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Detroit Tigers @ 
New York Yankees
1939-06-18 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 32679 · 1:55
Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 8–5. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 5th. Schoolboy Rowe earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
W: Schoolboy Rowe L: Bump Hadley SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Croucher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Schoolboy Rowe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Crosetti | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Rolfe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Henrich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Dickey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Selkirk | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Gordon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bump Hadley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Sundra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Keller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Ruffing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolboy Rowe | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Hadley | 4.1 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Sundra | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Murphy | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Barney McCosky: S
- Earl Averill: K
- Charlie Gehringer: 9
- Hank Greenberg: HR.1-H
- Pinky Higgins: D
- Pete Fox: 3
Bot 1
- Frankie Crosetti: K/C
- Red Rolfe: 43
- Tommy Henrich: 3/G
Top 2
- Frank Croucher: S
- Birdie Tebbetts: 3/FL
- Schoolboy Rowe: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Joe DiMaggio: 43
- Bill Dickey: 9/L
- George Selkirk: 6
Top 3
- Barney McCosky: S
- Earl Averill: 46(1)3/GDP
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: 53
Bot 3
- Joe Gordon: HR
- Babe Dahlgren: 31
- Bump Hadley: W
- Frankie Crosetti: 46(1)/FO
- Red Rolfe: 3/G
Top 4
- Pinky Higgins: 53
- Pete Fox: S
- Frank Croucher: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Tommy Henrich: 3/G
- Joe DiMaggio: 13
- Bill Dickey: 43
Top 5
- Birdie Tebbetts: S
- Schoolboy Rowe: 14/SH.1-2
- Barney McCosky: W
- Earl Averill: D.2-H;1-3
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Pinky Higgins: D.3-H;2-H
- Pete Fox: 53
- Frank Croucher: 7
Bot 5
- George Selkirk: 31
- Joe Gordon: W
- Babe Dahlgren: 13.1-2
- Steve Sundra: D.2-H
- Frankie Crosetti: 53
Top 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: W
- Schoolboy Rowe: S.1-3
- Barney McCosky: 53.3-H;1-2
- Earl Averill: FC.2X3(65)
- Charlie Gehringer: 13
Bot 6
- Red Rolfe: 8
- Tommy Henrich: S
- Joe DiMaggio: 7
- Bill Dickey: 8
Top 7
- Hank Greenberg: 2/FL
- Pinky Higgins: 43
- Pete Fox: W
- Frank Croucher: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- George Selkirk: D
- Joe Gordon: W
- Babe Dahlgren: S.2-H;1-2
- Charlie Keller: K
- Frankie Crosetti: 5(2)3/GDP
Top 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: 163
- Schoolboy Rowe: 8
- Barney McCosky: 7
Bot 8
- Red Rolfe: 3/G
- Tommy Henrich: 43
- Joe DiMaggio: HR
- Bill Dickey: 43
Top 9
- Earl Averill: 7
- Charlie Gehringer: 9
- Hank Greenberg: K
Bot 9
- George Selkirk: S
- Joe Gordon: 7
- Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)/FO
- Red Ruffing: W.1-2
- Frankie Crosetti: S.2-H;1-2
- Red Rolfe: 9