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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 1, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 1, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,382 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 1, 1939
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Ruffing
McCoy takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Ruffing
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Trout
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Trout
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Trout
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Ruffing
Croucher strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Ruffing
Trout hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Ruffing
Dickey fires to first and picks off Trout. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Trout
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Trout
Selkirk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Trout
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Ruffing
McCoy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Ruffing
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich throws the ball in to Gordon who tags Higgins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Greenberg scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Trout
Ruffing hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Trout
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Trout
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Trout
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Ruffing
Croucher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Trout
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Trout
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Trout
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Trout
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Ruffing
Trout hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Ruffing
McCoy hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Trout
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Trout
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Trout
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Ruffing
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Averill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Averill tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Trout
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Trout
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Trout
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Tebbetts hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Ruffing
Croucher hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Ruffing
Trout hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Trout
Ruffing strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Trout
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Trout
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Trout
Henrich strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ruffing
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Ruffing
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Ruffing
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Trout
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Trout
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Trout
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field. McCosky picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McCosky. DiMaggio scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruffing vs. Trout
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
There goes Fox. The throw from Dickey to Crosetti and they have Fox trapped. The throw over to Dahlgren, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ruffing
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Croucher vs. Ruffing
Croucher hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Trout
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. McKain
Henrich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McKain
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dickey vs. McKain
Dickey strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1939 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McCosky B, cf 3 1 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 2 0
McCoy B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 2 0
Averill E, lf 4 2 1 0 Henrich T, rf 5 0 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 2 2 3 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 0
Higgins P, 3b 3 0 1 2 Dickey B, c 5 0 1 0
Fox P, rf 3 0 1 0 Selkirk G, lf 3 1 1 1
Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Croucher F, ss 4 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 2 1
Trout D, p 3 0 1 0 Ruffing R, p 4 0 0 0
McKain A, p 0 0 0 0
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30 5 7 5 38 2 12 2
Detroit 301 001 000 -- 5
New York 010 000 010 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (W)* 8.0 11 2 2 3 3
McKain A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 9.0 7 5 5 4 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- McCosky B
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, New York 12
2B -- Greenberg H, Averill E, Tebbetts B, DiMaggio J
HR -- Greenberg H, Selkirk G
CS -- Fox P
SF -- Higgins P
T -- 2:05
A -- 10382
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