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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1939-04-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 14 innings · Att: 7361 · 3:25

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 8–7. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 2nd. Roxie Lawson earned the win. Dixie Walker went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	9
DET	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	19

W: Roxie Lawson L: Thornton Lee SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marv Owen	7	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	6	0	1	0	1	1
Gee Walker	7	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Appling	5	2	2	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich	5	2	0	0	1	2
Hank Steinbacher	4	1	2	2	2	0
Eric McNair	5	2	1	2	1	1
Ken Silvestri	6	0	2	0	0	1
John Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Rosenthal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tommy Thompson	0	0	0	1	0	0
Thornton Lee	2	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	6	1	4	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	6	2	3	3	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	7	1	2	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	6	1	3	1	1	2
Rudy York	6	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Fox	6	1	3	1	0	1
Billy Rogell	6	1	1	1	0	1
Frank Croucher	6	1	2	1	0	1
Al Benton	3	0	0	0	0	2
Roxie Lawson	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Whitehead	5.0	12	0	5
Jack Knott	1.0	2	0	1
Clint Brown	2.0	2	0	1
Thornton Lee	5.1	3	2	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	7.0	7	1	4
Roxie Lawson	7.0	2	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marv Owen: 63
Joe Kuhel: 53
Gee Walker: 6/L

Bot 1

Barney McCosky: D/7S
Dixie Walker: 6/P
Charlie Gehringer: S9.2-3
Hank Greenberg: K
Rudy York: 63

Top 2

Luke Appling: 7/F
Mike Kreevich: K/C
Hank Steinbacher: 7/FL

Bot 2

Pete Fox: S8
Billy Rogell: D/78.1-H
Frank Croucher: S7.2-H
Al Benton: K/BF
Barney McCosky: S9.1-3
Dixie Walker: 9/SF.3-H;1-2(TH)
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Top 3

Eric McNair: 53
Ken Silvestri: K/C
John Whitehead: K/C

Bot 3

Hank Greenberg: T9
Rudy York: 53
Pete Fox: K
Billy Rogell: K

Top 4

Marv Owen: 5/FL
Joe Kuhel: K
Gee Walker: 4/P

Bot 4

Frank Croucher: S8.BX2(86)
Al Benton: K
Barney McCosky: 3/G

Top 5

Luke Appling: S8
Mike Kreevich: E5.1-2
Hank Steinbacher: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Eric McNair: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR)
Ken Silvestri: 13

Bot 5

Dixie Walker: S9
Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-3
Hank Greenberg: OA.3-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Hank Greenberg: S8.1-3
Rudy York: 2/FL
Pete Fox: S7.3-H;1-2#
Billy Rogell: 7/F
Frank Croucher: 7/F

Top 6

Larry Rosenthal: 43
Marv Owen: 13
Joe Kuhel: 8/F

Bot 6

Al Benton: 43
Barney McCosky: D9
Dixie Walker: HR/9.2-H
Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: K

Top 7

Gee Walker: 63
Luke Appling: S5/G
Mike Kreevich: W.1-2
Hank Steinbacher: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Eric McNair: S7.3-H;2-H
Ken Silvestri: D8.1-3
Rip Radcliff: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Marv Owen: 63

Bot 7

Rudy York: K
Pete Fox: S8
Billy Rogell: 46(1)/FO
Frank Croucher: 2/P

Top 8

Joe Kuhel: S8
Gee Walker: 9/F
Luke Appling: 43.1-2
Mike Kreevich: 53

Bot 8

Roxie Lawson: 31
Barney McCosky: 53
Dixie Walker: S7
Charlie Gehringer: SB2
Charlie Gehringer: 8/F

Top 9

Hank Steinbacher: 8/F
Eric McNair: W
Ken Silvestri: S9.1-3
Tommy Thompson: 9/FL/SF.3-H
Marv Owen: 9/F

Bot 9

Hank Greenberg: W
Rudy York: 54(1)3/GDP
Pete Fox: 63

Top 10

Joe Kuhel: 43
Gee Walker: 9/9D/L
Luke Appling: 8/F

Bot 10

Billy Rogell: 53
Frank Croucher: 13
Roxie Lawson: 23

Top 11

Mike Kreevich: 3/P
Hank Steinbacher: W
Eric McNair: K
Ken Silvestri: 13

Bot 11

Barney McCosky: S8
Dixie Walker: 2/BP/DP.1X1(24)
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Top 12

Thornton Lee: 7/F
Marv Owen: 4/P
Joe Kuhel: W
Gee Walker: D7.1-3
Luke Appling: IW
Mike Kreevich: K

Bot 12

Hank Greenberg: 5/FL
Rudy York: S7
Pete Fox: WP.1-2
Pete Fox: 7/FL
Billy Rogell: FC5.2X3(5)

Top 13

Hank Steinbacher: W
Eric McNair: 7/F
Ken Silvestri: 9/FL
Thornton Lee: 8/F

Bot 13

Frank Croucher: K
Roxie Lawson: 43
Barney McCosky: W
Dixie Walker: 8/F

Top 14

Marv Owen: 2/P
Joe Kuhel: 8
Gee Walker: 7

Bot 14

Charlie Gehringer: 7
Hank Greenberg: HR