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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 29, 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 May 29, 1939 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 29, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bump Hadley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 17,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Steve Basil 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Red Ormsby |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Bump Hadley | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 29, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bagby
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Bagby
Rolfe bunts in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Bagby
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Bagby
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Bagby
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Hadley
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hadley
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hadley
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Bagby
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bagby
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Bagby
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Bagby
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Hadley
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hadley
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Hadley
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Hadley
Tabor hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Williams scores. Tabor moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Hadley
Desautels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bagby
Crosetti hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Bagby
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Bagby
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Henrich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Bagby
Dickey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Bagby
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Hadley
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Hadley
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hadley
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Bagby
Selkirk hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bagby
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Bagby
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Bagby
Hadley hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hadley
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Hadley
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hadley
Williams takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Hadley
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bagby
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Bagby
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Bagby
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Bagby
Dickey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Dickey reaches third base with a triple. Crosetti goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Bagby
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Bagby
There go the runners. The throw from Desautels and Cronin drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Selkirk vs. Bagby
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Bagby
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. Selkirk moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Bagby
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Hadley
Tabor hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Hadley
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Hadley
Lou Finney pinch hits for Jim Bagby.
Finney hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Desautels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Hadley
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Hadley
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Heving
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Heving
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hadley
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Hadley
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hadley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Hadley
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Hadley
Tabor takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peacock vs. Hadley
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Peacock strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Heving
Johnny Peacock now catching.
Henrich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Heving
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Heving
Keller hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Heving
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx juggles the ball. That's an error on Foxx. Henrich scores. Dickey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Heving
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey scores. Selkirk moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Heving
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hadley
Tom Carey pinch hits for Joe Heving.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Hadley
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hadley
Cramer takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Hadley
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Hadley
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Wade
Jake Wade now pitching. Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Bump Hadley.
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Wade
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Wade
Rolfe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Murphy
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Murphy
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Murphy
Peacock hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Wade
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Wade
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Wade
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Wade
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wade
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Murphy
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Jake Wade.
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Murphy
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Murphy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1939 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Crosetti F, ss 5 1 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Henrich T, cf 4 1 3 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 2 2 1 1 Foxx J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 4 1 0 0 Williams T, rf 2 1 1 0 Selkirk G, rf 4 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 2 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 5 1 2 3 Tabor J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 1 0 0 0 Hadley B, p 3 0 0 0 Peacock J, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bagby J, p 1 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0 Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0 Heving J, p 0 0 0 0 Carey T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wade J, p 0 0 0 0 Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 9 4 29 1 3 0 New York 010 030 200 -- 6 Boston 010 000 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hadley B (W) 7.0 3 1 0 8 3 Murphy J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Bagby J (L) 5.0 6 4 4 5 0 Heving J 2.0 1 2 0 1 0 Wade J 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 E -- Dahlgren B, Rolfe R, Cronin J, Crosetti F, Foxx J DP -- New York 4 LOB -- New York 10, Boston 10 2B -- Williams T, Henrich T 3B -- Dickey B HR -- Gordon J SB -- Keller C, Dickey B T -- 2:10 A -- 17000
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