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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1939-08-23 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 27000 · 2:24

New York Yankees defeated Chicago White Sox 16–4. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 7th. Red Ruffing earned the win. Joe Gordon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	1	0	0	1	1	4	3	4	16	19
CHA	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	10

W: Red Ruffing L: Thornton Lee SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: George Pipgras · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	2	2	0	1	2
Red Rolfe	6	2	2	1	0	0
Charlie Keller	5	4	4	1	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	5	3	3	3	1	0
Bill Dickey	5	1	3	5	1	1
Joe Gordon	4	1	1	4	2	0
Jake Powell	5	2	1	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	0	0	1	0
Red Ruffing	4	1	3	2	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	3	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	2	1	1	1	0
Mike Kreevich	5	0	1	0	0	1
Gee Walker	4	0	0	1	0	0
Luke Appling	4	1	3	0	1	0
Larry Rosenthal	4	0	1	1	1	1
Eric McNair	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tony Rensa	4	0	1	1	0	0
Thornton Lee	2	0	1	0	1	1
Hank Steinbacher	1	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Boyles	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ollie Bejma	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	10	5	5

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	7.1	16	4	3
Harry Boyles	1.2	3	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: D
Charlie Keller: S.2-3
Joe DiMaggio: 6
Bill Dickey: D.3-H;1-H
Joe Gordon: 53

Bot 1

Jackie Hayes: 6
Joe Kuhel: W
Mike Kreevich: 54(1)/FO
Gee Walker: 4

Top 2

Jake Powell: W
Babe Dahlgren: 2/FL.1-2
Red Ruffing: S.2-H
Frankie Crosetti: 9
Red Rolfe: 8

Bot 2

Luke Appling: D
Larry Rosenthal: K
Eric McNair: 4
Tony Rensa: S.2-H
Thornton Lee: S.1X3(95)

Top 3

Charlie Keller: S
Joe DiMaggio: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: K
Joe Gordon: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Jackie Hayes: 6
Joe Kuhel: 7
Mike Kreevich: K

Top 4

Jake Powell: 63
Babe Dahlgren: 5/L
Red Ruffing: S
Frankie Crosetti: S.1-2
Red Rolfe: 43

Bot 4

Gee Walker: 53
Luke Appling: 43
Larry Rosenthal: D
Eric McNair: W
Tony Rensa: 2/FL

Top 5

Charlie Keller: 43
Joe DiMaggio: HR
Bill Dickey: 9
Joe Gordon: 2/FL

Bot 5

Thornton Lee: K
Jackie Hayes: S
Joe Kuhel: E3.1-2
Mike Kreevich: S.2-3;1-2
Gee Walker: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Luke Appling: W.2-3;1-2
Larry Rosenthal: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Eric McNair: 6

Top 6

Jake Powell: S
Babe Dahlgren: PB.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 13/SH.2-3
Red Ruffing: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Frankie Crosetti: K

Bot 6

Tony Rensa: 3/G
Thornton Lee: W
Hank Steinbacher: K/C
Joe Kuhel: 3/FL

Top 7

Red Rolfe: 43
Charlie Keller: S
Joe DiMaggio: S.1-2
Bill Dickey: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Gordon: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jake Powell: 63
Babe Dahlgren: W
Red Ruffing: 7/L

Bot 7

Mike Kreevich: 53
Gee Walker: 53
Luke Appling: S
Larry Rosenthal: 3/L

Top 8

Frankie Crosetti: D
Red Rolfe: S.2-H
Charlie Keller: D.1-H
Joe DiMaggio: 6
Bill Dickey: D.2-H
Joe Gordon: W
Jake Powell: OA.2X3(25)
Jake Powell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Eric McNair: S
Tony Rensa: 63.1-2
Harry Boyles: K
Ollie Bejma: 5/FL

Top 9

Babe Dahlgren: 5
Red Ruffing: S
Frankie Crosetti: W.1-2
Red Rolfe: 7
Charlie Keller: W.2-3;1-2
Joe DiMaggio: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bill Dickey: D.2-H;1-H
Joe Gordon: W
Jake Powell: 6

Bot 9

Joe Kuhel: HR
Mike Kreevich: 7
Gee Walker: 53
Luke Appling: S
Larry Rosenthal: 43