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Philadelphia Athletics @ St. Louis Browns

1939-06-03 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 1:41

Philadelphia Athletics defeated St. Louis Browns 5–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 2nd. Bill Beckmann earned the win. George McQuinn went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Beckmann L: George Gill SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gantenbein	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Miles	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wayne Ambler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Etten	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	2	2	0	0	2	2
Earle Brucker	4	0	2	1	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	2	2	1	0	0
Bill Nagel	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bill Beckmann	3	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Mel Almada	4	0	0	0	0
Tommy Thompson	4	1	3	0	0
George McQuinn	4	2	2	3	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	1	0	0
Harlond Clift	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Glenn	4	0	0	0	1
Johnny Berardino	4	0	2	0	0
Don Heffner	3	0	0	0	0
George Gill	3	0	0	0	0
Mel Mazzera	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Beckmann	9.0	9	0	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Gill	9.0	7	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Gantenbein: 63
Dee Miles: S7
Wayne Ambler: 13.1-2
Nick Etten: 7/F

Bot 1

Mel Almada: 43
Tommy Thompson: 4/P
George McQuinn: HR/89
Billy Sullivan: 4/P

Top 2

Bob Johnson: W
Earle Brucker: 9/F
Sam Chapman: T/78.1-H
Bill Nagel: 13
Bill Beckmann: S8.3-H
Joe Gantenbein: W.1-2
Dee Miles: 8/F

Bot 2

Harlond Clift: S8
Joe Glenn: CS2(24)
Joe Glenn: K/C
Johnny Berardino: D9
Don Heffner: 63

Top 3

Wayne Ambler: 63
Nick Etten: 7/F
Bob Johnson: W
Earle Brucker: D7.1-H
Sam Chapman: 5/P

Bot 3

George Gill: 8/L
Mel Almada: 6/P
Tommy Thompson: S9
George McQuinn: HR/9.1-H
Billy Sullivan: S9
Harlond Clift: 5/P

Top 4

Bill Nagel: 3/FL
Bill Beckmann: 9/F
Joe Gantenbein: 9/L

Bot 4

Joe Glenn: 9/F
Johnny Berardino: 53
Don Heffner: 53

Top 5

Dee Miles: 9/F
Wayne Ambler: 8/F
Nick Etten: 7/F

Bot 5

George Gill: 63
Mel Almada: 9/F
Tommy Thompson: D9/9S
George McQuinn: 43

Top 6

Bob Johnson: K
Earle Brucker: 7/F
Sam Chapman: 4/P

Bot 6

Billy Sullivan: 2/FL
Harlond Clift: 8/F
Joe Glenn: 143

Top 7

Bill Nagel: 53
Bill Beckmann: 9/F
Joe Gantenbein: 43

Bot 7

Johnny Berardino: 43
Don Heffner: 8/L
George Gill: 2/FL

Top 8

Dee Miles: 43
Wayne Ambler: 3/FL
Nick Etten: 7/F

Bot 8

Mel Almada: 8/L
Tommy Thompson: S9
George McQuinn: 64(1)/FO
Billy Sullivan: 3/G

Top 9

Bob Johnson: K/C
Earle Brucker: S9
Sam Chapman: D7.1-3
Bill Nagel: S8.3-H;2-H
Bill Beckmann: 14/SH.1-2
Joe Gantenbein: 7/L

Bot 9

Harlond Clift: 4/P
Joe Glenn: 43
Johnny Berardino: S8
Mel Mazzera: SB2
Mel Mazzera: 4/P