Athletics 6-5 Tigers (May 7, 1939)

PHA

DET

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0

2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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8

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9

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R

6

5

H

9

E

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W: L. Nelson

L: B. Harris

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Team Stats

DET

3

HR

1

6

R

5

9

H

9

1

SB

0

LOB

.273

AVG

.273

.333

OBP

.314

.667

SLG

.364

0.00

ERA

0.00

1

K

5

2

BB

3

Current Series

Athletics

10

Tigers

3

Game 1

Final

Athletics

6

Tigers

5

Game 2

Final

1939 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	106	45	.702
Red Sox	89	62	.589
Indians	87	67	.565
White Sox	85	69	.552
Tigers	81	73	.526
Senators	65	87	.428
Athletics	55	97	.362
Browns	43	111	.279

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers couldn't pull it off against the Philadelphia Athletics, 6 to 5, on May 8, 1939.

Game Info

May 7, 1939

PHA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dee Miles D. Miles RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein J. Gantenbein 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson B. Johnson LF	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Earle Brucker E. Brucker C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Nick Etten N. Etten 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman S. Chapman CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Nagel B. Nagel 3B	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	0
Skeeter Newsome S. Newsome SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean C. Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wayne Ambler W. Ambler SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Ross B. Ross P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Moses W. Moses	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	33	6	9	5	3	1	3	5

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker D. Walker LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	2	3	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rudy York R. York C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
Les Fleming L. Fleming RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Harris B. Harris P	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	5	9	5	1	2	1

Batting

2B: W. Ambler, D. Miles

3B: J. Gantenbein

HR: B. Johnson 2, B. Nagel

TB: W. Ambler 2, E. Brucker, J. Gantenbein 3, B. Johnson 8, D. Miles 2, B. Nagel 6

RBI: J. Gantenbein, B. Johnson 2, W. Moses, B. Nagel

SAC: W. Moses

GIDP: N. Etten, S. Newsome

Baserunning

SB: B. Johnson

Batting

HR: C. Gehringer

TB: C. Gehringer 5, B. Harris 2, P. Higgins, B. McCosky 2, D. Walker, R. York

RBI: C. Gehringer 3, P. Higgins, R. York

SAC: D. Walker, R. York

GIDP: P. Higgins

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Buck Ross B. Ross	6.0	8	5	5	2	1	1	7.50
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson (W)	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	5	0	2	1	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Harris B. Harris (L)	8.2	9	6	6	3	5	3	6.23
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	0	3	5	3

Batters faced: L. Nelson 9, B. Ross 28

WP: B. Harris 2

Batters faced: H. Eisenstat, B. Harris 36

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dee Miles D. Miles RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein J. Gantenbein 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson B. Johnson LF	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Earle Brucker E. Brucker C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Nick Etten N. Etten 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman S. Chapman CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Nagel B. Nagel 3B	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	0
Skeeter Newsome S. Newsome SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean C. Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wayne Ambler W. Ambler SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Ross B. Ross P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Moses W. Moses	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	33	6	9	5	3	1	3	5

Batting

2B: W. Ambler, D. Miles

3B: J. Gantenbein

HR: B. Johnson 2, B. Nagel

TB: W. Ambler 2, E. Brucker, J. Gantenbein 3, B. Johnson 8, D. Miles 2, B. Nagel 6

RBI: J. Gantenbein, B. Johnson 2, W. Moses, B. Nagel

SAC: W. Moses

GIDP: N. Etten, S. Newsome

Baserunning

SB: B. Johnson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Buck Ross B. Ross	6.0	8	5	5	2	1	1	7.50
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson (W)	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	5	0	2	1	1

Batters faced: L. Nelson 9, B. Ross 28

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker D. Walker LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	2	3	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rudy York R. York C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
Les Fleming L. Fleming RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Harris B. Harris P	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	5	9	5	1	2	1

Batting

HR: C. Gehringer

TB: C. Gehringer 5, B. Harris 2, P. Higgins, B. McCosky 2, D. Walker, R. York

RBI: C. Gehringer 3, P. Higgins, R. York

SAC: D. Walker, R. York

GIDP: P. Higgins

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Harris B. Harris (L)	8.2	9	6	6	3	5	3	6.23
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	0	3	5	3

WP: B. Harris 2

Batters faced: H. Eisenstat, B. Harris 36

6-10 PHA

DET 6-12

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1939 AL

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