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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1939-08-16 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 12 innings · Att: 5000 · 2:45

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 7–6. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 7th. Clint Brown earned the win. Rudy York went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
DET	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	11
CHA	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	7	13

W: Clint Brown L: Al Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	6	0	2	0	0	0
Benny McCoy	6	2	2	0	0	1
Earl Averill	4	1	2	1	0	1
Rudy York	5	1	2	3	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	1	0
Pete Fox	5	1	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Croucher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Bridges	3	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	1	1	1	2	0	0
Hank Greenberg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Rogell	1	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	3	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	5	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Kreevich	6	0	0	1	0	1
Gee Walker	6	1	1	0	0	1
Luke Appling	6	0	3	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	3	1	1	0	0	0
Eric McNair	5	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Tresh	5	0	1	2	0	1
Bill Dietrich	2	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Steinbacher	0	1	0	0	1	0
Larry Rosenthal	3	1	2	1	0	0
Clint Brown	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ollie Bejma	2	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Marcum	1	0	0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	6.0	8	1	2
Al Benton	5.0	5	0	3

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Dietrich	7.0	7	1	2
Clint Brown	5.0	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: 7/L
Benny McCoy: S9
Earl Averill: S9.1-2
Rudy York: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Pinky Higgins: W
Pete Fox: 63.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: 63

Bot 1

Jackie Hayes: S6
Joe Kuhel: S9.1-3
Mike Kreevich: FC6.3-H;1-2(E6/TH2)
Gee Walker: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Luke Appling: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Frank Croucher: 9/L
Tommy Bridges: 13
Barney McCosky: S
Benny McCoy: 13

Bot 2

Rip Radcliff: 9
Eric McNair: 63
Mike Tresh: K

Top 3

Earl Averill: K
Rudy York: S
Pinky Higgins: S.1-2
Pete Fox: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Bill Dietrich: D7
Jackie Hayes: 13
Joe Kuhel: 43.2-3
Mike Kreevich: 63

Top 4

Birdie Tebbetts: 3/FL
Frank Croucher: 63
Tommy Bridges: K

Bot 4

Gee Walker: 43
Luke Appling: 8/L
Rip Radcliff: E6/G
Eric McNair: E6/TH1.1-3
Mike Tresh: SB2
Mike Tresh: D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Bill Dietrich: SB3
Bill Dietrich: 63

Top 5

Barney McCosky: 7
Benny McCoy: T7
Earl Averill: 8/SF.3-H
Rudy York: 63

Bot 5

Jackie Hayes: K
Joe Kuhel: 63
Mike Kreevich: 9

Top 6

Pinky Higgins: 9
Pete Fox: 43
Birdie Tebbetts: 8

Bot 6

Gee Walker: 7
Luke Appling: S
Rip Radcliff: S.1-2
Eric McNair: 63.2-3;1-2
Mike Tresh: 63

Top 7

Frank Croucher: 8
Tommy Bridges: 63
Barney McCosky: 5/FL

Bot 7

Hank Steinbacher: W
Larry Rosenthal: T9.1-H
Joe Kuhel: S9.3-H
Mike Kreevich: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Gee Walker: 5/FL
Luke Appling: WP.3-H(UR)
Luke Appling: 3/G

Top 8

Benny McCoy: 2/FL
Earl Averill: 63
Rudy York: 7/L

Bot 8

Clint Brown: K/C
Eric McNair: 63
Mike Tresh: E1/TH1/BG.B-2
Ollie Bejma: 13

Top 9

Pinky Higgins: 5/BP
Pete Fox: E5/G
Charlie Gehringer: HR/F9D.1-H(UR)
Hank Greenberg: 7
Al Benton: K

Bot 9

Larry Rosenthal: 53/BG
Joe Kuhel: HP
Mike Kreevich: 9
Gee Walker: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Gee Walker: K/C

Top 10

Barney McCosky: 63
Benny McCoy: 3/G
Earl Averill: T/89
Rudy York: 53

Bot 10

Luke Appling: S9
Clint Brown: 56(1)3/GDP/BG
Eric McNair: 9

Top 11

Pinky Higgins: 63
Pete Fox: 4/L
Billy Rogell: S7.BX2(76)

Bot 11

Mike Tresh: 53
Ollie Bejma: S6
Larry Rosenthal: S7.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 6/P
Mike Kreevich: 46(1)/FO

Top 12

Roy Cullenbine: 43
Al Benton: 43
Barney McCosky: S4
Benny McCoy: SB2
Benny McCoy: K

Bot 12

Gee Walker: S8
Luke Appling: S7/G6.1-3
Johnny Marcum: FC4/THH.3-H;1-2;B-1

Notes & reviews

Into LF stands
Into RF stands
Through the vacated SS position on hit & run
Walker slid around the tag

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