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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-06-22 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 12000 · 2:43

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 8th. Lynn Nelson earned the win. Pete Fox went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	12
PHA	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	6	13

W: Lynn Nelson L: Jim Walkup SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dario Lodigiani	5	1	3	1	0	0
Wayne Ambler	2	0	1	1	1	0
Dee Miles	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	3	1	2	1	2	1
Frankie Hayes	5	0	1	2	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	1	0	1	2
Eric Tipton	5	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Gantenbein	5	3	3	0	0	1
Lynn Nelson	4	1	2	0	1	0
Chubby Dean	0	0	0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	7.2	12	4	4
Jim Walkup	1.0	1	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	9.0	12	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: HR/F7D
Earl Averill: HR/F9D
Charlie Gehringer: S8
Hank Greenberg: S8.1-3
Pinky Higgins: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Rudy York: 43

Bot 1

Dario Lodigiani: D7
Wayne Ambler: W
Dee Miles: 8/F.2-3
Bob Johnson: K
Frankie Hayes: 8

Top 2

Pete Fox: S8
Frank Croucher: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bobo Newsom: S7
Barney McCosky: W.1-2
Earl Averill: PB.2-3;1-2
Earl Averill: 4/P

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: 63
Eric Tipton: 4/P
Joe Gantenbein: K

Top 3

Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: 5/P
Pinky Higgins: K
Rudy York: K

Bot 3

Lynn Nelson: 53
Dario Lodigiani: S4
Wayne Ambler: 7
Dee Miles: 4(1)/FO

Top 4

Pete Fox: HR/F7D
Frank Croucher: 7/F
Bobo Newsom: S7
Barney McCosky: 46(1)/FO
Earl Averill: 6/P

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: HR/F8XD
Frankie Hayes: 6
Sam Chapman: K
Eric Tipton: 3/G

Top 5

Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: K
Pinky Higgins: 9/F

Bot 5

Joe Gantenbein: D9
Lynn Nelson: S7.2-3
Dario Lodigiani: S7.3-H;1-2
Wayne Ambler: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Dee Miles: FC3.3XH(32);2-3
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 5/FL

Top 6

Rudy York: 5/L
Pete Fox: S7
Frank Croucher: 5/L
Bobo Newsom: 6/P

Bot 6

Sam Chapman: S8
Eric Tipton: 6(1)/FO
Joe Gantenbein: E4.1-2
Lynn Nelson: 53.2-3;1-2
Dario Lodigiani: 63

Top 7

Barney McCosky: D8
Earl Averill: 43.2-3
Charlie Gehringer: D7.3-H
Hank Greenberg: 7/F
Pinky Higgins: 43

Bot 7

Wayne Ambler: S8
Dee Miles: 9/L
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 5/P
Sam Chapman: W.2-3;1-2
Eric Tipton: K

Top 8

Rudy York: 43
Pete Fox: 6/P
Frank Croucher: S7
Bobo Newsom: 5/FL

Bot 8

Joe Gantenbein: S7
Lynn Nelson: S5/G.1-2
Dario Lodigiani: HP.2-3;1-2
Wayne Ambler: 9/F9/SF/TH3.3-H
Dee Miles: 9
Bob Johnson: S7.2-3;1-2
Frankie Hayes: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Sam Chapman: K

Top 9

Barney McCosky: W
Earl Averill: 5/P
Charlie Gehringer: 9/F
Hank Greenberg: 53

Bot 9

Eric Tipton: 43
Joe Gantenbein: D7
Lynn Nelson: IW
Dario Lodigiani: E5/G.2-3;1-2
Chubby Dean: 9/SF.3-H

Notes & reviews

Into LF stands
Sailed into the upper CF stands above the 405' sign
Close play at 2B

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