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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1939-08-31 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 6247 · 2:16
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 11–4. Detroit Tigers put up 6 in the 8th. Dizzy Trout earned the win and Al Benton picked up the save. Birdie Tebbetts went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |
| DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
W: Dizzy Trout L: Lefty Grove SV: Al Benton
Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doc Cramer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Vosmik | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Cronin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gene Desautels | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lefty Grove | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Nonnenkamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Peacock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Finney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Carey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Beau Bell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Croucher | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dizzy Trout | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
 Charlie Wagner | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Emerson Dickman | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Denny Galehouse | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dizzy Trout | 6.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Al Benton | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Doc Cramer: K
- Joe Vosmik: W
- Jimmie Foxx: K
- Ted Williams: D7.1-3
- Joe Cronin: W
- Bobby Doerr: 9/F
Bot 1
- Barney McCosky: W
- Pete Fox: S7.1-3
- Charlie Gehringer: E4/G.3-H(RBI);1-3
- Rudy York: 8/SF.3-H
- Pinky Higgins: E6/G.1-3
- Beau Bell: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
- Frank Croucher: 8
Top 2
- Jim Tabor: 3/P
- Gene Desautels: 13
- Lefty Grove: K
Bot 2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
- Dizzy Trout: 4/P
- Barney McCosky: S9
- Pete Fox: S9.1-3
- Charlie Gehringer: 9
Top 3
- Doc Cramer: S9
- Joe Vosmik: S.1-2
- Jimmie Foxx: 9/F89XDW.2-3
- Ted Williams: 8/SF.3-H
- Joe Cronin: S7.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 3/P
Bot 3
- Rudy York: 7
- Pinky Higgins: S8
- Beau Bell: K
- Frank Croucher: 13
Top 4
- Jim Tabor: W
- Gene Desautels: K
- Lefty Grove: 8/F8XD
- Doc Cramer: 13
Bot 4
- Birdie Tebbetts: 53
- Dizzy Trout: K
- Barney McCosky: W
- Pete Fox: 6/P
Top 5
- Joe Vosmik: 53
- Jimmie Foxx: S8
- Ted Williams: 8/F
- Joe Cronin: S8.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: S8/78.2-H;1X3(85)
Bot 5
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Rudy York: S8.1-3
- Pinky Higgins: 8/SF.3-H
- Beau Bell: D8/L78.1-H;BX3(865)
- Frank Croucher: 2/FL
Top 6
- Jim Tabor: 8/F8XDW
- Gene Desautels: S
- Red Nonnenkamp: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
- Dizzy Trout: 5/P
- Barney McCosky: D/89
- Pete Fox: K
Top 7
- Doc Cramer: W
- Joe Vosmik: 46(1)/FO
- Jimmie Foxx: S9.1-2
- Ted Williams: S9.2-H;1-2
- Joe Cronin: 8/L8XD.2-3
- Bobby Doerr: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Jim Tabor: K
Bot 7
- Charlie Gehringer: 9
- Rudy York: 7
- Pinky Higgins: S8
- Beau Bell: SB2
- Beau Bell: W
- Frank Croucher: 7
Top 8
- Johnny Peacock: S9
- Charlie Wagner: WP.1-2
- Lou Finney: K
- Doc Cramer: S.2-3
- Joe Vosmik: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: HR/F7D
- Al Benton: S9
- Barney McCosky: 34/SH.1-2
- Pete Fox: S.2-H
- Charlie Gehringer: SB2
- Charlie Gehringer: D9/G3L.2-H
- Rudy York: FC5.2-3;B-1
- Pinky Higgins: D8/F8XDW.3-H;1-H(E8/TH3)(UR);B-3
- Beau Bell: E6/G6.3-H(RBI)(UR)
- Frank Croucher: K
- Birdie Tebbetts: 43
Top 9
- Jimmie Foxx: S
- Ted Williams: K
- Joe Cronin: 6/P
- Tom Carey: 64(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Doerr injured wrist batting in 7th inning