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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 4, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 4, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,071 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
| Dee Miles | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Mel Mazzera | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Myril Hoag | Center Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 4, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kramer
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner misplays the ball. That's an error on Heffner. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Kramer
Gantenbein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Kramer
Miles bunts towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Kramer
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etten vs. Kramer
Etten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Gantenbein scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Kramer
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ross
Lou Finney now playing right field.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzera vs. Ross
Mazzera strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Ross
Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Ross
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Kramer
Ambler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kramer
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Kramer
Ross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Ross
Kress takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Ross
There goes Kress. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Kress steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Ross
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glenn vs. Ross
Glenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kramer vs. Ross
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields it and throws to second for the out. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Ross
Thompson hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Kramer
Finney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Kramer
Gantenbein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Kramer
Miles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hoag. Miles reaches second base with a double. Gantenbein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Kramer
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etten vs. Kramer
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Ross
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields the ball and throws to Ross covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Mazzera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Ross
Hoag hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles who is chasing the ball. Hoag reaches third base with a triple. Mazzera scores. McQuinn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clift vs. Ross
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoag scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Ross
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Reninger
Jim Reninger now pitching.
Heffner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Glenn vs. Reninger
Glenn hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kress tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kramer vs. Reninger
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Kramer
Nagel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Kramer
Ambler hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Kramer
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reninger vs. Kramer
Reninger hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Reninger
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzera vs. Reninger
Mazzera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Reninger
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Reninger
Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Reninger
There goes Hoag. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Hoag steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Reninger
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Reninger
Kress hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Kramer
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Kramer
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Kramer
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kramer
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Kramer
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles. Glenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kramer vs. Beckmann
Hayes fires to second and picks off Glenn for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. Beckmann
Kramer hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Kramer
Nagel hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Kramer
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kramer
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Beckmann
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzera vs. Beckmann
Mazzera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Beckmann
Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Beckmann
There goes Hoag. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Ambler applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Beckmann
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Kramer
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Kramer
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Kramer
Gantenbein hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Joyce
Bob Joyce now pitching.
Kress hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Joyce
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards left. Johnson fields it and throws to second to catch Kress for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Joyce
Glenn hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kramer vs. Joyce
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Kramer
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kramer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Kramer
Etten hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hoag. Etten reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagel vs. Kramer
Nagel hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Joyce
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Joyce
Mazzera hits a line drive towards first. Etten reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Joyce
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoag vs. Joyce
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kramer
Sam Chapman pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kramer
Hayes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Kramer
Dario Lodigiani pinch hits for Bob Joyce.
Lodigiani hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hoag. Lodigiani reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Kramer
Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lodigiani scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Kramer
Gantenbein hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1939 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 1 1 0 0 Thompson T, rf 4 3 2 0
Finney L, rf 4 0 1 1 Mazzera M, lf 5 3 3 4
Gantenbein J, 2b 4 1 2 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 2 0
Miles D, cf 3 0 2 0 Hoag M, cf 4 1 3 3
Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Clift H, 3b 4 0 0 1
Etten N, 1b 4 0 2 2 Kress R, ss 3 1 2 0
Nagel B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Ambler W, ss 3 0 0 0 Glenn J, c 2 0 1 1
Chapman S, ph 1 0 0 0 Kramer J, p 4 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0
Ross B, p 1 0 0 0
Reninger J, p 1 0 0 0
Beckmann B, p 0 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0
Joyce B, p 0 0 0 0
Lodigiani D, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 3 34 9 14 9
Philadelphia 200 000 001 -- 3
St.Louis 104 202 00x -- 9
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (L) 2.1 5 5 5 4 1
Reninger J 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Beckmann B 2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Joyce B 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer J (W) 9.0 8 3 1 2 4
E -- Heffner D, Clift H
DP -- Philadelphia 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- Miles D, Glenn J, Etten N, McQuinn G, Lodigiani D
3B -- Hoag M
HR -- Mazzera M 2
SB -- Kress R, Hoag M
CS -- Hoag M
SH -- Miles D
SF -- Glenn J
T -- 2:12
A -- 1071
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