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Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox

1939-07-26 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 21000 · 2:02

Boston Red Sox defeated Chicago White Sox 6–5. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Joe Heving earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	13
BOS	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	6	10

W: Joe Heving L: Thornton Lee SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	5	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	1	2	1	1	0
Mike Kreevich	5	2	4	0	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	3	1	1	1	1	1
Luke Appling	5	0	2	0	0	0
Eric McNair	4	0	1	1	0	1
Norm Schlueter	4	0	1	0	0	1
Thornton Lee	4	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Doerr	5	1	1	0	0	0
Lou Finney	4	2	2	1	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	2	3	5	0	0
Ted Williams	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	3	1	1	0	1	0
Fritz Ostermueller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Emerson Dickman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Boze Berger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Heving	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	8.2	10	2	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	4.1	9	2	2
Emerson Dickman	2.2	2	0	0
Joe Heving	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Hayes: 99
Joe Kuhel: FLE5
Joe Kuhel: W
Mike Kreevich: S4.1-2
Larry Rosenthal: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Gee Walker: IW
Luke Appling: E3.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Eric McNair: K

Bot 1

Bobby Doerr: 99
Lou Finney: 99
Jimmie Foxx: 99

Top 2

Norm Schlueter: S
Thornton Lee: 99
Jackie Hayes: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99

Bot 2

Ted Williams: S2
Joe Cronin: 99
Joe Vosmik: 99
Jim Tabor: 99

Top 3

Mike Kreevich: S9
Larry Rosenthal: FC1/BG.1-3(E1/TH)
Gee Walker: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Luke Appling: S6.1-3(E6/TH)
Eric McNair: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Gene Desautels: 99
Fritz Ostermueller: 99
Bobby Doerr: 99

Top 4

Norm Schlueter: K
Thornton Lee: 99
Jackie Hayes: S
Joe Kuhel: WP.1-2
Joe Kuhel: S.2-H
Mike Kreevich: S.1-3
Larry Rosenthal: 7

Bot 4

Lou Finney: 99
Jimmie Foxx: HR/78
Ted Williams: S
Joe Cronin: S.1-2#
Joe Vosmik: 99
Jim Tabor: 99

Top 5

Gee Walker: S8
Luke Appling: 3/G.1-2
Eric McNair: S7.2-H
Norm Schlueter: 99/G.1-2
Thornton Lee: 99/G

Bot 5

Gene Desautels: W
Emerson Dickman: K
Bobby Doerr: 99(1)/FO
Lou Finney: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: D8.2-H;1-H
Ted Williams: 99

Top 6

Jackie Hayes: S
Joe Kuhel: 99
Mike Kreevich: 99
Larry Rosenthal: 99

Bot 6

Joe Cronin: 13
Joe Vosmik: 13
Jim Tabor: 13

Top 7

Gee Walker: 99
Luke Appling: S
Eric McNair: CS2(99)
Eric McNair: 99

Bot 7

Gene Desautels: 99
Boze Berger: 99
Bobby Doerr: 99

Top 8

Norm Schlueter: 99
Thornton Lee: 99
Jackie Hayes: 99

Bot 8

Lou Finney: S7
Jimmie Foxx: HR/8.1-H
Ted Williams: 99
Joe Cronin: 99
Joe Vosmik: 99

Top 9

Joe Kuhel: S4
Mike Kreevich: S3/BG.1-2
Larry Rosenthal: FC2/SH.2-3;1-2
Gee Walker: K
Luke Appling: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 9

Jim Tabor: 53
Gene Desautels: S5
Joe Heving: 2/FL/BP
Bobby Doerr: S9.1-3
Lou Finney: S8.3-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

The ball cleared a warehouse beyond the centerfield bleacher for an estimated distance of 465 feet; According to Jack Malaney of the Boston Post, 'Only Hank Greenberg has hit a longer ball than that in Fenway Park'

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