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Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox

1939-05-16 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 5800 · 2:07

Boston Red Sox defeated Chicago White Sox 18–4. Boston Red Sox put up 7 in the 5th. Woody Rich earned the win. Bobby Doerr went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	6
BOS	0	3	5	0	7	0	1	2		18	19

W: Woody Rich L: Johnny Rigney SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marv Owen	4	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	2	1	0	1	1
Gee Walker	3	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Appling	2	0	1	1	1	1
Hank Steinbacher	4	0	1	1	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ollie Bejma	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mike Tresh	4	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Rigney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	1
Art Herring	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	4	3	1	2	1	1
Lou Finney	6	3	3	1	0	0
Joe Vosmik	6	2	3	5	0	0
Joe Cronin	5	4	3	0	1	0
Ted Williams	4	2	2	1	1	0
Jim Tabor	5	0	3	5	0	0
Bobby Doerr	4	2	2	2	1	0
Johnny Peacock	3	1	1	1	2	0
Woody Rich	5	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rigney	2.0	6	1	1
Vic Frazier	3.0	9	4	0
Art Herring	3.0	4	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Woody Rich	9.0	6	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marv Owen: 43
Joe Kuhel: 43
Gee Walker: 9

Bot 1

Doc Cramer: K
Lou Finney: 63
Joe Vosmik: 9

Top 2

Luke Appling: K/C
Hank Steinbacher: 63
Larry Rosenthal: 7

Bot 2

Joe Cronin: D/F78XDW
Ted Williams: D7/F7DW.2-H
Jim Tabor: 3/P
Bobby Doerr: HR/F7D.2-H
Johnny Peacock: 63
Woody Rich: 7

Top 3

Ollie Bejma: D7
Mike Tresh: E5/TH1.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Johnny Rigney: 43.2-3
Marv Owen: 43.3-H(UR)
Joe Kuhel: W
Gee Walker: S7.1-2
Luke Appling: S9/G3L.2-H(UR);1-3
Hank Steinbacher: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Doc Cramer: W
Lou Finney: D9/L.1-3
Joe Vosmik: S7.3-H;2-H
Joe Cronin: S7.1-2
Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Tabor: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bobby Doerr: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Peacock: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Woody Rich: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Larry Rosenthal: 43
Ollie Bejma: 7
Mike Tresh: K

Bot 4

Lou Finney: 8
Joe Vosmik: S
Joe Cronin: 7
Ted Williams: 3

Top 5

Vic Frazier: K
Marv Owen: 7
Joe Kuhel: K

Bot 5

Jim Tabor: 3/P
Bobby Doerr: S
Johnny Peacock: W.1-2
Woody Rich: S7.2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Lou Finney: D7.3-H;1-3
Joe Vosmik: S8.3-H;2-H
Joe Cronin: D7/F7DW.1-3
Ted Williams: 6/P
Jim Tabor: S8.3-H;2-H
Bobby Doerr: WP.1-2
Bobby Doerr: 8

Top 6

Gee Walker: 8
Luke Appling: W
Hank Steinbacher: 3
Larry Rosenthal: 9

Bot 6

Johnny Peacock: S
Woody Rich: 16(1)/FO
Doc Cramer: 7/L7DW
Lou Finney: 9

Top 7

Ollie Bejma: 63
Mike Tresh: S
Art Herring: 2
Marv Owen: 7

Bot 7

Joe Vosmik: 6
Joe Cronin: W
Ted Williams: S8.1-3
Jim Tabor: S.3-H;1-2
Bobby Doerr: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Johnny Peacock: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Joe Kuhel: D9
Gee Walker: HP
Jackie Hayes: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Hank Steinbacher: S/G46.3-H
Larry Rosenthal: 9

Bot 8

Woody Rich: 5
Doc Cramer: HP
Lou Finney: S9/G3.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Joe Vosmik: WP.3-H;2-3
Joe Vosmik: 63.3-H
Joe Cronin: 53

Top 9

Ollie Bejma: K
Mike Tresh: 63
Rip Radcliff: 8

Notes & reviews

Into LF screen
Tabor's throw to first went into the stands
Past Steinbacher
Walker: 1-handed catch
Hit on the right hand
Steinbacher's drive struck the pitching rubber and bounded high in the air.
Over Kuhel

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