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Detroit Tigers @ 
New York Yankees
1939-09-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 10626 · 2:14
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 7th. Marius Russo earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| NYA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
W: Marius Russo L: Cotton Pippen SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Pipgras · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Fox | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Beau Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cotton Pippen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Cullenbine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Crosetti | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Rolfe | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Keller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Dickey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Selkirk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Gordon | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marius Russo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Pippen | 7.2 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
 Al Benton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Russo | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Barney McCosky: S
- Pete Fox: 53.1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: 43
- Hank Greenberg: K
Bot 1
- Frankie Crosetti: 63
- Red Rolfe: 43
- Charlie Keller: 43
Top 2
- Pinky Higgins: 63
- Red Kress: 63
- Beau Bell: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: S.1-2
- Cotton Pippen: S.2-3;1-2
- Barney McCosky: K
Bot 2
- Joe DiMaggio: HR
- Bill Dickey: 7
- George Selkirk: 43
- Joe Gordon: D
- Babe Dahlgren: 9
Top 3
- Pete Fox: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: HR.1-H
- Pinky Higgins: 7
- Red Kress: 43
Bot 3
- Marius Russo: 9
- Frankie Crosetti: 53
- Red Rolfe: S
- Charlie Keller: S.1-2
- Joe DiMaggio: 9
Top 4
- Beau Bell: 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: 8
- Cotton Pippen: 43
Bot 4
- Bill Dickey: K
- George Selkirk: 6
- Joe Gordon: 7
Top 5
- Barney McCosky: 13
- Pete Fox: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Babe Dahlgren: 7
- Marius Russo: K/C
- Frankie Crosetti: E4
- Red Rolfe: W.1-2
- Charlie Keller: 46(1)/FO
Top 6
- Pinky Higgins: 31
- Red Kress: K
- Beau Bell: 3
Bot 6
- Joe DiMaggio: 7
- Bill Dickey: 43
- George Selkirk: 4
Top 7
- Birdie Tebbetts: 8
- Cotton Pippen: S
- Barney McCosky: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Joe Gordon: S
- Babe Dahlgren: 9
- Marius Russo: S.1-2
- Frankie Crosetti: S.2-3;1-2
- Red Rolfe: T.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Charlie Keller: 9/SF.3-H
- Joe DiMaggio: E3
- Bill Dickey: 4
Top 8
- Pete Fox: 7
- Charlie Gehringer: S
- Hank Greenberg: S.1-2
- Pinky Higgins: S.2-H;1-2
- Red Kress: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Beau Bell: 13
Bot 8
- George Selkirk: 5E3
- Joe Gordon: D.1XH(8623)
- Babe Dahlgren: W
- Marius Russo: 8
- Frankie Crosetti: D.2-H;1-3
- Red Rolfe: D.3-H;2-H
- Charlie Keller: 13
Top 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
- Roy Cullenbine: T
- Barney McCosky: 9/SF.3-H
- Pete Fox: E6
- Charlie Gehringer: S.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: S.2-H(UR);1-2
- Pinky Higgins: 9/FL