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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1939-09-02 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 12500 · 2:00

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 12–7. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 1st. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win and Joe Heving picked up the save. Jim Tabor went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	7	10
BOS	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	4		12	19

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Red Ruffing SV: Joe Heving

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	1	1	1	0	0
Red Rolfe	4	1	2	0	1	0
Charlie Keller	5	2	2	3	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	5	2	2	2	0	0
Bill Dickey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gordon	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jake Powell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	2	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	5	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	2	3	1	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	5	1	1	1	0	2
Ted Williams	5	3	3	1	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	3	3	2	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	1	2	4	0	0
Tom Carey	5	1	3	1	0	1
Johnny Peacock	4	0	2	2	0	0
Fritz Ostermueller	4	0	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	8.0	19	1	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	7.2	8	1	1
Joe Heving	1.1	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: 43
Red Rolfe: T9
Charlie Keller: 43.3-H
Joe DiMaggio: 8

Bot 1

Doc Cramer: S8
Joe Vosmik: T9.1-H
Jimmie Foxx: S9.3-H
Ted Williams: S9.1-3;B-2(E9)
Joe Cronin: 63.3-H
Jim Tabor: S8.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
Tom Carey: K
Johnny Peacock: 9

Top 2

Bill Dickey: 7
Joe Gordon: 8
Jake Powell: K

Bot 2

Fritz Ostermueller: S7
Doc Cramer: 64(1)3/GDP
Joe Vosmik: W
Jimmie Foxx: K/C

Top 3

Babe Dahlgren: S7
Red Ruffing: 8
Frankie Crosetti: 7
Red Rolfe: W.1-2
Charlie Keller: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ted Williams: 5/P/FL
Joe Cronin: D7/7D
Jim Tabor: 7
Tom Carey: S9.2-H;B-2(E9)
Johnny Peacock: S9.2-H(UR)
Fritz Ostermueller: 3/G

Top 4

Joe DiMaggio: E6/TH
Bill Dickey: 9
Joe Gordon: 7
Jake Powell: 8

Bot 4

Doc Cramer: 53
Joe Vosmik: S9
Jimmie Foxx: K+SB2
Ted Williams: 9

Top 5

Babe Dahlgren: 8
Red Ruffing: 8
Frankie Crosetti: 5/P

Bot 5

Joe Cronin: D7/7D
Jim Tabor: 5/P
Tom Carey: S7.2-3
Johnny Peacock: S7.1-2;3-H
Fritz Ostermueller: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Red Rolfe: 53
Charlie Keller: T/78D
Joe DiMaggio: HR/7.3-H
Bill Dickey: 13
Joe Gordon: 53

Bot 6

Doc Cramer: 7
Joe Vosmik: 6
Jimmie Foxx: 6

Top 7

Jake Powell: 53
Babe Dahlgren: S7
Red Ruffing: 43.1-2
Frankie Crosetti: 63

Bot 7

Ted Williams: D7
Joe Cronin: 3E1/SH.2-3
Jim Tabor: 9/SF.3-H
Tom Carey: S.1-2
Johnny Peacock: 8
Fritz Ostermueller: 2/P

Top 8

Red Rolfe: 43
Charlie Keller: HR/78
Joe DiMaggio: D7/7D
Bill Dickey: 9
Joe Gordon: T/89D.2-H
Jake Powell: 63

Bot 8

Doc Cramer: 4/L
Joe Vosmik: D/78
Jimmie Foxx: 53
Ted Williams: S9.2-H
Joe Cronin: WP.1-2
Joe Cronin: D7/7D.2-H
Jim Tabor: HR/7.2-H
Tom Carey: 53

Top 9

Babe Dahlgren: E5/TH.B-2
George Selkirk: 8
Frankie Crosetti: S.2-H(UR)
Red Rolfe: S.1-3
Charlie Keller: 31.1-2;3-H(UR)
Joe DiMaggio: 63

Notes & reviews

The start of the game was delayed 20 minutes. The Yankees train from Cleveland was late in arriving.
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