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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-06-28 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:27

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 23–2. New York Yankees put up 9 in the 4th. Monte Pearson earned the win. Babe Dahlgren went 4-for-6 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	5	9	0	4	4	0	0	23	27
PHA	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Monte Pearson L: Lynn Nelson SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	6	1	2	0	1	0
Red Rolfe	7	2	4	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	7	3	3	4	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	5	4	3	3	2	0
Bill Dickey	5	4	3	1	1	0
George Selkirk	7	3	4	5	0	0
Joe Gordon	7	3	3	3	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	6	2	4	5	0	0
Monte Pearson	5	1	1	0	1	0
Buddy Rosar	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dario Lodigiani	4	0	1	0	1	0
Wayne Ambler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	3	0	1	1	0	1
Sam Chapman	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lynn Nelson	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Joyce	2	0	0	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Nagel	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Pearson	9.0	7	4	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	2.2	9	1	1
Bill Beckmann	1.0	7	1	0
Bob Joyce	5.1	11	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: 53
Red Rolfe: S
Tommy Henrich: 7
Joe DiMaggio: S.1X3(85)

Bot 1

Dario Lodigiani: 63
Wayne Ambler: E5
Dee Miles: 7
Bob Johnson: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Bill Dickey: HR
George Selkirk: S
Joe Gordon: K
Babe Dahlgren: S.1-2
Monte Pearson: SB3;SB2
Monte Pearson: 4
Frankie Crosetti: 63

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: K
Sam Chapman: D
Eric Tipton: 43.2-3
Joe Gantenbein: W
Lynn Nelson: S.3-H;1-2
Dario Lodigiani: 8

Top 3

Red Rolfe: 9
Tommy Henrich: 7
Joe DiMaggio: HR
Bill Dickey: W
George Selkirk: HR.1-H
Joe Gordon: E5
Babe Dahlgren: SB2
Babe Dahlgren: HR.2-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Monte Pearson: S
Frankie Crosetti: 8

Bot 3

Wayne Ambler: 63
Dee Miles: W
Bob Johnson: D.1-3
Frankie Hayes: 8/SF.3-H
Sam Chapman: W
Eric Tipton: 36(1)/FO

Top 4

Red Rolfe: S
Tommy Henrich: PB.1-2
Tommy Henrich: S.2-H
Joe DiMaggio: HR/7.1-H
Bill Dickey: S
George Selkirk: 43.1-2
Joe Gordon: HR.2-H
Babe Dahlgren: 53
Monte Pearson: W
Frankie Crosetti: S.1-2
Red Rolfe: S.2-H;1-2
Tommy Henrich: D.2-H;1-H
Joe DiMaggio: W
Bill Dickey: E4.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
George Selkirk: 9/L

Bot 4

Joe Gantenbein: 43
Bob Joyce: 63
Dario Lodigiani: T
Wayne Ambler: 63

Top 5

Joe Gordon: 8
Babe Dahlgren: S
Monte Pearson: 4/L
Frankie Crosetti: S.1-2
Red Rolfe: 643.2-3;1-2

Bot 5

Dee Miles: 13
Bob Johnson: 7
Frankie Hayes: 63

Top 6

Tommy Henrich: HR
Joe DiMaggio: W
Bill Dickey: S.1-2
George Selkirk: PB.2-3;1-2
George Selkirk: D.3-H;2-H
Joe Gordon: S.2-H
Babe Dahlgren: 54(1)/FO
Monte Pearson: 64(1)/FO
Frankie Crosetti: W.1-2
Red Rolfe: S.2-3;1-2
Tommy Henrich: 9

Bot 6

Sam Chapman: 9
Eric Tipton: S
Joe Gantenbein: 8
Bob Joyce: K

Top 7

Joe DiMaggio: E5
Bill Dickey: 63.1-2
George Selkirk: S.2-H(UR)
Joe Gordon: S.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: HR.2-H;1-H
Monte Pearson: 3
Frankie Crosetti: 53

Bot 7

Dario Lodigiani: 7
Skeeter Newsome: S
Dee Miles: 8
Bob Johnson: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Red Rolfe: 9
Tommy Henrich: 7
Joe DiMaggio: 63

Bot 8

Frankie Hayes: S
Sam Chapman: 46(1)/FO
Eric Tipton: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Buddy Rosar: 63
George Selkirk: 2/FL
Joe Gordon: 53

Bot 9

Joe Gantenbein: 9
Bill Nagel: 43
Dario Lodigiani: W
Skeeter Newsome: 6

Notes & reviews

Joe's HR went over LF roof.

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