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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-09-30 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1000 · 2:04

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 9–5. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 1st. Joe Haynes earned the win. Al Brancato went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	9	13
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	11

W: Joe Haynes L: Lynn Nelson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Red Ormsby · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ed Leip	5	1	2	0	0	1
Buddy Lewis	5	1	2	2	0	1
Sam West	5	1	1	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	5	1	2	2	0	0
Cecil Travis	5	1	3	2	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	1	0	0	1	1
Mickey Vernon	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jake Early	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Haynes	4	2	2	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Brancato	4	2	2	2	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Frankie Hayes	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dick Siebert	5	0	1	1	0	1
Sam Chapman	5	1	2	1	0	0
Fred Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dario Lodigiani	2	0	1	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chubby Dean	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Gantenbein	2	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Haynes	9.0	11	3	4

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	4.0	9	0	3
Chubby Dean	5.0	4	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ed Leip: K
Buddy Lewis: K
Sam West: S9
Taffy Wright: T9/89.1-H
Cecil Travis: T8/78.3-H
Jimmy Bloodworth: 3/G

Bot 1

Wally Moses: K
Al Brancato: HR/9
Bob Johnson: 9
Frankie Hayes: 6

Top 2

Mickey Vernon: 6
Jake Early: 8
Joe Haynes: 5/FL

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: S8
Sam Chapman: 8
Fred Chapman: E4/G.1-2
Dario Lodigiani: 4
Lynn Nelson: K

Top 3

Ed Leip: D7
Buddy Lewis: D9.2-H
Sam West: 4
Taffy Wright: 7
Cecil Travis: S8/4M.2-H
Jimmy Bloodworth: K

Bot 3

Wally Moses: 43
Al Brancato: W
Bob Johnson: 9
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Mickey Vernon: D8
Jake Early: 43.2-3
Joe Haynes: S7.3-H
Ed Leip: S9.1-3
Buddy Lewis: 3/G.3-H;1-2
Sam West: 43

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: 3/G
Sam Chapman: S7
Fred Chapman: 4/L
Dario Lodigiani: S9.1-3
Chubby Dean: W.1-2
Wally Moses: 9

Top 5

Taffy Wright: 8
Cecil Travis: S7
Jimmy Bloodworth: W.1-2
Mickey Vernon: 6
Jake Early: E4/P.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);BX3(45)

Bot 5

Al Brancato: 7/L
Bob Johnson: K
Frankie Hayes: 7/L

Top 6

Joe Haynes: S9
Ed Leip: 9
Buddy Lewis: S1.1-2
Sam West: 13.2-3;1-2
Taffy Wright: S4.3-H;2-3
Cecil Travis: 13

Bot 6

Dick Siebert: K
Sam Chapman: 63
Fred Chapman: 7/L

Top 7

Jimmy Bloodworth: 9
Mickey Vernon: W
Jake Early: 1(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 7

Joe Gantenbein: S9
Chubby Dean: 8
Wally Moses: 13/SH.1-2
Al Brancato: S7.2-H
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Frankie Hayes: S8.2-H;1-2
Dick Siebert: 2/FL

Top 8

Joe Haynes: 63
Ed Leip: E1/G
Buddy Lewis: 46(1)/FO
Sam West: 7

Bot 8

Sam Chapman: HR/7
Fred Chapman: S7
Joe Gantenbein: 3/FL
Chubby Dean: 8
Wally Moses: D9.1-3
Al Brancato: 63

Top 9

Taffy Wright: 7
Cecil Travis: 23
Jimmy Bloodworth: E5/G
Mickey Vernon: 4

Bot 9

Bob Johnson: 8
Frankie Hayes: T8
Dick Siebert: 43.3-H
Sam Chapman: 3/G