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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-09-06 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1000 · 1:46

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–3. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 2nd. Dutch Leonard earned the win. Jimmy Bloodworth went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	11
PHA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	9

W: Dutch Leonard L: Bill Beckmann SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	3	2	1	0	2	0
Buddy Lewis	5	1	1	0	0	0
Sam West	5	0	2	2	0	1
Taffy Wright	5	1	1	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	5	1	1	2	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	2	0	1	0
Rick Ferrell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dutch Leonard	3	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	5	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Nagel	4	1	2	0	0	1
Sam Chapman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dario Lodigiani	2	1	0	1	1	1
Bill Beckmann	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	1	0	1	1	0	0
Chubby Dean	2	0	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	9.0	9	2	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Beckmann	5.0	6	2	0
Bob Joyce	2.0	3	1	1
Chubby Dean	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 8
Buddy Lewis: T
Sam West: 43.3-H
Taffy Wright: S
Cecil Travis: S.1-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: 6/P

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 3/P
Joe Gantenbein: S
Bob Johnson: 7
Frankie Hayes: 8

Top 2

Mickey Vernon: 8
Rick Ferrell: 2/P
Dutch Leonard: D
George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: E4.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Sam West: 43

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: S
Bill Nagel: K
Sam Chapman: 2/P.1-2
Dario Lodigiani: K

Top 3

Taffy Wright: E6.B-2
Cecil Travis: 6/P
Jimmy Bloodworth: 53.2-3
Mickey Vernon: W
Rick Ferrell: SB2
Rick Ferrell: 53

Bot 3

Bill Beckmann: 63
Wally Moses: 3/P
Joe Gantenbein: 13

Top 4

Dutch Leonard: 63
George Case: S
Buddy Lewis: SB2
Buddy Lewis: 8
Sam West: S.2-H
Taffy Wright: 7

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: 2/P
Frankie Hayes: 53
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 5

Cecil Travis: 63
Jimmy Bloodworth: 8
Mickey Vernon: 53

Bot 5

Bill Nagel: S
Sam Chapman: 6/P
Dario Lodigiani: 54(1)/FO
Dee Miles: PB.1-2
Dee Miles: S.2-H
Wally Moses: 2/P

Top 6

Rick Ferrell: S
Dutch Leonard: 34/SH.1-2
George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: 9
Sam West: K

Bot 6

Joe Gantenbein: 8
Bob Johnson: W
Frankie Hayes: S.1-2
Dick Siebert: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Bill Nagel: 6/P

Top 7

Taffy Wright: E3
Cecil Travis: 63.1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: HR.2-H(UR)
Mickey Vernon: D
Rick Ferrell: 63.2-3
Dutch Leonard: 63

Bot 7

Sam Chapman: 5/P
Dario Lodigiani: W
Chubby Dean: 6/P
Wally Moses: 3/G

Top 8

George Case: 7
Buddy Lewis: 43
Sam West: S
Taffy Wright: 9

Bot 8

Joe Gantenbein: 8
Bob Johnson: 43
Frankie Hayes: S
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 9

Cecil Travis: 9
Jimmy Bloodworth: 6/P
Mickey Vernon: S
Rick Ferrell: 7

Bot 9

Bill Nagel: S
Sam Chapman: D.1-3
Dario Lodigiani: 7/SF.3-H
Chubby Dean: S.2-H
Wally Moses: 5/P
Joe Gantenbein: E4.1-2
Bob Johnson: 5(2)/FO