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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
June 3, 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 June 3, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 3, 1939 |
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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 | June 3, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Beckmann |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Gill |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
Nick Etten | First Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Earle Brucker | Catcher |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
Bill Beckmann | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
Tommy Thompson | Right Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Billy Sullivan | Left Fielder |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Joe Glenn | Catcher |
Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
Don Heffner | Shortstop |
George Gill | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
June 3, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Gill
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Gill
Miles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gill fields it and throws to first for the out. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Gill
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Beckmann
Almada 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, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Beckmann
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, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Beckmann
Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Gill
Brucker hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Gill
Chapman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Almada, who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beckmann vs. Gill
Beckmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Gill
Gantenbein takes first base on ball four. Beckmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Gill
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Beckmann
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Beckmann
There goes Clift. The throw from Brucker and he is out, Gantenbein applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles. Berardino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Gill
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Gill
Brucker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Brucker reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Gill
Chapman hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Beckmann
Gill hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Beckmann
Almada hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Beckmann
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Beckmann
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Beckmann
Clift hits a popup towards third. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Gill
Beckmann hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Gill
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Gill
Miles hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Gill
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Beckmann
Gill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Beckmann
Almada hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Beckmann
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn 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
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Gill
Brucker hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gill
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Beckmann
Sullivan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Beckmann
Clift hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Beckmann, and towards Gantenbein, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Gill
Beckmann hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Gill
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino 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, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Beckmann
Gill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Gill
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Gill
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Beckmann
Almada hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Beckmann
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Beckmann
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sullivan for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Gill
Brucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Gill
Skeeter Newsome pinch runs for Earle Brucker.
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Newsome moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newsome scores. Chapman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckmann vs. Gill
Beckmann bunts towards the mound. Gill fields it and throws to first for the out. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gantenbein vs. Gill
Gantenbein hits a line drive into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Beckmann
Frankie Hayes now catching.
Clift hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn 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, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzera vs. Beckmann
Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Don Heffner.
There goes Berardino. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Berardino steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzera vs. Beckmann
Mazzera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/3/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Gantenbein J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Almada M, cf 4 0 0 0 Miles D, rf 4 0 1 0 Thompson T, rf 4 1 3 0 Ambler W, ss 4 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 2 2 3 Etten N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sullivan B, lf 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, lf 2 2 0 0 Clift H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Brucker E, c 4 0 2 1 Glenn J, c 4 0 0 0 Newsome S, pr 0 1 0 0 Berardino J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Hayes F, c 0 0 0 0 Heffner D, ss 3 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 2 2 1 Mazzera M, ph 1 0 0 0 Nagel B, 3b 4 0 1 2 Gill G, p 3 0 0 0 Beckmann B, p 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 7 5 35 3 9 3 Philadelphia 021 000 002 -- 5 St.Louis 102 000 000 -- 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Beckmann B (W) 9.0 9 3 3 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gill G (L) 9.0 7 5 5 3 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 5, St.Louis 5 2B -- Berardino J, Brucker E, Thompson T, Chapman S 3B -- Chapman S HR -- McQuinn G 2 SB -- Berardino J CS -- Clift H SH -- Beckmann B T -- 1:41 A -- 0
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