Dahlgren 2 (13,4th inning off Potter 1 on,8th inning off Potter 1 on).  SH–DiMaggio (5); Newsome (9).  HBP–Selkirk (6).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U–Bill Grieve, John Quinn, Bill McGowan.  T–2:05.  A–34,570.
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