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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1939-07-15 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 3000 · 2:04

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–3. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Johnny Rigney earned the win. Eric McNair went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	7
CHA	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	1		7	8

W: Johnny Rigney L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	1	0	0	1	0
Wayne Ambler	2	1	0	0	2	1
Dick Siebert	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	2	1	1
Frankie Hayes	5	0	1	0	0	3
Sam Chapman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Nagel	4	0	2	0	0	2
Dario Lodigiani	4	0	1	1	0	0
Nels Potter	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	4	1	0	0	1	0
Joe Kuhel	3	2	1	0	1	1
Mike Kreevich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	4	0	2	2	0	0
Gee Walker	4	1	0	1	0	1
Luke Appling	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eric McNair	4	2	3	2	0	1
Mike Tresh	4	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rigney	4	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	8.0	8	3	3

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rigney	9.0	7	4	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Moses: 43
Wayne Ambler: 3/P
Dick Siebert: 3/G

Bot 1

Jackie Hayes: W
Joe Kuhel: S8/8S.1-2
Mike Kreevich: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Rip Radcliff: S4/G.3-H;2-3
Gee Walker: FC5.3-H(RBI);1-2(E5/TH)
Luke Appling: 95(2)/FO.1-2
Eric McNair: S7.2-H(UR);1-3
Mike Tresh: 7/F

Top 2

Bob Johnson: K
Frankie Hayes: K
Sam Chapman: E3/G
Bill Nagel: K

Bot 2

Johnny Rigney: 63
Jackie Hayes: 6E3
Joe Kuhel: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Dario Lodigiani: 7/F
Nels Potter: 53
Wally Moses: 43

Bot 3

Mike Kreevich: 53
Rip Radcliff: 6/FL
Gee Walker: 8/F

Top 4

Wayne Ambler: W
Dick Siebert: S.1-3
Bob Johnson: E4/F8S.3-H(RBI);1-2
Frankie Hayes: S5/G.2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: 3/FL
Bill Nagel: K
Dario Lodigiani: 7/F7D

Bot 4

Luke Appling: S8
Eric McNair: S9.1-3
Mike Tresh: FC1.3XH(125643);1-3;B-2
Johnny Rigney: S1/G.3-H;2-3
Jackie Hayes: FC5.3-3;1-2
Joe Kuhel: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Joe Kuhel: K
Mike Kreevich: 63

Top 5

Nels Potter: 8/L
Wally Moses: E4/G
Wayne Ambler: W.1-2
Dee Miles: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Johnson: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Frankie Hayes: K/C

Bot 5

Rip Radcliff: 7/F
Gee Walker: 13
Luke Appling: W
Eric McNair: PO1(1E4).1-2
Eric McNair: K23

Top 6

Sam Chapman: S8
Bill Nagel: S8.1-3
Dario Lodigiani: S8.3-H;1-2
Nels Potter: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Wally Moses: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Wayne Ambler: K

Bot 6

Mike Tresh: 1/L
Johnny Rigney: 6/P
Jackie Hayes: 7/F

Top 7

Dee Miles: 7/F
Bob Johnson: 13
Frankie Hayes: K

Bot 7

Joe Kuhel: W
Mike Kreevich: 3/SH.1-2
Rip Radcliff: S8.2-H
Gee Walker: SB2
Gee Walker: K
Luke Appling: 43

Top 8

Sam Chapman: 9/F
Bill Nagel: S8
Dario Lodigiani: 46(1)/FO
Nels Potter: 7/L

Bot 8

Eric McNair: HR/7
Mike Tresh: 7/F
Johnny Rigney: 53
Jackie Hayes: 9/F

Top 9

Wally Moses: W
Joe Gantenbein: 46(1)/FO
Dee Miles: FC1.1-3(E1/TH);B-1
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 54(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Moses shoestring try failed but Radcliffe had to wait.
Siebert ejected by ump Kolls for arguing Hayes had tagged out Tresh as he ran back to 3B. Other Phila. players also argued. Coach Berry was ejected by Summers for comments made from the bullpen.

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