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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1939-07-02 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 17858 · 2:00

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 5–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 5th. Tommy Bridges earned the win. Joe Kuhel went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tommy Bridges L: Ted Lyons SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jackie Hayes	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	1	2	1	0
Mike Kreevich	4	0	1	0	0
Rip Radcliff	4	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	3	0	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	1	0	0
Eric McNair	2	0	0	0	1
Mike Tresh	3	0	0	0	0
Ted Lyons	1	0	0	0	0
Jess Dobernic	1	0	0	0	1
Marv Owen	2	0	0	0	0
Clint Brown	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	5	1	3	0	0	0
Pete Fox	5	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Averill	4	2	1	1	1	1
Pinky Higgins	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rudy York	3	1	2	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	1	2	0	1
Red Kress	4	0	1	2	0	0
Frank Croucher	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tommy Bridges	4	0	1	0	0	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Lyons	3.0	7	0	2
Jess Dobernic	1.1	1	2	1
Clint Brown	3.2	2	1	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	9.0	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Hayes: 99
Joe Kuhel: HR
Mike Kreevich: S
Rip Radcliff: 99/G.1-2
Gee Walker: HP
Luke Appling: 9/F

Bot 1

Barney McCosky: D
Pete Fox: 99/FL
Earl Averill: S9.2-H
Pinky Higgins: 99/F
Rudy York: S.1-2
Hank Greenberg: S9.2-H;1-2
Red Kress: 99

Top 2

Eric McNair: 99
Mike Tresh: 99
Ted Lyons: E6
Jackie Hayes: 99

Bot 2

Frank Croucher: K
Tommy Bridges: S
Barney McCosky: 99
Pete Fox: 99

Top 3

Joe Kuhel: 99
Mike Kreevich: 99
Rip Radcliff: 99

Bot 3

Earl Averill: 99
Pinky Higgins: S
Rudy York: S.1-2
Hank Greenberg: K
Red Kress: 99

Top 4

Gee Walker: 99
Luke Appling: S
Eric McNair: K/C
Mike Tresh: 99

Bot 4

Frank Croucher: 99
Tommy Bridges: K
Barney McCosky: 99

Top 5

Jess Dobernic: K
Jackie Hayes: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99

Bot 5

Pete Fox: 99
Earl Averill: W
Pinky Higgins: E5/TH.1-2
Rudy York: PB.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: W
Hank Greenberg: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Red Kress: D7.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Frank Croucher: 99
Tommy Bridges: K

Top 6

Mike Kreevich: 99
Rip Radcliff: 99
Gee Walker: 99

Bot 6

Barney McCosky: S
Pete Fox: 99
Earl Averill: K
Pinky Higgins: 99

Top 7

Luke Appling: 99
Marv Owen: 99
Mike Tresh: 99

Bot 7

Rudy York: 99
Hank Greenberg: 99
Red Kress: 99

Top 8

Clint Brown: 99
Jackie Hayes: 99
Joe Kuhel: T
Mike Kreevich: 9/FL

Bot 8

Frank Croucher: W
Tommy Bridges: 99
Barney McCosky: S.1-2
Pete Fox: 99
Earl Averill: 99

Top 9

Rip Radcliff: 99
Gee Walker: 99
Luke Appling: E1
Marv Owen: 99

Notes & reviews

McNair, Chicago manager Dykes and pitcher Lyons all ejected by HP umpire Rommel for arguing called third strike

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