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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers
1939-10-01 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:13
Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 8–3. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 1st. Bob Feller earned the win. Ken Keltner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Bob Feller L: Dizzy Trout SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: George Moriarty · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Boudreau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Weatherly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ben Chapman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Odell Hale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bruce Campbell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Keltner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Grimes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rollie Hemsley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Feller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rudy York | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Averill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cotton Pippen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Beau Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dizzy Trout | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Bud Thomas | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cotton Pippen | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Floyd Giebell | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Archie McKain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lou Boudreau: W
- Roy Weatherly: S1.1-2
- Ben Chapman: E1/TH/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Odell Hale: 99/G.2-3
- Bruce Campbell: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Ken Keltner: HR/7.B-H(UR)
- Oscar Grimes: W
- Rollie Hemsley: 99/G
Bot 1
- Barney McCosky: 99/G
- Benny McCoy: 99/F
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/F
Top 2
- Bob Feller: 99/G
- Lou Boudreau: 99/G
- Roy Weatherly: 99/F
Bot 2
- Hank Greenberg: S
- Rudy York: 99/F
- Earl Averill: W.1-2
- Pete Fox: W.2-3;1-2
- Red Kress: K
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99/F
Top 3
- Ben Chapman: 99/F
- Odell Hale: K
- Bruce Campbell: 99/F
Bot 3
- Barney McCosky: 99/F
- Benny McCoy: W
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/F
- Hank Greenberg: 99/G
Top 4
- Ken Keltner: 99/G
- Oscar Grimes: 99/F
- Rollie Hemsley: 99/G
Bot 4
- Rudy York: E6/TH
- Earl Averill: 99/P
- Pete Fox: HP.1-2
- Red Kress: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
- Cotton Pippen: 99/P
- Barney McCosky: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
- Benny McCoy: K
Top 5
- Bob Feller: K
- Lou Boudreau: S
- Roy Weatherly: 99/F
- Ben Chapman: K
Bot 5
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: K
- Earl Averill: 99/F
Top 6
- Odell Hale: W
- Bruce Campbell: 99(1)/FO
- Ken Keltner: 99/G.1-2
- Oscar Grimes: E5.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Rollie Hemsley: 99/F
Bot 6
- Pete Fox: 99/G
- Red Kress: W
- Pinky Higgins: 99/G.1-2
- Barney McCosky: 99/G
Top 7
- Bob Feller: S
- Lou Boudreau: 99(1)/FO
- Roy Weatherly: W.1-2
- Ben Chapman: 99/F
- Odell Hale: 99/F
Bot 7
- Benny McCoy: K
- Charlie Gehringer: D
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: 99/F
Top 8
- Bruce Campbell: S9
- Ken Keltner: 99(1)/FO
- Oscar Grimes: 99/F
- Rollie Hemsley: D9.1-H
- Bob Feller: E1/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Lou Boudreau: S9.2-H(UR)
- Roy Weatherly: 99/F
Bot 8
- Earl Averill: 99/F
- Pete Fox: W
- Red Kress: 99/F
- Beau Bell: S.1-3
- Barney McCosky: WP.3-H;1-2
- Barney McCosky: 99/F
Top 9
- Ben Chapman: 99/F
- Odell Hale: 99/F
- Bruce Campbell: 99/F
Bot 9
- Benny McCoy: S
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/F
- Hank Greenberg: 99/F
- Rudy York: 99/G
Notes & reviews
- Trout throws to third, but 3B Kress who tried to field bunt not there