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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-06-17 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2500 · 1:59

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 5–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. George Caster earned the win. Dee Miles went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8
PHA	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		5	15

W: George Caster L: Bill Dietrich SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ollie Bejma	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	5	1	3	1	0	0
Gee Walker	5	0	1	1	0	1
Rip Radcliff	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eric McNair	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Tresh	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Dietrich	0	0	0	0	1	0
Vic Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Marcum	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Steinbacher	0	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	3	1	1	0	2	0
Wally Moses	5	2	2	0	0	0
Dee Miles	4	1	3	3	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Earle Brucker	4	0	2	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dario Lodigiani	4	1	2	0	0	1
Wayne Ambler	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Caster	4	0	3	1	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Dietrich	2.0	4	0	1
Vic Frazier	3.0	7	0	1
Clint Brown	3.0	4	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	9.0	8	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ollie Bejma: K
Joe Kuhel: D9
Gee Walker: S8.2-H
Rip Radcliff: 43.1-2
Luke Appling: 3

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: S9
Wally Moses: S.1-3
Dee Miles: T/L/7LD.1-H;3-H
Bob Johnson: 63.3-H
Earle Brucker: 8
Sam Chapman: 6

Top 2

Mike Kreevich: 8
Eric McNair: 53
Mike Tresh: 6

Bot 2

Dario Lodigiani: K
Wayne Ambler: 6
George Caster: S
Joe Gantenbein: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Bill Dietrich: W
Ollie Bejma: S9.1X3(95)
Joe Kuhel: 5
Gee Walker: K

Bot 3

Wally Moses: T9
Dee Miles: S.3-H
Bob Johnson: D.1-3
Earle Brucker: 3
Sam Chapman: K
Dario Lodigiani: 8

Top 4

Rip Radcliff: 8
Luke Appling: S
Mike Kreevich: S.1-2
Eric McNair: 5
Mike Tresh: W.2-3;1-2
Vic Frazier: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Wayne Ambler: D
George Caster: S8.2XH(82)
Joe Gantenbein: PO1(136)
Joe Gantenbein: 8

Top 5

Ollie Bejma: 13
Joe Kuhel: S
Gee Walker: 8
Rip Radcliff: 8

Bot 5

Wally Moses: 9
Dee Miles: S
Bob Johnson: 2
Earle Brucker: S.1-2
Sam Chapman: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Luke Appling: 6
Mike Kreevich: W
Eric McNair: 54(1)/FO
Mike Tresh: HP.1-2
Johnny Marcum: 3

Bot 6

Dario Lodigiani: S
Wayne Ambler: 64(1)/FO
George Caster: 5
Joe Gantenbein: W.1-2
Wally Moses: 8

Top 7

Ollie Bejma: S
Joe Kuhel: D.1-H
Gee Walker: 53
Rip Radcliff: 43.2-3
Luke Appling: 63

Bot 7

Dee Miles: 43
Bob Johnson: 3
Earle Brucker: S
Sam Chapman: 3

Top 8

Mike Kreevich: 7
Eric McNair: 7
Mike Tresh: 63

Bot 8

Dario Lodigiani: S
Wayne Ambler: 14/SH.1-2
George Caster: S.2-H
Joe Gantenbein: W.1-2
Wally Moses: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Hank Steinbacher: W
Ollie Bejma: 54(1)/FO
Joe Kuhel: 54(1)/FO
Gee Walker: 3

Notes & reviews

Dietrich somersaulted at 3B and had to be carried to the clubhouse.

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