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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 28, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 28, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 28, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Rigney |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 15,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
Buck Ross | Pitcher |
Earle Mack | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Johnny Rigney | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 28, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Rigney
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Rigney
Newsome hits a popup towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rigney
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ross
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ross
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Ross
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Ross
Appling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Ross
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Rigney
Hayes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Hayes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Rigney
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nagel vs. Rigney
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Ross
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Ross
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosenthal moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tresh vs. Ross
Tresh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosenthal scores. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Ross
Rigney bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. McNair moves to third. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Ross
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross juggles the ball. That's an error on Ross. McNair scores. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuhel vs. Ross
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kreevich vs. Ross
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Tresh scores. Hayes moves to third. Kuhel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Appling vs. Ross
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Rigney
Lodigiani hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Rigney
Ross is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Rigney
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ross
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Ross
Rosenthal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Ross
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Rigney
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rigney
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Rigney
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Rigney
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Ross
Tresh hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ross
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Ross
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Ross
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Rigney
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Rigney
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Rigney
Ross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Ross reaches second base with a double. Lodigiani goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Rigney
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Ross
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Ross
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Newsome applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ross
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ross
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Rigney
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rigney
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Rigney
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Ross
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Ross
There goes Rosenthal. The throw from Hayes, and Nagel drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Ross
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rosenthal scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Ross
There goes McNair. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. McNair steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Ross
There goes McNair. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Lodigiani applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Ross
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tresh for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ross
Rigney is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Rigney
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Rigney
Dee Miles pinch hits for Bill Nagel.
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebert moves to third. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lodigiani vs. Rigney
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Siebert scores. Miles moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dean vs. Rigney
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Buck Ross.
Dean hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Dean reaches second base with a double. Miles scores. Lodigiani goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Rigney
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. Dean moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newsome vs. Rigney
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Dean
Wayne Ambler now playing second base. Chubby Dean now pitching.
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Dean
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Dean
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Dean
Appling takes first base on ball four. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Dean
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rigney
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Rigney
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Rigney
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Dean
Rosenthal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Dean
There goes Rosenthal. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Newsome applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Dean
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Dean
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Dean
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rigney for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Rigney
Ambler hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kreevich. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lodigiani vs. Rigney
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Rigney
Dean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Rigney
Moses takes first base on ball four. Ambler moves to third. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gantenbein vs. Rigney
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Dean
Joe Gantenbein now playing second base. Wayne Ambler now playing shortstop.
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Dean
Kuhel bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Dean
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Nelson
Lynn Nelson now pitching.
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuhel moves to third. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Nelson
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. Kreevich moves to third. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/28/1939 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Hayes J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Newsome S, ss 3 0 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gantenbein J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 1 0 0 1 Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 4 0 1 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 1 0 Walker G, lf 5 0 1 1 Siebert D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Rosenthal L, rf 3 2 2 0 Nagel B, 2b 2 0 0 0 McNair E, 3b 4 1 3 1 Miles D, ph 1 1 1 0 Tresh M, c 4 1 1 1 Ambler W, 2b-ss 1 0 1 0 Rigney J, p 2 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0 Lodigiani D, 3b 3 2 1 1 Ross B, p 2 0 1 1 Dean C, ph-p 1 0 1 2 Nelson L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 7 4 31 5 9 5 Philadelphia 000 010 300 -- 4 Chicago 030 001 001 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ross B 6.0 5 4 3 6 2 Dean C (L) 2.1 3 1 1 3 1 Nelson L 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rigney J (W) 9.0 7 4 4 4 8 E -- Ross B, Nagel B, Kreevich M DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Chicago 10 2B -- Hayes F, Ross B, Dean C SB -- Rosenthal L, McNair E CS -- Kreevich M, Rosenthal L SH -- Rigney J T -- 2:18 A -- 15000
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