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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-06-18 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 10105 · 1:45

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 9–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 3rd. Nels Potter earned the win. Sam Chapman went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	6
PHA	0	1	4	0	1	0	3	0		9	11

W: Nels Potter L: Johnny Rigney SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ollie Bejma	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	1	1	2	0	0
Mike Kreevich	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	3	1	1	1	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Appling	3	0	1	0	0	0
Eric McNair	3	0	1	1	0	1
Tony Rensa	2	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Rigney	2	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Rosenthal	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Steinbacher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Marcum	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jackie Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	4	1	1	0	1	0
Wayne Ambler	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dee Miles	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	4	3	2	1	0
Earle Brucker	3	1	1	1	1	0
Sam Chapman	4	1	2	4	0	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	2	1	0	0
Dario Lodigiani	3	0	0	1	0	0
Nels Potter	4	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rigney	7.0	11	3	2
Clint Brown	1.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	6	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ollie Bejma: 13
Joe Kuhel: 43
Mike Kreevich: 9

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: 63
Wayne Ambler: K
Dee Miles: K

Top 2

Rip Radcliff: D7
Gee Walker: 63
Luke Appling: 13/SH.2-3
Eric McNair: S8.3-H
Tony Rensa: POCS2(134)

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: D8
Earle Brucker: W
Sam Chapman: 9
Eric Tipton: S9.2-3;1-2
Dario Lodigiani: 9/SF.3-H
Nels Potter: 7

Top 3

Tony Rensa: S6
Johnny Rigney: K
Ollie Bejma: 7
Joe Kuhel: 3/L

Bot 3

Joe Gantenbein: W
Wayne Ambler: E1/BG.1-2;B-1
Dee Miles: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: IW
Earle Brucker: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: S7.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3;B-2(E7)#
Eric Tipton: S4.3-H;2-3
Dario Lodigiani: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Mike Kreevich: T9
Rip Radcliff: 7/SF.3-H
Gee Walker: 3/FL
Luke Appling: 63

Bot 4

Nels Potter: 6
Joe Gantenbein: S9
Wayne Ambler: CS2(26)
Wayne Ambler: S8
Dee Miles: 6

Top 5

Eric McNair: 13
Tony Rensa: K
Johnny Rigney: 53

Bot 5

Bob Johnson: HR/7
Earle Brucker: 43
Sam Chapman: 9
Eric Tipton: 53

Top 6

Larry Rosenthal: K
Joe Kuhel: 3/FL
Mike Kreevich: 53

Bot 6

Dario Lodigiani: 7
Nels Potter: 7
Joe Gantenbein: 43

Top 7

Rip Radcliff: 7
Gee Walker: 5/FL
Luke Appling: S8
Eric McNair: K

Bot 7

Wayne Ambler: 43
Dee Miles: S9
Bob Johnson: SB2
Bob Johnson: S9.2-H
Earle Brucker: 43.1-2
Sam Chapman: HR/7.2-H
Eric Tipton: 63

Top 8

Hank Steinbacher: 2/FL
Johnny Marcum: W
Jackie Hayes: 8
Joe Kuhel: HR/9.1-H
Mike Kreevich: 63

Bot 8

Dario Lodigiani: 63
Nels Potter: 63
Joe Gantenbein: 43

Top 9

Rip Radcliff: 53
Gee Walker: 8
Luke Appling: 9