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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1939-07-17 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5860 · 2:21
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 13–6. Detroit Tigers put up 6 in the 3rd. Bobo Newsom earned the win. Earl Averill went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 |
W: Bobo Newsom L: Woody Rich SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: George Pipgras · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Doerr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doc Cramer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Cronin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Vosmik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Tabor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Peacock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Woody Rich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sayles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Red Nonnenkamp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Lou Finney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Carey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Boze Berger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Cullenbine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Rogell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bobo Newsom | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Rich | 2.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Heving | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Sayles | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Doerr: 63
- Doc Cramer: 63
- Jimmie Foxx: S
- Ted Williams: HR.1-H
- Joe Cronin: 8
Bot 1
- Barney McCosky: 7
- Earl Averill: 43
- Charlie Gehringer: 5
Top 2
- Joe Vosmik: K
- Jim Tabor: 43
- Johnny Peacock: 2
Bot 2
- Pinky Higgins: S8.BX2(84)#
- Hank Greenberg: S
- Roy Cullenbine: K
- Birdie Tebbetts: D.1-H
- Billy Rogell: 23
Top 3
- Woody Rich: S
- Bobby Doerr: WP.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: W
- Doc Cramer: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Jimmie Foxx: K
Bot 3
- Bobo Newsom: 4
- Barney McCosky: S
- Earl Averill: HR.1-H
- Charlie Gehringer: D9#
- Pinky Higgins: D.2-H
- Hank Greenberg: 9
- Roy Cullenbine: S8.2-H
- Birdie Tebbetts: HR.1-H
- Billy Rogell: W
- Bobo Newsom: S.1-2#
- Barney McCosky: 46(1)/FO
Top 4
- Ted Williams: D8#
- Joe Cronin: 63.2-3
- Joe Vosmik: 63.3-H
- Jim Tabor: 5
Bot 4
- Earl Averill: HR
- Charlie Gehringer: 6
- Pinky Higgins: W
- Hank Greenberg: 9
- Roy Cullenbine: 3/G#
Top 5
- Johnny Peacock: W
- Bill Sayles: K
- Bobby Doerr: S.1-2
- Doc Cramer: W.2-3;1-2
- Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Birdie Tebbetts: 4
- Billy Rogell: 9
- Bobo Newsom: 43
Top 6
- Ted Williams: 4
- Joe Cronin: K
- Joe Vosmik: 3
Bot 6
- Barney McCosky: S8#
- Earl Averill: E5.1-2#
- Charlie Gehringer: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
- Pinky Higgins: S/1.3-H;2-3
- Hank Greenberg: FC.1-2(E6);3-H(UR)
- Roy Cullenbine: WP.2-3;1-2
- Roy Cullenbine: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: S7.3-H(UR);2-H;1-2
- Billy Rogell: 8
- Bobo Newsom: S7.2-H;1-2
- Barney McCosky: 14(1)/FO
Top 7
- Jim Tabor: 9
- Johnny Peacock: 6
- Bill Sayles: S
- Bobby Doerr: 9
Bot 7
- Earl Averill: 9
- Charlie Gehringer: 43
- Pinky Higgins: 4
Top 8
- Red Nonnenkamp: W
- Lou Finney: S8.1-2#
- Ted Williams: 7
- Tom Carey: D9.2-H;1-H
- Joe Vosmik: 8/F.2-3
- Jim Tabor: S.3-H
- Johnny Peacock: W.1-2
- Bill Sayles: K
Bot 8
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Roy Cullenbine: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: 53/SH.1-2
- Billy Rogell: W
- Bobo Newsom: 43
Top 9
- Boze Berger: S9
- Red Nonnenkamp: W.1-2
- Lou Finney: K
- Ted Williams: 6
- Tom Carey: K
Notes & reviews
- Cronin knocked unconscious in collision with Higgins; After delay Cronin continued but left game after inning.