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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-06-20 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 13048 · 2:08

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–0. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Tommy Bridges earned the win. Earl Averill went 2-for-2 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	2	1	0	0	0	5	9
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

W: Tommy Bridges L: George Caster SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Steve Basil · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	5	1	1	1	0	1
Earl Averill	2	1	2	3	3	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	1	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Fox	4	1	1	0	0	0
Frank Croucher	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rudy York	3	1	2	1	1	0
Tommy Bridges	2	1	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	4	0	0	1
Wayne Ambler	4	0	0	0
Dee Miles	4	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	1	0	0
Earle Brucker	3	1	1	2
Sam Chapman	4	1	0	0
Eric Tipton	3	2	1	0
Dario Lodigiani	4	1	0	1
George Caster	1	0	0	1
Lynn Nelson	1	1	0	0
Chubby Dean	2	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	9.0	7	2	6

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	5.0	7	2	2
Chubby Dean	4.0	2	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: 6
Earl Averill: W
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 1

Joe Gantenbein: 5
Wayne Ambler: 5
Dee Miles: 43

Top 2

Pinky Higgins: K
Pete Fox: 9
Frank Croucher: 5/FL

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: 8
Earle Brucker: K
Sam Chapman: S7
Eric Tipton: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Rudy York: S7
Tommy Bridges: 34/SH.1-2
Barney McCosky: T8.2-H
Earl Averill: D9.3-H
Charlie Gehringer: 6
Hank Greenberg: 8/L

Bot 3

Dario Lodigiani: S8
George Caster: K
Joe Gantenbein: K
Wayne Ambler: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Pinky Higgins: S7
Pete Fox: 8
Frank Croucher: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dee Miles: K
Bob Johnson: 53
Earle Brucker: W
Sam Chapman: 4

Top 5

Rudy York: 63
Tommy Bridges: S9
Barney McCosky: 8
Earl Averill: HR/9.1-H
Charlie Gehringer: S6
Hank Greenberg: 5/FL

Bot 5

Eric Tipton: W
Dario Lodigiani: 7
Lynn Nelson: S1.1-3(E1/TH);B-1
Joe Gantenbein: 9
Wayne Ambler: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Pinky Higgins: 163#
Pete Fox: D7
Frank Croucher: K
Rudy York: D8.2-H
Tommy Bridges: K

Bot 6

Dee Miles: 6
Bob Johnson: S7
Earle Brucker: K
Sam Chapman: 4(1)/FO

Top 7

Barney McCosky: 8
Earl Averill: W
Charlie Gehringer: 53.1-2
Hank Greenberg: K

Bot 7

Eric Tipton: S9
Dario Lodigiani: 7
Chubby Dean: 53.1-2
Joe Gantenbein: 43

Top 8

Pinky Higgins: 63
Pete Fox: 43
Frank Croucher: 8/L

Bot 8

Wayne Ambler: 2/FL
Dee Miles: 31
Bob Johnson: 9

Top 9

Rudy York: W
Tommy Bridges: 34/SH.1-2
Barney McCosky: K
Earl Averill: W
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Bot 9

Earle Brucker: D7
Sam Chapman: 7
Eric Tipton: S8.2-3
Dario Lodigiani: K
Chubby Dean: 7