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St. Louis Browns @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-09-12 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 500 · 1:44

Philadelphia Athletics defeated St. Louis Browns 9–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Les McCrabb earned the win. Frankie Hayes went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7
PHA	3	1	0	3	1	0	1	0		9	19

W: Les McCrabb L: Vern Kennedy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Heffner	4	1	0	0	1	1
Myril Hoag	4	0	2	0	0	0
George McQuinn	4	0	2	0	0	0
Chet Laabs	2	0	0	1	1	1
Harlond Clift	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Gallagher	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Harshaney	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mark Christman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Gill	2	0	0	0	0	0
Moose Solters	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	3	4	0	2	0
Al Brancato	6	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Johnson	6	2	3	2	0	1
Frankie Hayes	5	1	3	2	0	0
Dick Siebert	4	2	3	1	1	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bill Lillard	4	0	2	0	1	1
Dario Lodigiani	3	0	0	0	2	0
Les McCrabb	4	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	1.0	5	2	1
George Gill	7.0	14	4	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Les McCrabb	9.0	7	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Heffner: K
Myril Hoag: S
George McQuinn: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Wally Moses: S
Al Brancato: D.1-3
Bob Johnson: T.2-H;3-H
Frankie Hayes: S.3-H
Dick Siebert: SB2
Dick Siebert: W
Sam Chapman: PO2(16)
Sam Chapman: 8
Bill Lillard: S.1-2
Dario Lodigiani: W.2-3;1-2
Les McCrabb: K

Top 2

Chet Laabs: W
Harlond Clift: 5
Joe Gallagher: S.1-2
Sam Harshaney: S.1-2;2-3
Mark Christman: 8
Billy Sullivan: 43

Bot 2

Wally Moses: D
Al Brancato: S.2-H
Bob Johnson: WP.1-2
Bob Johnson: 53
Frankie Hayes: 7
Dick Siebert: S9.2XH(92)

Top 3

Don Heffner: 63
Myril Hoag: S
George McQuinn: S.1-2
Chet Laabs: K
Harlond Clift: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Sam Chapman: 53
Bill Lillard: W
Dario Lodigiani: E1.1-2
Les McCrabb: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Wally Moses: W
Al Brancato: 6

Top 4

Joe Gallagher: 63
Sam Harshaney: W
Mark Christman: 64(1)/FO
George Gill: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: S
Frankie Hayes: S.1-2
Dick Siebert: D.1-3;2-H
Sam Chapman: 7/SF.3-H
Bill Lillard: 5
Dario Lodigiani: E5.2-H(NR)(UR)
Les McCrabb: 63

Top 5

Don Heffner: 9
Myril Hoag: 13
George McQuinn: 13

Bot 5

Wally Moses: S
Al Brancato: 63.1-2
Bob Johnson: 3
Frankie Hayes: S.2-H
Dick Siebert: 43(1)/FO

Top 6

Chet Laabs: 6
Harlond Clift: 7
Joe Gallagher: K

Bot 6

Sam Chapman: S
Bill Lillard: K
Dario Lodigiani: 7
Les McCrabb: E6.1-2
Wally Moses: W.2-3;1-2
Al Brancato: 6(1)/FO

Top 7

Sam Harshaney: 8
Mark Christman: 63
George Gill: 1

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: S
Frankie Hayes: 3
Dick Siebert: S.1-2
Sam Chapman: CS3(25).1-2
Sam Chapman: S.2-H
Bill Lillard: D.1-3
Dario Lodigiani: W
Les McCrabb: 7

Top 8

Don Heffner: W
Myril Hoag: 8
George McQuinn: D.1-3
Chet Laabs: 8/SF.3-H
Harlond Clift: W
Joe Gallagher: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Wally Moses: S
Al Brancato: 46(1)3/GDP
Bob Johnson: K

Top 9

Sam Harshaney: 2
Mark Christman: S
Moose Solters: 5
Don Heffner: 64(1)/FO