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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 11, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 11, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 11, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 14,116 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
Nels Potter | Pitcher |
Earle Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 11, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Potter
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Gomez
Siebert 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gomez
Moses 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Potter
Selkirk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nagel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Potter
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani juggles the ball. That's an error on Lodigiani. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Potter
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gomez
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Gomez
Tipton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Gomez
Nagel takes first base on ball four. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tipton scores. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Gomez
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Potter vs. Gomez
Potter strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Potter
Gomez 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Potter
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Gomez
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Gomez
Moses 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 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Gomez
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Potter
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Gomez
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Gomez
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Gomez
Gomez has Newsome trapped. He fires to second, with Crosetti covering, who tags Newsome for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Potter
Rosar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Potter
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into left field. Tipton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tipton. Gordon scores. Rosar moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gomez vs. Potter
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Potter
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosar scores. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Potter
There goes Crosetti. The throw from Hayes and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Potter
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Potter
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Gomez
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Gomez
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Nels Potter.
Dean hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Gomez
Siebert hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Gomez
Moses hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching.
Rosar 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Dean
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Gomez
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Gomez
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nagel vs. Gomez
Nagel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Nagel reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lodigiani vs. Gomez
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dean
Rolfe 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dean
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Dean
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome misplays the ball. That's an error on Newsome. Keller scores. DiMaggio moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Dean
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Dean
Rosar hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Gomez
Dean hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Gomez
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Gomez
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Gomez
Hayes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Gomez
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Dean
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Ruffing hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dean
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dean
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Dean
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk 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
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Hadley
Bump Hadley now pitching.
Nagel hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Hadley
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
Gantenbein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Hadley
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dean
Bob Johnson now playing second base. Sam Chapman now playing center field. Joe Gantenbein now playing shortstop.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Dean
Rosar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Dean
There goes Rosar. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Rosar steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Dean
There's a wild pitch. Rosar moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosar tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Dean
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Hadley
Dean hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Hadley
Eddie Collins pinch runs for Chubby Dean.
Siebert 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, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hadley
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hadley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/11/1939 -- New York at Philadelphia (D) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Crosetti F, ss 5 1 2 2 Siebert D, 1b 5 1 2 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Keller C, rf 5 2 3 1 Johnson B, cf-2b 5 1 2 0 DiMaggio J, cf 5 1 3 1 Hayes F, c 3 1 1 3 Selkirk G, lf 5 0 1 1 Tipton E, lf 4 1 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Nagel B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Rosar B, c 5 2 2 0 Chapman S, cf 0 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 2 2 Newsome S, ss 3 0 2 1 Gomez L, p 2 0 0 0 Gantenbein J, ph-ss 0 0 0 0 Ruffing R, ph 1 0 0 0 Lodigiani D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hadley B, p 1 0 0 0 Potter N, p 1 0 0 0 Dean C, ph-p 3 1 2 0 Collins E, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 9 13 7 35 5 12 5 New York 000 060 111 -- 9 Philadelphia 010 001 300 -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gomez L (W) 7.0 11 5 5 2 5 Hadley B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Potter N (L) 5.0 7 6 6 1 5 Dean C 4.0 6 3 2 2 0 E -- Lodigiani D, Tipton E, Hayes F, Newsome S DP -- New York 3 LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Crosetti F, Johnson B, Nagel B, DiMaggio J HR -- Hayes F SB -- Crosetti F, Rosar B SH -- Gomez L SF -- Dahlgren B WP -- Potter N, Dean C T -- 2:16 A -- 14116
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