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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1939-09-08 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 7 innings · Att: 8457 · overcast · 1:20

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 4–1. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. Red Ruffing earned the win. Frankie Crosetti went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Ruffing L: Denny Galehouse SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Finney	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Cronin	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Vosmik	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	3	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Doerr	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Peacock	3	0	1	0	0	0
Denny Galehouse	2	0	0	0	0	1
Red Nonnenkamp	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	4	1	2	1	0	0
Red Rolfe	3	0	2	0	1	0
Charlie Keller	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Dickey	2	1	0	0	1	0
George Selkirk	3	0	2	2	0	1
Joe Gordon	1	0	0	0	2	1
Babe Dahlgren	3	1	0	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	3	0	0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny Galehouse	6.0	7	5	4

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	7.0	6	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Doc Cramer: S7
Lou Finney: 46(1)/FO
Jimmie Foxx: 4/P
Joe Cronin: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Frankie Crosetti: HR/F7D
Red Rolfe: W
Charlie Keller: 64(1)/FO
Joe DiMaggio: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: 6/P
George Selkirk: D7/F7S.1-3;2-H
Joe Gordon: IW
Babe Dahlgren: 2/FL

Top 2

Joe Cronin: 63
Joe Vosmik: 9
Jim Tabor: S7
Bobby Doerr: 5/P

Bot 2

Red Ruffing: K
Frankie Crosetti: 43
Red Rolfe: 43

Top 3

Johnny Peacock: S9
Denny Galehouse: K
Doc Cramer: 64(1)/FO
Lou Finney: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Jimmie Foxx: K/C

Bot 3

Charlie Keller: D7
Joe DiMaggio: 23.2-3
Bill Dickey: 31
George Selkirk: K

Top 4

Joe Cronin: 13
Joe Vosmik: 53
Jim Tabor: 8

Bot 4

Joe Gordon: W
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)/FO
Red Ruffing: K
Frankie Crosetti: S9.1-2
Red Rolfe: S5/G.1-3;2-H(E5/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Charlie Keller: 7

Top 5

Bobby Doerr: D7
Johnny Peacock: 5
Denny Galehouse: 3/P
Doc Cramer: 6/L56

Bot 5

Joe DiMaggio: 9
Bill Dickey: W
George Selkirk: SB2
George Selkirk: D8.2-H
Joe Gordon: K
Babe Dahlgren: 53

Top 6

Lou Finney: 6/P
Jimmie Foxx: 53
Joe Cronin: W
Joe Vosmik: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Red Ruffing: 4
Frankie Crosetti: 63
Red Rolfe: S9
Charlie Keller: 4

Top 7

Jim Tabor: HR/F7D
Bobby Doerr: 7
Johnny Peacock: 7
Red Nonnenkamp: 7

Notes & reviews

7,100 Ladies' Day guests also attended
Into LF bleachers
Crosetti: backhanded stab of low liner
Play was delayed 15 minutes due to darkness from storm clouds.
Cleared LF wall about 430' away
Game called due to rain. Dickman was on the mound ready to pitch when a thunder storm halted play.

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