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St. Louis Browns @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-08-06 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 7355 · 2:24

St. Louis Browns defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–6. St. Louis Browns put up 3 in the 8th. Bill Trotter earned the win. Myril Hoag went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Trotter L: Lynn Nelson SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Heffner	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Grace	5	0	1	0	0	0
George McQuinn	4	1	2	1	1	0
Moose Solters	4	1	0	0	1	1
Harlond Clift	4	2	2	2	1	1
Billy Sullivan	4	2	2	0	1	0
Hal Spindel	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Berardino	3	1	2	1	1	1
John Whitehead	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chet Laabs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myril Hoag	1	1	1	3	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	1	0	0	1	0
Skeeter Newsome	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	3	0	1	0	2	0
Earle Brucker	4	1	0	0	1	0
Sam Chapman	4	2	0	1	1	1
Eric Tipton	4	1	1	2	0	1
Wayne Ambler	4	0	1	2	0	0
Dario Lodigiani	4	1	2	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson	4	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Whitehead	5.0	4	4	0
Bob Harris	2.0	2	2	1
Bill Trotter	2.0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	9.0	12	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Heffner: K
Joe Grace: S7
George McQuinn: S9.1-2
Moose Solters: SB3;SB2
Moose Solters: K
Harlond Clift: K

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 43
Skeeter Newsome: W
Bob Johnson: S7.1-2
Earle Brucker: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Billy Sullivan: W
Hal Spindel: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Berardino: S7.1-2
John Whitehead: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: 8
Eric Tipton: 63
Wayne Ambler: 53

Top 3

Don Heffner: S9
Joe Grace: 5
George McQuinn: 6(1)/FO
Moose Solters: W.1-2
Harlond Clift: 6

Bot 3

Dario Lodigiani: S9
Lynn Nelson: D8.1-H
Wally Moses: 8
Skeeter Newsome: 63
Bob Johnson: W
Earle Brucker: 8

Top 4

Billy Sullivan: D7
Hal Spindel: 9
Johnny Berardino: D8.2-H;B-3(TH)
John Whitehead: CSH(42)
John Whitehead: 43

Bot 4

Sam Chapman: W
Eric Tipton: HR/7.1-H
Wayne Ambler: 43
Dario Lodigiani: 4
Lynn Nelson: 3/L

Top 5

Don Heffner: 8
Joe Grace: 13
George McQuinn: 9

Bot 5

Wally Moses: E4
Skeeter Newsome: 13/SH.1-2
Bob Johnson: W
Earle Brucker: FC.2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: 13.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Eric Tipton: 63

Top 6

Moose Solters: 8
Harlond Clift: S2
Billy Sullivan: S8.1-2
Hal Spindel: S7.2-H;1-2
Johnny Berardino: K
Chet Laabs: 8

Bot 6

Wayne Ambler: 8
Dario Lodigiani: D8
Lynn Nelson: 3/L
Wally Moses: W
Skeeter Newsome: 43

Top 7

Don Heffner: 3/L
Joe Grace: 8
George McQuinn: HR/9
Moose Solters: 7

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: 4
Earle Brucker: W
Sam Chapman: E7.1-3;B-2
Eric Tipton: K
Wayne Ambler: D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Dario Lodigiani: 43

Top 8

Harlond Clift: W
Billy Sullivan: 64(1)/FO
Hal Spindel: 4
Johnny Berardino: W.1-2
Myril Hoag: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Don Heffner: 4

Bot 8

Lynn Nelson: 8
Wally Moses: 4
Skeeter Newsome: 8

Top 9

Joe Grace: 3/L
George McQuinn: W
Moose Solters: 46(1)/FO
Harlond Clift: HR/7.1-H
Billy Sullivan: 43

Bot 9

Bob Johnson: 43
Earle Brucker: 9/L
Sam Chapman: K

Notes & reviews

Athletics coach Berry ejected by 3B umpire Geisel for disputing home run hit by Hoag

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