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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1939-05-09 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 7000 · 2:19

New York Yankees defeated Chicago White Sox 8–6. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 9th. Atley Donald earned the win and Johnny Murphy picked up the save. Eric McNair went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	16
CHA	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	6	11

W: Atley Donald L: Thornton Lee SV: Johnny Murphy

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: George Pipgras · 2B: Cal Hubbard · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	1	1	0	0	1
Red Rolfe	5	2	3	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	1	3	1	1	0
Bill Dickey	5	1	2	1	0	2
Joe Gordon	5	0	2	2	0	0
Charlie Keller	4	0	2	0	1	1
Joe Gallagher	4	1	2	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	0	0	1	0
Steve Sundra	1	0	0	0	0	0
Atley Donald	2	1	1	0	0	1
George Selkirk	1	0	0	1	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rip Radcliff	4	0	0	1	0	0
Marv Owen	5	1	3	1	0	0
Gee Walker	5	1	2	1	0	2
Luke Appling	5	1	2	1	0	0
Eric McNair	3	1	1	2	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Tresh	2	1	0	0	2	1
Thornton Lee	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ollie Bejma	1	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Steinbacher	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Sundra	3.1	6	2	1
Atley Donald	5.1	4	2	5
Johnny Murphy	0.1	1	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	8.1	16	3	5
Art Herring	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: S8/F/8S
Red Rolfe: S8/F/8S.1-3
Tommy Henrich: S8/F/8S.3-H;1-3
Bill Dickey: K
Joe Gordon: 63.3-H;1-2
Charlie Keller: K

Bot 1

Rip Radcliff: 7/F
Marv Owen: S8
Gee Walker: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 2

Joe Gallagher: HR/7/L
Babe Dahlgren: W
Steve Sundra: 24/SH.1-2
Frankie Crosetti: 53.2-H(E3/TH3)(NR)(UR)
Red Rolfe: 6/P

Bot 2

Luke Appling: 8/F
Eric McNair: 6/P
Larry Rosenthal: W
Mike Kreevich: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Tommy Henrich: S8
Bill Dickey: K
Joe Gordon: 3/P
Charlie Keller: 63

Bot 3

Mike Tresh: 9/F
Thornton Lee: 43
Rip Radcliff: 8/F

Top 4

Joe Gallagher: 5/FL
Babe Dahlgren: 53
Steve Sundra: 63

Bot 4

Marv Owen: S9
Gee Walker: T9.1-H
Luke Appling: S9.3-H
Eric McNair: WP.1-2
Eric McNair: HR/7/L.2-H
Larry Rosenthal: 3/L
Mike Kreevich: S7
Mike Tresh: W.1-2
Thornton Lee: K/C
Rip Radcliff: 13

Top 5

Frankie Crosetti: 9/F
Red Rolfe: 9/F
Tommy Henrich: S7
Bill Dickey: 8/L

Bot 5

Marv Owen: 7/L
Gee Walker: 63
Luke Appling: 4/P

Top 6

Joe Gordon: S7
Charlie Keller: S4/BG.1-2
Joe Gallagher: 164(1)/FO.2-3
Babe Dahlgren: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Eric McNair: 53
Larry Rosenthal: S5/BG
Mike Kreevich: 9/F
Mike Tresh: K

Top 7

Atley Donald: S6/G
Frankie Crosetti: PO1(E2).1-3
Frankie Crosetti: K/C
Red Rolfe: S9.3-H
Tommy Henrich: 4/P
Bill Dickey: S9.1-3
Joe Gordon: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Thornton Lee: K
Rip Radcliff: 3/G
Marv Owen: 5/P

Top 8

Charlie Keller: S7
Joe Gallagher: S7.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: PO2(26)
Babe Dahlgren: 7
Atley Donald: K/C

Bot 8

Gee Walker: K
Luke Appling: 43
Ollie Bejma: S7
Larry Rosenthal: 5/P

Top 9

Frankie Crosetti: 13
Red Rolfe: D/89
Tommy Henrich: W
Bill Dickey: S8.2-H;1-3
Joe Gordon: S3/BG.3-H;1-2
Charlie Keller: W.2-3;1-2
George Selkirk: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Babe Dahlgren: 4/P

Bot 9

Mike Kreevich: W
Mike Tresh: W.1-2
Hank Steinbacher: K+SB3;SB2
Rip Radcliff: 7/SF.3-H
Marv Owen: S.2-H
Gee Walker: S.1-2#
Luke Appling: S/BR.2X3(6);1-2

Notes & reviews

McNair injured by Gallagher's 'body-block' slide into 2nd and left game next inning
McNair noticeably limped running after popup and was replaced by Bejma

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