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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-09-07 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 5000 · 1:48

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 10–1. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 3rd. Ken Chase earned the win. Taffy Wright went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	10	16
PHA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Ken Chase L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	0	0	0	0	0
Skeeter Newsome	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Siebert	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Nagel	1	0	1	0	1	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	1	0	0	0
Al Brancato	3	0	0	0	0	0
Les McCrabb	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dario Lodigiani	2	0	0	0	0	0
Earle Brucker	0	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Chase	9.0	5	3	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	2.1	7	0	1
Les McCrabb	6.2	9	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 6/FL
Buddy Lewis: 7
Sam West: 7

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 3/L
Skeeter Newsome: W
Eric Tipton: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Taffy Wright: S1/L
Cecil Travis: SB2
Cecil Travis: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: S6.2-3
Mickey Vernon: 8/SF.3-H
Rick Ferrell: S8.1-2
Ken Chase: D7.2-H;1-H
George Case: 63

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: S5
Dick Siebert: K
Bill Nagel: W.1-2
Sam Chapman: 8
Al Brancato: 13

Top 3

Buddy Lewis: S7
Sam West: S3.1-2
Taffy Wright: 5/FL
Cecil Travis: D9.2-H;1-H
Jimmy Bloodworth: S1.2-3
Mickey Vernon: S9.3-H;1-3
Rick Ferrell: 3/FL/SF.3-H
Ken Chase: K

Bot 3

Les McCrabb: 4
Wally Moses: 43
Skeeter Newsome: S7
Eric Tipton: D7.1-H
Frankie Hayes: K

Top 4

George Case: 53
Buddy Lewis: 13
Sam West: W
Taffy Wright: HR.1-H
Cecil Travis: S8
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: 31
Bill Nagel: S5
Sam Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Al Brancato: 4

Top 5

Mickey Vernon: 43
Rick Ferrell: E5/TH.B-2
Ken Chase: S8.2-H(UR)
George Case: 8
Buddy Lewis: S1.1-2
Sam West: 5/FL

Bot 5

Les McCrabb: 3/FL
Wally Moses: 53
Skeeter Newsome: 63

Top 6

Taffy Wright: S7
Cecil Travis: 7/FL
Jimmy Bloodworth: 8
Mickey Vernon: 3

Bot 6

Eric Tipton: 8/L
Frankie Hayes: 8
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 7

Rick Ferrell: 13
Ken Chase: 63
George Case: 2/FL

Bot 7

Dario Lodigiani: E1
Sam Chapman: S8.1-2
Al Brancato: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Les McCrabb: K

Top 8

Buddy Lewis: 9
Sam West: S9
Taffy Wright: S9.1-2
Cecil Travis: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Wally Moses: 1/L
Skeeter Newsome: 63
Eric Tipton: 31

Top 9

Jimmy Bloodworth: 43
Mickey Vernon: 63
Rick Ferrell: 9

Bot 9

Frankie Hayes: 63
Earle Brucker: W
Dario Lodigiani: 64(1)3/GDP