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Philadelphia Athletics @ St. Louis Browns

1939-05-04 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1071 · 2:12

St. Louis Browns defeated Philadelphia Athletics 9–3. St. Louis Browns put up 4 in the 3rd. Jack Kramer earned the win. Mel Mazzera went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8
SLA	1	0	4	2	0	2	0	0		9	14

W: Jack Kramer L: Buck Ross SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	4	1	2	0	1	0
Dee Miles	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Etten	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bill Nagel	3	0	0	0	1	1
Wayne Ambler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Ross	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Finney	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Reninger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dario Lodigiani	1	1	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Thompson	4	3	2	0	1	0
Mel Mazzera	5	3	3	4	0	1
George McQuinn	4	1	2	0	1	0
Myril Hoag	4	1	3	3	1	0
Harlond Clift	4	0	0	1	0	1
Red Kress	3	1	2	0	1	0
Don Heffner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Glenn	2	0	1	1	1	0
Jack Kramer	4	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buck Ross	2.1	5	4	1
Jim Reninger	1.2	3	1	1
Bill Beckmann	2.0	4	0	0
Bob Joyce	2.0	2	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Kramer	9.0	8	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Moses: E4
Joe Gantenbein: S8.1-2
Dee Miles: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: 2/FL
Nick Etten: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Bill Nagel: K

Bot 1

Tommy Thompson: W
Mel Mazzera: K
George McQuinn: S7.1-2
Myril Hoag: S8.2-H;1-2
Harlond Clift: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Wayne Ambler: 4
Frankie Hayes: 63
Buck Ross: K

Bot 2

Red Kress: W
Don Heffner: SB2
Don Heffner: 9
Joe Glenn: W
Jack Kramer: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Tommy Thompson: 2

Top 3

Lou Finney: 2/FL
Joe Gantenbein: W
Dee Miles: D8.1-3
Bob Johnson: K
Nick Etten: 43

Bot 3

Mel Mazzera: S3
George McQuinn: W.1-2
Myril Hoag: T8.2-H;1-H
Harlond Clift: 53.3-H
Red Kress: S7
Don Heffner: S9.1-3
Joe Glenn: 9/SF.3-H
Jack Kramer: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Bill Nagel: W
Wayne Ambler: 3/FL
Frankie Hayes: 8
Jim Reninger: 9

Bot 4

Tommy Thompson: S8
Mel Mazzera: HR/9.1-H
George McQuinn: 7
Myril Hoag: W
Harlond Clift: SB2
Harlond Clift: K
Red Kress: 4/L

Top 5

Lou Finney: 13
Joe Gantenbein: S9
Dee Miles: E5.1-2
Bob Johnson: 7
Nick Etten: 43

Bot 5

Don Heffner: 43
Joe Glenn: D8
Jack Kramer: PO2(26)
Jack Kramer: 8

Top 6

Bill Nagel: 7
Wayne Ambler: 63
Frankie Hayes: 7

Bot 6

Tommy Thompson: S9
Mel Mazzera: HR/9.1-H
George McQuinn: 7
Myril Hoag: S8
Harlond Clift: CS2(26)
Harlond Clift: 7

Top 7

Chubby Dean: 53
Lou Finney: 53
Joe Gantenbein: 3/L

Bot 7

Red Kress: S8
Don Heffner: 74(1)/FO
Joe Glenn: 8
Jack Kramer: 53

Top 8

Dee Miles: S8
Bob Johnson: 14(1)3/GDP
Nick Etten: D8
Bill Nagel: 6

Bot 8

Tommy Thompson: 4
Mel Mazzera: 3/L
George McQuinn: D7
Myril Hoag: 53

Top 9

Sam Chapman: K
Frankie Hayes: 2/FL
Dario Lodigiani: D8
Lou Finney: S9.2-H
Joe Gantenbein: 6