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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-09-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · 13 innings · Att: 500 · 2:38

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 1st. George Caster earned the win. Bob Johnson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	8
PHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	11

W: George Caster L: Al Benton SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barney McCosky	6	0	0	0	0	0
Benny McCoy	6	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	6	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	6	1	3	1	0	0
Rudy York	5	1	1	0	1	1
Pinky Higgins	6	0	0	0	0	2
Pete Fox	5	0	1	0	0	1
Roy Cullenbine	4	1	1	0	1	0
Fred Hutchinson	4	1	1	2	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	1	2	0	2	0
Al Brancato	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	5	1	2	2	1	0
Frankie Hayes	6	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Siebert	5	1	1	0	1	0
Sam Chapman	5	0	1	0	1	0
Fred Chapman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dario Lodigiani	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Gantenbein	4	1	2	2	0	0
Skeeter Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Earle Brucker	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Nagel	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Hutchinson	11.2	9	3	2
Al Benton	0.2	2	2	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	12.0	8	3	3
George Caster	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barney McCosky: 7
Benny McCoy: 7
Charlie Gehringer: 7

Bot 1

Wally Moses: W
Al Brancato: 13/SH.1-2
Bob Johnson: HR.2-H
Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: 9

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: 2
Rudy York: W
Pinky Higgins: 8
Pete Fox: 8

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: 9
Fred Chapman: 7
Dario Lodigiani: 7

Top 3

Roy Cullenbine: 9
Fred Hutchinson: 63
Barney McCosky: 2

Bot 3

Lynn Nelson: S
Wally Moses: D.1-3
Al Brancato: 4
Bob Johnson: W
Frankie Hayes: 5
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 4

Benny McCoy: 7
Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: 13

Bot 4

Sam Chapman: S
Fred Chapman: 16(1)/FO
Dario Lodigiani: 5
Lynn Nelson: K

Top 5

Rudy York: S
Pinky Higgins: K
Pete Fox: S.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: W.2-3;1-2
Fred Hutchinson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Barney McCosky: 4
Benny McCoy: 9

Bot 5

Wally Moses: W
Al Brancato: CS2(24)
Al Brancato: 8
Bob Johnson: 7

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: 7
Hank Greenberg: HR
Rudy York: 7
Pinky Higgins: 63

Bot 6

Frankie Hayes: 6
Dick Siebert: 3
Sam Chapman: 7

Top 7

Pete Fox: K
Roy Cullenbine: 3
Fred Hutchinson: 53

Bot 7

Joe Gantenbein: 8
Dario Lodigiani: 9
Lynn Nelson: 31

Top 8

Barney McCosky: 43
Benny McCoy: 4
Charlie Gehringer: 7

Bot 8

Wally Moses: 63
Skeeter Newsome: 3
Bob Johnson: S
Frankie Hayes: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

Hank Greenberg: D
Rudy York: K
Pinky Higgins: 9
Pete Fox: 13

Bot 9

Dick Siebert: 8
Sam Chapman: 63
Joe Gantenbein: 4

Top 10

Roy Cullenbine: 3
Fred Hutchinson: 6
Barney McCosky: E3
Benny McCoy: 7

Bot 10

Dario Lodigiani: 8
Lynn Nelson: 7
Wally Moses: 63

Top 11

Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: S
Rudy York: 2
Pinky Higgins: 3

Bot 11

Dee Miles: 4
Bob Johnson: 5
Frankie Hayes: 7

Top 12

Pete Fox: 6
Roy Cullenbine: D
Fred Hutchinson: D.2-H
Barney McCosky: 63
Benny McCoy: S.2-H
Charlie Gehringer: 31

Bot 12

Dick Siebert: D
Sam Chapman: 13.2-3
Joe Gantenbein: S.3-H
Dario Lodigiani: S.1-3
Earle Brucker: 4/SF.3-H
Wally Moses: S.1-2
Bill Nagel: K

Top 13

Hank Greenberg: 6
Rudy York: 4
Pinky Higgins: K

Bot 13

Bob Johnson: 6
Frankie Hayes: T
Dick Siebert: IW
Sam Chapman: IW.1-2
Joe Gantenbein: S3.1-2;2-3;3-H