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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1939-07-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:58
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 9–2. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 5th. Lefty Grove earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 2-for-6 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Lefty Grove L: Al Benton SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Doerr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doc Cramer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Cronin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Vosmik | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Gene Desautels | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Lefty Grove | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Cullenbine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Rogell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Benton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
 Slick Coffman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Doerr: K
- Doc Cramer: W
- Jimmie Foxx: E5.1-2#
- Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Cronin: E4.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
- Joe Vosmik: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
- Jim Tabor: K
Bot 1
- Barney McCosky: 7
- Roy Cullenbine: 8
- Earl Averill: K
Top 2
- Gene Desautels: 63
- Lefty Grove: K
- Bobby Doerr: E6
- Doc Cramer: 5/FL
Bot 2
- Pinky Higgins: 63
- Rudy York: 63
- Hank Greenberg: 9
Top 3
- Jimmie Foxx: 8
- Ted Williams: S8.B-2(E8)
- Joe Cronin: 7
- Joe Vosmik: 63
Bot 3
- Red Kress: 7
- Billy Rogell: 43
- Al Benton: 63
Top 4
- Jim Tabor: S
- Gene Desautels: SB2#
- Gene Desautels: 6
- Lefty Grove: 13
- Bobby Doerr: 7
Bot 4
- Barney McCosky: 43
- Roy Cullenbine: 63
- Earl Averill: 43
Top 5
- Doc Cramer: 53
- Jimmie Foxx: E6
- Ted Williams: 3
- Joe Cronin: W.1-2#
- Joe Vosmik: E4.2-3;1-2#
- Jim Tabor: S.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Gene Desautels: D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
- Lefty Grove: 13
Bot 5
- Pinky Higgins: 13
- Rudy York: HR
- Hank Greenberg: S
- Red Kress: 53.1-2
- Billy Rogell: S.2-H
- Al Benton: S.1-2
- Barney McCosky: 13
Top 6
- Bobby Doerr: 63
- Doc Cramer: 63
- Jimmie Foxx: 53
Bot 6
- Roy Cullenbine: 63
- Earl Averill: 23
- Pinky Higgins: 63
Top 7
- Ted Williams: 9
- Joe Cronin: S.B-2(E4)#
- Joe Vosmik: S.2-3
- Jim Tabor: W.1-2
- Gene Desautels: S.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Lefty Grove: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2#
- Lefty Grove: 8
- Bobby Doerr: 2/FL
Bot 7
- Rudy York: D
- Hank Greenberg: 8
- Red Kress: K
- Billy Rogell: 63
Top 8
- Doc Cramer: 43
- Jimmie Foxx: HR
- Ted Williams: W#
- Joe Cronin: S.1-3
- Joe Vosmik: 8/SF.3-H
- Jim Tabor: E5.1-2
- Gene Desautels: 8
Bot 8
- Pete Fox: 6
- Barney McCosky: S
- Roy Cullenbine: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Lefty Grove: 63
- Bobby Doerr: S
- Doc Cramer: 46(1)/FO
- Jimmie Foxx: S.1-2
- Ted Williams: 4
Bot 9
- Earl Averill: K
- Pinky Higgins: 6
- Rudy York: K
Notes & reviews
- guess E is E4