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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-09-08 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1500 · 2:13

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 5–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 2nd. Cotton Pippen earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	13
PHA	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		5	8

W: Cotton Pippen L: Joe Krakauskas 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
Johnny Welaj	5	1	2	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	1	1	0	0	1
Sam West	3	1	1	0	2	1
Taffy Wright	5	1	2	2	0	0
Cecil Travis	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	5	0	2	1	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	2	0	0	1
Rick Ferrell	2	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Krakauskas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Pitko	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Giuliani	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Carrasquel	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Estalella	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Wally Moses	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	4	0	2	0	0
Eric Tipton	3	1	1	0	1
Frankie Hayes	4	1	1	1	0
Dick Siebert	4	1	1	1	0
Sam Chapman	3	1	1	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	3	1	1	0	1
Dario Lodigiani	4	0	1	2	0
Cotton Pippen	2	0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Joe Krakauskas	3.0	5	3
Alex Carrasquel	4.0	2	0
Lou Thuman	1.0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cotton Pippen	9.0	13	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Welaj: S8
Buddy Lewis: 9
Sam West: W.1-2
Taffy Wright: E4.2-3;1-2
Cecil Travis: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Jimmy Bloodworth: 63

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 7
Joe Gantenbein: S8
Eric Tipton: 3/L
Frankie Hayes: 9

Top 2

Mickey Vernon: S5
Rick Ferrell: S7.1-2
Joe Krakauskas: 9
Johnny Welaj: 8
Buddy Lewis: PB.2-3;1-2
Buddy Lewis: 43

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: S3
Sam Chapman: W.1-2
Skeeter Newsome: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Dario Lodigiani: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Cotton Pippen: 9/SF.3-H
Wally Moses: 8(B)3(1)/DP

Top 3

Sam West: S9
Taffy Wright: 7
Cecil Travis: 8
Jimmy Bloodworth: S9.1-2
Mickey Vernon: 43

Bot 3

Joe Gantenbein: 43
Eric Tipton: W
Frankie Hayes: T.1-H
Dick Siebert: E3/TH.3-H
Sam Chapman: 2/FL
Skeeter Newsome: W.1-2
Dario Lodigiani: 9

Top 4

Rick Ferrell: S8
Alex Pitko: 54(1)3/GDP
Johnny Welaj: 53

Bot 4

Cotton Pippen: 63
Wally Moses: 8
Joe Gantenbein: 13

Top 5

Buddy Lewis: T8
Sam West: W
Taffy Wright: D7.3-H;1-H
Cecil Travis: 43.2-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: S7.3-H
Mickey Vernon: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 5

Eric Tipton: 8
Frankie Hayes: 13
Dick Siebert: 5/FL

Top 6

Tony Giuliani: 63
Alex Carrasquel: K
Johnny Welaj: S8
Buddy Lewis: K

Bot 6

Sam Chapman: 4
Skeeter Newsome: 63
Dario Lodigiani: 7

Top 7

Sam West: K
Taffy Wright: D9
Cecil Travis: 9
Jimmy Bloodworth: 31

Bot 7

Cotton Pippen: 3/FL
Wally Moses: 7
Joe Gantenbein: S8
Eric Tipton: S6.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 8

Top 8

Mickey Vernon: S8.B-2(E8)
Tony Giuliani: FC.2X3(65)
Bobby Estalella: S5.1-2
Johnny Welaj: 63.2-3;1-2
Buddy Lewis: 7

Bot 8

Dick Siebert: 31
Sam Chapman: S8
Skeeter Newsome: 2/FL
Dario Lodigiani: 53

Top 9

Sam West: 53
Taffy Wright: E3
Cecil Travis: 46(1)/FO
Jimmy Bloodworth: 8