Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
September 23, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1939 at League Park IV. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 5 1 1 0
McCoy ss 5 1 2 0
Gehringer 2b 3 2 2 1
York 1b 4 2 2 3
Cullenbine lf 1 0 0 0
Fox rf 4 0 0 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 1
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 0
Newsom p 3 0 2 0
Totals 33 6 10 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 3 0 1 0
Weatherly lf 5 1 1 0
Chapman cf 3 1 1 1
Hale 2b 4 1 1 1
Campbell rf 3 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 1 0
Grimes 1b 4 0 1 0
Pytlak c 3 0 0 0
Allen p 2 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Milnar ph 1 0 0 0
  Broaca p 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Detroit 400 020 0006103
Cleveland 201 000 000371
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  W(18-11) 9.0 7 3 2 5 7
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
5
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  L(9-7) 4.1 8 6 6 2 1
  Dobson   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Broaca   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
3

  E–McCosky (6), McCoy (10), Newsom (3), Chapman (11).  DP–Cleveland 3. Hale-Grimes-Boudreau, Keltner-Hale-Grimes, Keltner-Hale-Grimes.  2B–Detroit York (15), Cleveland Boudreau (15); Weatherly (15); Hale (13).  3B–Detroit Gehringer (5).  HR–Detroit York (17,5th inning off Allen 1 on).  SH–Newsom (4).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  CS–Chapman (6).  U–Cal Hubbard, Lou Kolls, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:22.  A–10,000.
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