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Athletics 6 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
July 21, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 21, 1939 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 6 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 21, 1939 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 6 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherCotton Pippen  
Losing PitcherDizzy Trout  
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Game Winning RBISkeeter Newsome 

Game Info

DateJuly 21, 1939 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherCotton Pippen  
Home Starting PitcherDizzy Trout  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance4,221 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cal Hubbard
1B: Joe Rue
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Wally Moses  Right Fielder 
Dick Siebert  First Baseman 
Bill Nagel  Second Baseman 
Bob Johnson  Left Fielder 
Frankie Hayes  Catcher 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Skeeter Newsome  Shortstop 
Dario Lodigiani  Third Baseman 
Cotton Pippen  Pitcher 
Earle Mack  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Barney McCosky  Center Fielder 
Benny McCoy  Second Baseman 
Earl Averill  Left Fielder 
Pinky Higgins  Third Baseman 
Hank Greenberg  First Baseman 
Roy Cullenbine  Right Fielder 
Birdie Tebbetts  Catcher 
Billy Rogell  Shortstop 
Dizzy Trout  Pitcher 
Del Baker  Manager 

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Athletics 6 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
July 21, 1939

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/21/1939 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Moses W, rf           4  0  1  0   McCosky B, cf         3  1  0  0   
Siebert D, 1b         5  1  1  0   McCoy B, 2b           5  0  3  2   
Nagel B, 2b           5  0  0  0   Averill E, lf         5  0  0  0   
Ambler W, 2b          0  0  0  0   Higgins P, 3b         4  0  2  0   
Johnson B, lf         4  1  1  0   Greenberg H, 1b       4  0  3  0   
Hayes F, c            5  0  2  1   Cullenbine R, rf      4  0  0  0   
Chapman S, cf         1  1  0  0   Tebbetts B, c         3  0  0  0   
Newsome S, ss         3  2  2  2   York R, ph-c          1  0  0  0   
Lodigiani D, 3b       4  1  2  3   Rogell B, ss          2  1  1  0   
Pippen C, p           3  0  1  0   Gehringer C, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Trout D, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Fox P, ph             1  0  0  0   
                                   Thomas B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Walker D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  6 10  6                        35  2  9  2

Philadelphia     000 300 021 --  6
Detroit          001 000 001 --  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pippen C (W)          9.0  9  2  2  3  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trout D (L)           7.0  6  3  3  6  4
Thomas B              2.0  4  3  3  1  1

E -- Newsome S
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Detroit 10
2B -- McCoy B 2, Newsome S, Lodigiani D, Hayes F, Siebert D
HR -- Lodigiani D
SB -- Chapman S 2, Rogell B, Greenberg H, Newsome S
CS -- Johnson B
SH -- Trout D, Pippen C
WP -- Pippen C
PB -- Tebbetts B
T -- 2:30
A -- 4221

    

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