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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 8, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 8, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oral Hildebrand |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,539 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Oral Hildebrand | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 8, 1939
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Hildebrand
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Hildebrand fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hildebrand
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Hildebrand
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hildebrand
Williams takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Hildebrand
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ostermueller
Crosetti bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Ostermueller
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Ostermueller covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Ostermueller
Selkirk hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hildebrand
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Hildebrand
Tabor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peacock vs. Hildebrand
Peacock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vosmik scores. There goes Tabor trying to get to third. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Rolfe, who tags Tabor for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Hildebrand
Ostermueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Hildebrand
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doerr for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ostermueller
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ostermueller
Keller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Hildebrand
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Hildebrand
Foxx bunts towards third. Rolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hildebrand
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Williams reaches second base with a double. Cramer scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Hildebrand
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foxx tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Hildebrand
Vosmik 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Hildebrand
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Ostermueller
Rosar hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Ostermueller
Dahlgren bunts in front of the plate. Peacock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hildebrand vs. Ostermueller
Hildebrand hits a line drive towards short. Cronin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Ostermueller
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Hildebrand
Peacock hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Hildebrand
Ostermueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Hildebrand
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Hildebrand
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Ostermueller moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Hildebrand
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Ostermueller
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Ostermueller
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Ostermueller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Ostermueller
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Selkirk tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sundra
Steve Sundra now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Sundra
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cronin for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Sundra
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Sundra
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Ostermueller
Rosar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Ostermueller
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundra vs. Ostermueller
Sundra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Ostermueller
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Sundra
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Sundra
Ostermueller bunts towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Sundra
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Ostermueller
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Ostermueller
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Ostermueller
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Ostermueller
Keller strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Sundra
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Sundra
Foxx hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Sundra
Williams hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Sundra
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a line drive towards third. Tabor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Ostermueller
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Ostermueller
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Sundra
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Sundra
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Sundra
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Ostermueller
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Steve Sundra.
Ruffing hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ostermueller
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Ostermueller
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Ostermueller
Selkirk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Ostermueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Murphy
Doerr hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Murphy
Cramer 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
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ostermueller
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ostermueller
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1939, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Doerr B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 0 Rolfe R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Selkirk G, rf 3 1 0 0
Williams T, rf 3 0 2 1 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0
Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 1 Keller C, lf 3 0 0 1
Vosmik J, lf 4 1 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rosar B, c 2 0 0 0
Peacock J, c 3 0 1 1 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Ostermueller F, p 3 0 0 0 Hildebrand O, p 1 0 0 0
Sundra S, p 1 0 1 0
Ruffing R, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 10 3 29 1 4 1
Boston 012 000 000 -- 3
New York 000 100 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O (L) 4.0 8 3 3 2 1
Sundra S 4.0 2 0 0 1 0
Murphy J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 5
2B -- Cramer D, Williams T, Foxx J
SF -- Cronin J, Keller C
T -- 2:00
A -- 27539
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