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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1939-09-03 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 1:52

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–1. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 6th. Thornton Lee earned the win. Gee Walker went 2-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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6
CHA	0	0	2	0	2	4	0	0		8	14

W: Thornton Lee L: Al Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	4	0	2	0	0	0
Pete Fox	4	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	4	1	2	0	0	2
Pinky Higgins	4	0	2	1	0	0
Beau Bell	3	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Croucher	2	0	0	0	1	0
Birdie Tebbetts	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Benton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Benny McCoy	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dixie Parsons	0	0	0	0	1	0
Red Kress	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	1	0	0	2	0
Mike Kreevich	5	3	3	0	0	0
Luke Appling	5	2	3	1	0	0
Gee Walker	4	2	2	3	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	4	0	2	2	0	0
Eric McNair	2	0	2	1	2	0
Mike Tresh	4	0	1	0	0	0
Thornton Lee	4	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	6.0	14	3	1
Slick Coffman	1.0	0	0	1
Archie McKain	1.0	0	1	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	9.0	6	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: T/78
Pete Fox: FC3.3XH(32);B-1
Charlie Gehringer: POCS2(16)
Charlie Gehringer: 4/P

Bot 1

Jackie Hayes: 6/P
Joe Kuhel: W
Mike Kreevich: SB2
Mike Kreevich: FC.2X3(99);B-1
Luke Appling: D.1-3
Gee Walker: 8/F

Top 2

Rudy York: K
Pinky Higgins: 13
Beau Bell: 7/F

Bot 2

Larry Rosenthal: 8/F
Eric McNair: S
Mike Tresh: S.1-2#
Thornton Lee: 9/F
Jackie Hayes: 43

Top 3

Frank Croucher: 8/F
Birdie Tebbetts: 9/F
Al Benton: 8/F

Bot 3

Joe Kuhel: 8/F
Mike Kreevich: S6
Luke Appling: S.1-3
Gee Walker: SB2;SBH
Gee Walker: 53
Larry Rosenthal: S.2-H
Eric McNair: W.1-2
Mike Tresh: 99(1)/FO

Top 4

Barney McCosky: 8/F
Pete Fox: K
Benny McCoy: K

Bot 4

Thornton Lee: 13
Jackie Hayes: 4/P
Joe Kuhel: 5/P

Top 5

Rudy York: S
Pinky Higgins: S.1-2
Beau Bell: 9/89/F.2-3
Frank Croucher: W.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: K+OA/DP.3XH(235)

Bot 5

Mike Kreevich: S
Luke Appling: 8/F
Gee Walker: S.1-2#
Larry Rosenthal: S.2-H;1-2
Eric McNair: S.2-H;1-3#
Mike Tresh: SB2#
Mike Tresh: FC6.3XH(62145);2-3#
Thornton Lee: K

Top 6

Al Benton: 53
Barney McCosky: 63
Pete Fox: 53

Bot 6

Jackie Hayes: S
Joe Kuhel: 99(1)/FO
Mike Kreevich: S.1-2#
Luke Appling: S.2-H;1-2#
Gee Walker: HR.2-H;1-H
Larry Rosenthal: 43
Eric McNair: W
Mike Tresh: CS2(99)

Top 7

Benny McCoy: 9/F
Rudy York: D8
Pinky Higgins: S7.2-H
Beau Bell: K
Frank Croucher: 8/F

Bot 7

Mike Tresh: 8/F
Thornton Lee: K
Jackie Hayes: 53

Top 8

Dixie Parsons: W
Red Kress: 46(1)3/GDP
Barney McCosky: D
Pete Fox: 63

Bot 8

Joe Kuhel: W
Mike Kreevich: 46(1)3/GDP
Luke Appling: 9/F

Top 9

Benny McCoy: 31
Rudy York: K
Pinky Higgins: 63

Notes & reviews

Gehringer left game due to stiff neck.
total guess Bell K here (Bell K in 7th, rwood)
Tresh picked Croucher off 1st and when York tried to dash home Kuhel ran towards him. York reversed course but Kuhel threw to 3B for DP.
total guess McNair SB here

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