Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 21, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 5 2 2 1
McCoy ss 5 1 1 0
Gehringer 2b 4 1 1 1
Greenberg 1b 4 1 2 0
York c 4 1 2 3
Cullenbine lf 5 0 0 1
Fox rf 4 0 2 1
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 0
Pippen p 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Kress ph 1 1 1 0
  Rowe p 1 0 0 0
  Averill ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 1 2 0 0
Brancato 3b 3 1 0 0
  Gantenbein 3b 1 0 0 0
Johnson lf 5 1 2 0
Hayes c 5 1 3 3
Siebert 1b 4 0 0 0
Chapman S. cf 4 1 2 1
Chapman F. ss 3 0 2 0
Lodigiani 2b 4 0 1 0
Beckmann p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 4
Detroit 000 220 0127113
Philadelphia 112 200 0006103
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Pippen   2.1 6 4 3 3 0
  Trout   1.2 1 2 0 1 0
  Rowe  W(9-11) 4.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Bridges  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
3
5
0
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann  L(6-11) 9.0 11 7 7 3 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
3

  E–Greenberg (9), York (5), Higgins (35), Johnson (12), F. Chapman (3), Lodigiani (24).  DP–Detroit 2. Gehringer-McCoy-Greenberg, McCoy-Greenberg, McCoy-Gehringer-Greenberg, Philadelphia 1. Hayes-Lodigiani.  PB–Hayes (11).  2B–Detroit McCosky (33); Gehringer (25), Philadelphia Hayes (28).  3B–Detroit Fox (6).  HR–Detroit York (16,8th inning off Beckmann 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Brancato (2); S. Chapman (4); F. Chapman (1); Beckmann 2 (5).  Team–9.  CS–Greenberg (3).  SB–Brancato (1).  U–Lou Kolls, Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:14.  A–5,000.
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