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Yankees 11 @ Red Sox 12
Fenway Park
September 3, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 3, 1939 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 12 to 11.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 3, 1939 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 11 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 2
Runs: 11
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 2
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 12 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 12
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherElden Auker  
Losing PitcherJohnny Murphy  
SaveJoe Heving  
Game Winning RBIBill LeFebvre 

Game Info

DateSeptember 3, 1939 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Sundra  
Home Starting PitcherDenny Galehouse  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Lou Kolls
2B: (none)
3B: Cal Hubbard

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Red Rolfe  Third Baseman 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
George Selkirk  Right Fielder 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Buddy Rosar  Catcher 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Steve Sundra  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Doc Cramer  Center Fielder 
Joe Vosmik  Left Fielder 
Jimmie Foxx  First Baseman 
Ted Williams  Right Fielder 
Joe Cronin  Shortstop 
Jim Tabor  Third Baseman 
Tom Carey  Second Baseman 
Johnny Peacock  Catcher 
Denny Galehouse  Pitcher 
Joe Cronin  Manager 

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Yankees 11 @ Red Sox 12
Fenway Park
September 3, 1939

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         Game of 9/3/1939, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, ss        4  3  1  1   Cramer D, cf          6  2  2  2   
Rolfe R, 3b           4  2  2  0   Vosmik J, lf          5  3  3  0   
Keller C, lf          4  2  2  4   Foxx J, 1b            3  1  1  1   
DiMaggio J, cf        1  0  0  1   Williams T, rf        2  1  1  0   
Henrich T, pr-cf      3  1  1  2   Cronin J, ss          5  2  2  4   
Selkirk G, rf         4  0  1  1   Tabor J, 3b           2  1  1  1   
Gordon J, 2b          4  0  0  1   Finney L, ph          1  0  0  0   
Rosar B, c            4  1  2  0   Berger B, 3b          1  0  1  0   
Dahlgren B, 1b        4  1  0  0   Carey T, 2b           4  0  1  2   
Sundra S, p           2  0  0  0   Peacock J, c          4  1  1  0   
Chandler S, p         1  1  1  1   Galehouse D, p        1  0  1  0   
Murphy J, p           1  0  0  0   Nonnenkamp R, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Dickman E, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Desautels G, ph       1  0  1  0   
                                   Auker E, p            1  1  1  0   
                                   LeFebvre B, ph        1  0  1  1   
                                   Heving J, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 11 10 11                        38 12 17 11

New York         300 035 000 -- 11
Boston           200 052 21x -- 12

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sundra S              4.2  9  7  5  3  1
Chandler S            1.0  3  2  2  1  0
Murphy J (L)          2.1  5  3  2  2  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Galehouse D           5.0  5  6  4  4  1
Dickman E             1.0  5  5  1  0  0
Auker E (W)           2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Heving J (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Tabor J, Rolfe R, Williams T, Keller C, Crosetti F
DP -- New York 2, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 2, Boston 10
2B -- Galehouse D, Rolfe R, Williams T, Vosmik J, Carey T, Rosar B, Henrich T, Cronin J, Cramer D
HR -- Keller C
CS -- Tabor J
SH -- Carey T
SF -- Foxx J
T -- 2:28
A -- 0

    

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