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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1939-07-01 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 26879 · 2:22

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Eddie Smith earned the win and Thornton Lee picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Eddie Smith L: Floyd Giebell SV: Thornton Lee

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	3	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Fox	5	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Averill	3	1	0	0	1	1
Pinky Higgins	2	1	1	0	2	0
Hank Greenberg	2	0	1	2	1	0
Red Kress	3	0	1	1	1	0
Frank Croucher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dizzy Trout	1	0	0	0	0	1
Beau Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	1	1	1	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	8.0	6	6	4
Thornton Lee	1.0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Trout	7.0	8	1	3
Floyd Giebell	2.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Hayes: 99
Joe Kuhel: D7/L.B-3(E6)
Mike Kreevich: 99/G.3-H(UR)
Rip Radcliff: S
Gee Walker: 99

Bot 1

Barney McCosky: S
Pete Fox: 46(1)3/GDP
Earl Averill: W
Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: T.2-H;1-H
Red Kress: W
Frank Croucher: 8/F

Top 2

Luke Appling: S
Eric McNair: 64(1)3/GDP
Mike Tresh: K

Bot 2

Birdie Tebbetts: D
Dizzy Trout: 99/SH.2-3
Barney McCosky: K
Pete Fox: 99

Top 3

Eddie Smith: K
Jackie Hayes: 99
Joe Kuhel: S7
Mike Kreevich: S.1-3
Rip Radcliff: WP.3-H;1-2
Rip Radcliff: 99

Bot 3

Earl Averill: K
Pinky Higgins: S
Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
Red Kress: 99
Frank Croucher: 99

Top 4

Gee Walker: 99
Luke Appling: 99
Eric McNair: K

Bot 4

Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Dizzy Trout: K
Barney McCosky: 99

Top 5

Mike Tresh: 99
Eddie Smith: 99
Jackie Hayes: 99

Bot 5

Pete Fox: 99
Earl Averill: 99
Pinky Higgins: W
Hank Greenberg: 99

Top 6

Joe Kuhel: S8
Mike Kreevich: 99/G.1-2
Rip Radcliff: 99
Gee Walker: S/89.2-H
Luke Appling: W.1-2
Eric McNair: 99

Bot 6

Red Kress: 99
Frank Croucher: 99
Birdie Tebbetts: 99

Top 7

Mike Tresh: 53
Eddie Smith: 8/F
Jackie Hayes: S7.BX2(76)

Bot 7

Beau Bell: 8/F
Barney McCosky: HP
Pete Fox: K
Earl Averill: 36(1)/FO

Top 8

Joe Kuhel: D
Mike Kreevich: 99
Rip Radcliff: 99
Gee Walker: 99

Bot 8

Pinky Higgins: 99
Rudy York: D7
Red Kress: D89.2-H
Frank Croucher: 99
Birdie Tebbetts: WP.2-3
Birdie Tebbetts: IW
Floyd Giebell: OA.3XH(2)

Top 9

Luke Appling: W
Eric McNair: S/BG.1-2
Mike Tresh: FC/SH.2-3;1-2
Larry Rosenthal: K
Jackie Hayes: FC/SH.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Kuhel: 99
Mike Kreevich: 99

Bot 9

Roy Cullenbine: D7
Barney McCosky: 99/SH.2-3
Pete Fox: 5(B)5(3)/LDP

Notes & reviews

After Kuehl returned safely to first on pickoff try, Greenberg punched him lightly on the cheek, claiming that Kuhel had tried to spike him; Greenberg was ejected

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