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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
1939-08-28 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 14281 · 2:03
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 18–2. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 3rd. Marius Russo earned the win. Joe DiMaggio went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
W: Marius Russo L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Crosetti | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Red Rolfe | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Charlie Keller | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
 Bill Dickey | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 George Selkirk | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Gordon | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Marius Russo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Earl Averill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Cullenbine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Rogell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Benton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Croucher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Beau Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benny McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Russo | 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Bridges | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Al Benton | 6.0 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
 Slick Coffman | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frankie Crosetti: W
- Red Rolfe: K
- Charlie Keller: HR.1-H
- Joe DiMaggio: 6
- Bill Dickey: 3/G
Bot 1
- Barney McCosky: K
- Earl Averill: K
- Charlie Gehringer: 6
Top 2
- George Selkirk: K
- Joe Gordon: 7/L
- Babe Dahlgren: D
- Marius Russo: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Pinky Higgins: 4
- Pete Fox: 8
- Roy Cullenbine: 9
Top 3
- Frankie Crosetti: W
- Red Rolfe: S.1-2
- Charlie Keller: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe DiMaggio: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Bill Dickey: 3/G
- George Selkirk: W
- Joe Gordon: S.1-2
- Babe Dahlgren: 7
- Marius Russo: S.2-H;1-2
- Frankie Crosetti: 9
Bot 3
- Billy Rogell: 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: W
- Al Benton: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Red Rolfe: W
- Charlie Keller: S.1-2
- Joe DiMaggio: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Dickey: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
- George Selkirk: 4(B)6(2)/LDP
Bot 4
- Barney McCosky: S
- Earl Averill: S.1-3
- Charlie Gehringer: 16(1)3/GDP.3-H
- Pinky Higgins: 43
Top 5
- Joe Gordon: S
- Babe Dahlgren: 3/FL
- Marius Russo: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Pete Fox: 8
- Roy Cullenbine: 63
- Billy Rogell: 8
Top 6
- Frankie Crosetti: S
- Red Rolfe: 46(1)/FO
- Charlie Keller: S.1-2
- Joe DiMaggio: S.2-H;1-2
- Bill Dickey: E6.2-H(UR)(RBI);1-2
- George Selkirk: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
- Al Benton: K
- Barney McCosky: W
- Earl Averill: 4
Top 7
- Joe Gordon: S6
- Babe Dahlgren: S.1-3
- Marius Russo: K
- Frankie Crosetti: 54(1)/FO.3-H;B-2(E4/TH)
- Red Rolfe: 8
Bot 7
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
- Pete Fox: 4
- Roy Cullenbine: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Frank Croucher: S.3-H;1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
Top 8
- Charlie Keller: 8
- Joe DiMaggio: W
- Bill Dickey: S.1-2
- George Selkirk: D.2-H;1-3
- Joe Gordon: PB.3-H
- Joe Gordon: 53
- Babe Dahlgren: D.2-H(UR)
- Marius Russo: 63
Bot 8
- Beau Bell: K
- Barney McCosky: 63
- Earl Averill: W
- Benny McCoy: 5/FL
Top 9
- Frankie Crosetti: E6
- Red Rolfe: D.1-H(UR)
- Charlie Keller: W
- Joe DiMaggio: HR.2-H;1-H
- Bill Dickey: S
- George Selkirk: 6(1)3/GDP
- Joe Gordon: 53
Bot 9
- Pinky Higgins: S
- Pete Fox: 43(B)6(1)/GDP
- Roy Cullenbine: 7