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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1939-09-30 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 7 innings · Att: 7501 · 1:15

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 4–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Jack Wilson earned the win. Charlie Keller went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jack Wilson L: Steve Sundra SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Nonnenkamp	3	0	1	1	1	0
Lou Finney	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ted Williams	2	1	1	1	2	1
Joe Cronin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Doerr	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	1	0	0	0	1
Gene Desautels	2	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	1	0	1	0	0	0
Red Rolfe	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Henrich	2	0	1	0	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Gordon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Rosar	3	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Sundra	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Keller	1	1	1	2	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Wilson	7.0	5	2	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Sundra	7.0	9	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Nonnenkamp: 43
Lou Finney: S
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Joe Cronin: 4/P
Bobby Doerr: 43

Bot 1

Frankie Crosetti: S
Red Rolfe: K
Tommy Henrich: W.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: 7/F
George Selkirk: 43

Top 2

Joe Vosmik: 63
Jim Tabor: K
Gene Desautels: 1/L

Bot 2

Joe Gordon: 5/FL
Buddy Rosar: E6/G
Babe Dahlgren: 8/F
Steve Sundra: 53

Top 3

Jack Wilson: 5
Red Nonnenkamp: 23
Lou Finney: 43

Bot 3

Bill Knickerbocker: E6
Red Rolfe: 9/FDP.1X1(93)
Tommy Henrich: S
Joe DiMaggio: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Ted Williams: HR/9
Joe Cronin: 63
Bobby Doerr: 8
Joe Vosmik: 13

Bot 4

George Selkirk: W
Joe Gordon: WP.1-2
Joe Gordon: K
Buddy Rosar: 2
Babe Dahlgren: 7

Top 5

Jim Tabor: E5
Gene Desautels: 13/SH.1-2
Jack Wilson: 13
Red Nonnenkamp: W
Lou Finney: S.2-H(UR);1-2#
Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Cronin: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Steve Sundra: S
Bill Knickerbocker: 64(1)3/GDP
Red Rolfe: 5

Top 6

Bobby Doerr: D7
Joe Vosmik: S5/BG.2-3
Jim Tabor: 2
Gene Desautels: S/BG.3-H;1-2
Jack Wilson: 7
Red Nonnenkamp: S7.2-H;1-2
Lou Finney: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Tommy Henrich: 2
Joe DiMaggio: 4
George Selkirk: 7

Top 7

Ted Williams: K
Joe Cronin: S7
Bobby Doerr: S8.1-2#
Joe Vosmik: 7
Jim Tabor: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Joe Gordon: 7
Buddy Rosar: 9
Babe Dahlgren: S8
Charlie Keller: HR/7.1-H
Bill Knickerbocker: 7

Notes & reviews

Yankees manager Joe McCarthy managed Game One of double-header but watched this game from the stands
Crosetti cut his ear lobe with foul tip
Game called for darkness

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