Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 8, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Welaj rf 5 1 2 0
Lewis 3b 5 1 1 0
West cf 3 1 1 0
Wright lf 5 1 2 2
Travis ss 4 0 0 1
  Case pr 0 0 0 0
Bloodworth 2b 5 0 2 1
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 0
Ferrell c 2 0 2 0
  Giuliani c 2 0 0 0
Krakauskas p 1 0 0 0
  Pitko ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrasquel p 1 0 0 0
  Estalella ph 1 0 1 0
  Thuman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 13 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 4 0 0 0
Gantenbein 3b 4 0 2 0
Tipton lf 3 1 1 0
Hayes c 4 1 1 1
Siebert 1b 4 1 1 1
Chapman cf 3 1 1 0
Newsome ss 3 1 1 0
Lodigiani 2b 4 0 1 2
Pippen p 2 0 0 1
Totals 31 5 8 5
Washington 100 030 000–4131
Philadelphia 032 000 00x–583
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Krakauskas  L(11-15) 3.0 5 5 5 3 0
  Carrasquel   4.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Thuman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
0
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Pippen  W(4-11) 9.0 13 4 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
13
4
3
2
4
  E–Vernon (8), Siebert (7), S. Chapman (17), Lodigiani (19).  DP–Washington 1. West-Vernon, Philadelphia 2. Gantenbein-Lodigiani-Siebert, Hayes-Newsome.  PB–Hayes (9).  2B–Washington Wright 2 (28).  3B–Washington Lewis (16), Philadelphia Hayes (2).  SH–Travis (9); Pippen (3).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  U–Eddie Rommel, Lou Kolls, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:13.  A–1,500.
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