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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
1939-08-05 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 11000 · 2:25
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 16–4. Detroit Tigers put up 7 in the 6th. Tommy Bridges earned the win. Birdie Tebbetts went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Tommy Bridges L: Elden Auker SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Benny McCoy | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Earl Averill | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Pinky Higgins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Bridges | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Doerr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doc Cramer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Cronin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Vosmik | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Peacock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Elden Auker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Finney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sayles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boze Berger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Carey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Woody Rich | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Emerson Dickman | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Fritz Ostermueller | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Sayles | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Barney McCosky: S9
- Benny McCoy: S9.1-3
- Earl Averill: 8/SF.3-H
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Pinky Higgins: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Bobby Doerr: 63
- Doc Cramer: 63
- Jimmie Foxx: K
Top 2
- Pete Fox: 5/P/FL
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
- Frank Croucher: 7
Bot 2
- Ted Williams: 2/FL
- Joe Cronin: 8
- Joe Vosmik: 9
Top 3
- Tommy Bridges: W
- Barney McCosky: 2/FL
- Benny McCoy: 7
- Earl Averill: 36(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Jim Tabor: K
- Johnny Peacock: K
- Elden Auker: 3/P
Top 4
- Hank Greenberg: 99
- Pinky Higgins: 9/FL
- Pete Fox: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: SB2
- Birdie Tebbetts: W
- Frank Croucher: S7.1-2;2-H
- Tommy Bridges: K
Bot 4
- Bobby Doerr: 99
- Doc Cramer: 99
- Jimmie Foxx: S8
- Ted Williams: K
Top 5
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Benny McCoy: S6
- Earl Averill: D7.1-H
- Hank Greenberg: SB3
- Hank Greenberg: D7.3-H
- Pinky Higgins: W
- Pete Fox: W.2-3;1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 3/P/FL
- Frank Croucher: K
Bot 5
- Joe Cronin: W
- Joe Vosmik: D7/7L.1-3
- Jim Tabor: K
- Johnny Peacock: K
- Lou Finney: S/89.2-H;3-H
- Bobby Doerr: W.1-2
- Doc Cramer: 46(1)/FO
Top 6
- Tommy Bridges: W
- Barney McCosky: S8.1-2
- Benny McCoy: S8.1-2;2-H
- Earl Averill: S7.1-2;2-H
- Hank Greenberg: W.2-3;1-2
- Pinky Higgins: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Pete Fox: T8.1-H;2-H;3-H
- Birdie Tebbetts: 9
- Frank Croucher: 99/G.3-H
- Tommy Bridges: 3/G
Bot 6
- Jimmie Foxx: HR/7
- Ted Williams: S
- Joe Cronin: 99(1)/FO
- Joe Vosmik: D.1-3
- Jim Tabor: FC5.3XH(52);2-3
- Johnny Peacock: 99
Top 7
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Benny McCoy: K
- Earl Averill: S
- Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
- Pinky Higgins: W.2-3;1-2
- Pete Fox: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Frank Croucher: S
- Tommy Bridges: K
Bot 7
- Bill Sayles: K
- Bobby Doerr: S8
- Doc Cramer: 99
- Jimmie Foxx: 7
Top 8
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Benny McCoy: K
- Earl Averill: 99
Bot 8
- Ted Williams: W
- Boze Berger: K
- Joe Vosmik: W.1-2
- Jim Tabor: 99
- Johnny Peacock: E4.1-2;2-3
- Bill Sayles: WP.2-3;3-H;1-2
- Bill Sayles: 53
Top 9
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Pinky Higgins: W
- Pete Fox: K
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Bot 9
- Tom Carey: 99
- Doc Cramer: 99
- Jimmie Foxx: 99
Notes & reviews
- First pitch.
- First pitch.
- Bloop hit.
- Vosmik misjudged Greenberg's fly.
- Down the line.
- Over the wall and across the street.
- Hit the top of the left field wall and bounded into the screen.