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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1939-07-08 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 6000 · 2:14

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 10–5. Chicago White Sox put up 7 in the 7th. Thornton Lee earned the win and Clint Brown picked up the save. Gee Walker went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	9
CHA	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	1		10	15

W: Thornton Lee L: Tommy Bridges SV: Clint Brown

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	4	1	2	1	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	4	1	1	1	0	0
Earl Averill	4	0	1	1	0	2
Pinky Higgins	4	1	1	1	0	0
Rudy York	4	0	1	1	0	1
Hank Greenberg	3	0	0	0	1	1
Red Kress	4	0	1	0	0	2
Frank Croucher	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tommy Bridges	3	1	1	0	0	0
Pete Fox	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ollie Bejma	3	2	2	2	2	0
Joe Kuhel	5	1	4	4	0	1
Mike Kreevich	5	1	1	1	0	1
Rip Radcliff	5	1	3	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	1	1	3	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eric McNair	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Tresh	3	2	1	0	1	0
Thornton Lee	2	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Steinbacher	1	1	1	0	0	0
Clint Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	6.0	10	3	4
Jim Walkup	2.0	5	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	7.0	8	1	6
Clint Brown	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: 43
Roy Cullenbine: 7/F
Earl Averill: 8/F

Bot 1

Ollie Bejma: 63
Joe Kuhel: S9.BX2(94)
Mike Kreevich: 63

Top 2

Pinky Higgins: 43
Rudy York: 13
Hank Greenberg: 3/P

Bot 2

Rip Radcliff: S8
Gee Walker: 8/F
Luke Appling: 46(1)/FO
Eric McNair: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Red Kress: K
Frank Croucher: S7
Tommy Bridges: S9.1-2
Barney McCosky: S8.2-H;1-2
Roy Cullenbine: S9/9S.2-H;1-3
Earl Averill: S9.3-H;1-3
Pinky Higgins: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Rudy York: E4/P.1-3;B-2
Hank Greenberg: IW
Red Kress: K

Bot 3

Mike Tresh: 63
Thornton Lee: 43
Ollie Bejma: W
Joe Kuhel: S9.1-2
Mike Kreevich: K

Top 4

Frank Croucher: K
Tommy Bridges: 43
Barney McCosky: 2/FL

Bot 4

Rip Radcliff: S8
Gee Walker: 7/7D/F
Luke Appling: S5/BG.1-2
Eric McNair: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Roy Cullenbine: 3/FL
Earl Averill: K
Pinky Higgins: D9/9D
Rudy York: D4/P/9S.2-H
Hank Greenberg: K/C

Bot 5

Mike Tresh: W
Thornton Lee: S9/L.1-2
Ollie Bejma: D/78.2-H;1-H
Joe Kuhel: K
Mike Kreevich: 8/F
Rip Radcliff: 43

Top 6

Red Kress: 43
Frank Croucher: 3/P
Tommy Bridges: 43

Bot 6

Gee Walker: 7/F
Luke Appling: K/BF
Eric McNair: K

Top 7

Barney McCosky: S8
Roy Cullenbine: 4/P
Earl Averill: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 7

Mike Tresh: S8
Hank Steinbacher: S7.1-2
Ollie Bejma: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Kuhel: T/78.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mike Kreevich: S8.3-H
Rip Radcliff: S9.1-3
Gee Walker: HR/7/L.3-H;1-H
Luke Appling: 43
Eric McNair: 63
Mike Tresh: 8/F

Top 8

Pinky Higgins: 2/FL
Rudy York: K
Hank Greenberg: 2/FL

Bot 8

Clint Brown: 13
Ollie Bejma: D7/7L
Joe Kuhel: SB3
Joe Kuhel: S9.3-H
Mike Kreevich: 3/P
Rip Radcliff: 6/P

Top 9

Red Kress: S/3
Frank Croucher: 54(1)3/GDP
Pete Fox: 63

Notes & reviews

Kress' finger on R hand spiked and game halted for repair.
Greenberg booed as he came to bat.
Greenberg ducked first pitch despite being ball outside.
Three Sox fielders lost York's pop in sun.

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