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St. Louis Browns @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-05-23 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4500 · 1:59

Philadelphia Athletics defeated St. Louis Browns 7–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 7th. Lynn Nelson earned the win. Frankie Hayes went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	9
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3		7	10

W: Lynn Nelson L: George Gill SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Mel Almada	4	0	2	0	1
Johnny Berardino	4	0	1	0	0
George McQuinn	4	1	1	2	3
Myril Hoag	4	0	1	1	0
Harlond Clift	4	0	0	0	0
Mel Mazzera	4	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	2	0	1
Sig Gryska	4	1	1	0	0
George Gill	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy Thompson	1	1	1	0	0
Johnny Marcum	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dee Miles	4	0	2	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	2	1	0	1	0
Nick Etten	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Nagel	3	2	1	0	1	1
Frankie Hayes	3	1	1	3	0	1
Wayne Ambler	4	0	1	1	0	0
Lynn Nelson	4	0	1	2	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Gill	7.0	7	1	3
Bill Trotter	1.0	3	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	9.0	9	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: 4/P
Johnny Berardino: 53
George McQuinn: K

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: S7
Dee Miles: S9.1-3
Sam Chapman: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Bob Johnson: 5/FL
Nick Etten: 3/G

Top 2

Myril Hoag: 8/F
Harlond Clift: 5/P
Mel Mazzera: 13

Bot 2

Bill Nagel: 63
Frankie Hayes: K
Wayne Ambler: 2/FL

Top 3

Billy Sullivan: 6/P
Sig Gryska: 9/F
George Gill: 7/F

Bot 3

Lynn Nelson: 8/F
Joe Gantenbein: 13
Dee Miles: 7/F

Top 4

Mel Almada: S6/G
Johnny Berardino: 53.1-2
George McQuinn: K
Myril Hoag: 7/F

Bot 4

Sam Chapman: S7
Bob Johnson: SB2
Bob Johnson: W
Nick Etten: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Bill Nagel: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 5

Harlond Clift: 7/F
Mel Mazzera: 6/P
Billy Sullivan: D9
Sig Gryska: 53

Bot 5

Frankie Hayes: 53
Wayne Ambler: 43
Lynn Nelson: 3/G

Top 6

George Gill: 63
Mel Almada: S6
Johnny Berardino: S9.1-3;B-2(E9/TH)
George McQuinn: K
Myril Hoag: 8/F

Bot 6

Joe Gantenbein: 143
Dee Miles: S8
Sam Chapman: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 7

Harlond Clift: 6/FL
Mel Mazzera: 43
Billy Sullivan: K/C

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: E6/TH
Nick Etten: E6/G.1-2
Bill Nagel: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Frankie Hayes: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Wayne Ambler: 13.2-3;1-2
Lynn Nelson: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Joe Gantenbein: S4.1-2
Dee Miles: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
Dee Miles: 43

Top 8

Sig Gryska: S9
Tommy Thompson: D9/9D.1-3
Mel Almada: K
Johnny Berardino: 6/L
George McQuinn: S9.3-H;2-H
Myril Hoag: SB2
Myril Hoag: S7.2-H
Harlond Clift: 4/P/9S

Bot 8

Sam Chapman: 8/F
Bob Johnson: D7
Nick Etten: 5/P
Bill Nagel: W
Frankie Hayes: D/78.2-H;1-H
Wayne Ambler: S7.2-H
Lynn Nelson: 6/P

Top 9

Mel Mazzera: 53
Billy Sullivan: S9
Sig Gryska: 7/F
Johnny Marcum: 4/L

Notes & reviews

Ladies Day. Total attendance estimated 7500.

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