Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 15, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bejma 2b 4 0 1 0
Kuhel 1b 4 0 1 0
Kreevich cf 4 0 1 0
Walker lf 4 0 0 0
McNair ss 3 1 1 0
Rosenthal rf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy 3b 4 0 1 0
Tresh c 2 1 1 0
  Steinbacher ph 1 0 1 0
Dietrich p 3 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Marcum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 0
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 3 1 1 0
Brancato 3b 3 1 1 0
Johnson lf 3 1 1 3
Hayes c 4 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 3 0 0 0
Chapman S. cf 3 0 1 0
Chapman F. ss 3 0 0 0
Lodigiani 2b 2 0 1 0
Nelson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 3
Chicago 001 100 000281
Philadelphia 300 000 00x352
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich  L(7-7) 7.2 5 3 3 4 2
  Brown   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
4
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W(10-11) 9.0 8 2 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
0
3
3

  E–Tresh (8), F. Chapman 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 1. Bejma-McNair-Kuhel.  2B–Chicago McNair (16), Philadelphia Moses (24).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (22,1st inning off Dietrich 2 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  CS–Rosenthal (4); S. Chapman (4).  SB–Moses (7).  U–Bill Summers, Steve Basil, Joe Rue.  T–1:44.  A–300.
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