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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1939-04-20 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 30278 · 1:47

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 2–0. Red Ruffing earned the win. Bill Dickey went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
NYA	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	7

W: Red Ruffing L: Lefty Grove SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Steve Basil · 3B: George Pipgras · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	4	1	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	2	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	0	0	2
Joe Cronin	4	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	1	0	0
Ted Williams	4	1	0	2
Bobby Doerr	4	1	0	0
Gene Desautels	3	0	0	0
Lefty Grove	2	1	1	1
Red Nonnenkamp	1	0	0	0
Johnny Peacock	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	4	0	0	0	0	2
Red Rolfe	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Powell	4	0	3	1	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	2	0	1	0	2	1
Lou Gehrig	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Dickey	3	1	2	1	0	0
Joe Gallagher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gordon	3	0	1	0	0	1
Red Ruffing	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	8.0	7	2	5

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	7	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Doc Cramer: S8
Joe Vosmik: 7/F
Jimmie Foxx: 54(1)/FO
Joe Cronin: 9/F

Bot 1

Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: 4/L
Jake Powell: S
Joe DiMaggio: W.1-2
Lou Gehrig: 9/L

Top 2

Jim Tabor: 43
Ted Williams: K
Bobby Doerr: S
Gene Desautels: 9/F

Bot 2

Bill Dickey: HR/9
Joe Gallagher: E6/G
Joe Gordon: S.1-2
Red Ruffing: K
Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: 9/F

Top 3

Lefty Grove: K
Doc Cramer: 43
Joe Vosmik: S
Jimmie Foxx: K

Bot 3

Jake Powell: 53
Joe DiMaggio: S
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Joe Cronin: 8/F
Jim Tabor: 8/L
Ted Williams: D/89
Bobby Doerr: 13

Bot 4

Bill Dickey: D/78
Joe Gallagher: 7/F.2-3
Joe Gordon: K
Red Ruffing: 9/F

Top 5

Gene Desautels: 7/F
Lefty Grove: W
Doc Cramer: 7/F
Joe Vosmik: 13

Bot 5

Frankie Crosetti: 4/P
Red Rolfe: E3
Jake Powell: T9.1-H(UR)
Joe DiMaggio: IW
Lou Gehrig: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Jimmie Foxx: K
Joe Cronin: 8/8D/F
Jim Tabor: D7
Ted Williams: K

Bot 6

Bill Dickey: 43
Joe Gallagher: 7/F
Joe Gordon: 7/F

Top 7

Bobby Doerr: 4/P
Gene Desautels: 2/FL
Lefty Grove: S9
Doc Cramer: 13

Bot 7

Red Ruffing: 8/F
Frankie Crosetti: 13
Red Rolfe: 4/P

Top 8

Joe Vosmik: D/89
Jimmie Foxx: 7/F
Joe Cronin: 2/FL
Jim Tabor: 9/F

Bot 8

Jake Powell: S
Joe DiMaggio: K/C
Lou Gehrig: 8/F
Bill Dickey: CS2(26)

Top 9

Ted Williams: 4/P
Bobby Doerr: 5E3
Red Nonnenkamp: 4(1)/FO
Johnny Peacock: 43

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Ted Williams.
2-0 pitch. Debut game for Joe Gallagher.
Through Foxx.
Ball caromed off the third base bag into left field.
Three pitches.
Doerr collided with Gehrig and knocked the ball out of Gehrig's glove as Lou tried to tag him.

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