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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1939-05-04 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5550 · 2:25
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 7–6. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 5th. Joe Heving earned the win. Ted Williams went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
W: Joe Heving L: Roxie Lawson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doc Cramer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Vosmik | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Cronin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Doerr | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Peacock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Bagby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denny Galehouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Heving | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dixie Walker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Rogell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Croucher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Roxie Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Cullenbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bagby | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Denny Galehouse | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Heving | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxie Lawson | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Harris | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Dizzy Trout | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Doc Cramer: 99
- Joe Vosmik: 99
- Jimmie Foxx: S
- Joe Cronin: 99
Bot 1
- Barney McCosky: S7
- Dixie Walker: 99/P
- Charlie Gehringer: S8.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: D.2-H;1-3
- Rudy York: W
- Pete Fox: 8/SF.3-H
- Billy Rogell: 99
Top 2
- Ted Williams: 8
- Jim Tabor: K
- Bobby Doerr: E9/F
- Johnny Peacock: 99
Bot 2
- Frank Croucher: W
- Roxie Lawson: 99/SH.1-2
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Dixie Walker: 99
Top 3
- Jim Bagby: 99
- Doc Cramer: 99
- Joe Vosmik: 99
Bot 3
- Charlie Gehringer: 99
- Hank Greenberg: S
- Rudy York: HR/7.1-H
- Pete Fox: 99
- Billy Rogell: W
- Frank Croucher: 99
Top 4
- Jimmie Foxx: 99
- Joe Cronin: E6
- Ted Williams: HR/89.1-H(UR)
- Jim Tabor: 8/78
- Bobby Doerr: D7
- Johnny Peacock: 99
Bot 4
- Roxie Lawson: 99
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Dixie Walker: 99
Top 5
- Denny Galehouse: K
- Doc Cramer: W
- Joe Vosmik: S.1-2
- Jimmie Foxx: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Cronin: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Ted Williams: HR/9.3-H;1-H
- Jim Tabor: 8
- Bobby Doerr: S
- Johnny Peacock: CS2(99)
Bot 5
- Charlie Gehringer: D
- Hank Greenberg: D/78.2-H
- Rudy York: 99
- Pete Fox: 99
- Billy Rogell: 99
Top 6
- Johnny Peacock: S
- Denny Galehouse: 16(1)3/GDP
- Doc Cramer: 99
Bot 6
- Frank Croucher: 99
- Bob Harris: 99
- Barney McCosky: D
- Dixie Walker: 99
Top 7
- Joe Vosmik: K
- Jimmie Foxx: W
- Joe Cronin: 99
- Ted Williams: 9/89
Bot 7
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: S.1-2
- Pete Fox: S.2-H;1-2
- Billy Rogell: 4(1)/FO.2-3
- Frank Croucher: K
Top 8
- Jim Tabor: 8
- Bobby Doerr: 99
- Johnny Peacock: 99
Bot 8
- Roy Cullenbine: 99
- Barney McCosky: S9
- Dixie Walker: 3/G.1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: E3.2-3
- Hank Greenberg: K
Top 9
- Joe Heving: K
- Doc Cramer: 99
- Joe Vosmik: 99
Bot 9
- Rudy York: K
- Pete Fox: 8
- Billy Rogell: 43