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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 | Denny Galehouse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,539 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
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 |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Denny Galehouse | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | 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 |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Marius Russo | 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. Russo
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Russo
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Russo
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Galehouse
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Galehouse
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik 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--
Henrich vs. Galehouse
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Galehouse
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Russo
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Russo
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Russo
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Russo
Tabor hits a popup towards the mound. Russo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Galehouse
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Galehouse
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Galehouse
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, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Russo
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Russo
Galehouse is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Russo
Doerr 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Galehouse
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Galehouse
Russo hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Galehouse
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Galehouse
Rolfe strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Russo
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Russo
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Russo
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Galehouse
Henrich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Galehouse
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Galehouse
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Russo
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Russo
Vosmik 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: ---
Tabor vs. Russo
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Galehouse
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Galehouse
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Galehouse
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Russo
Desautels 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Russo
Galehouse strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Russo
Doerr 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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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Galehouse
Russo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Galehouse
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Galehouse
Rolfe hits a popup towards the mound. Galehouse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Galehouse
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Russo
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Russo
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Russo
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Russo
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Russo
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Galehouse
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Galehouse
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Galehouse
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Galehouse
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Galehouse
There goes Gordon. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Doerr applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Russo
Bill Knickerbocker now playing second base.
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Russo
There goes Tabor. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Tabor steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Russo
Desautels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galehouse vs. Russo
Galehouse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Russo
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Tabor scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Russo
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Galehouse
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Galehouse
George Selkirk pinch hits for Marius Russo.
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Galehouse
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Galehouse
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
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Murphy
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Murphy
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Murphy
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Murphy
Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Desautels vs. Murphy
There goes Tabor. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Tabor steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Desautels vs. Murphy
Desautels is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Galehouse vs. Murphy
Galehouse is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Galehouse
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Galehouse
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Galehouse
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Galehouse
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Henrich scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Galehouse
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1939, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Crosetti F, ss 3 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 2 2 1 Henrich T, rf 3 1 0 0
Williams T, rf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 2 0
Cronin J, ss 3 0 1 1 Dickey B, c 4 0 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 3 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 2 0 0 2
Tabor J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Desautels G, c 3 0 0 0 Knickerbocker B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Galehouse D, p 4 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Russo M, p 2 0 1 0
Selkirk G, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 30 2 5 2
Boston 000 000 111 -- 3
New York 000 000 101 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse D (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (L) 8.0 3 2 2 2 7
Murphy J 1.0 2 1 1 2 2
E -- Foxx J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 5
2B -- Doerr B
HR -- Foxx J
SB -- Tabor J 2
CS -- Gordon J
SF -- Keller C
T -- 1:53
A -- 27539
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