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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 20, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on July 20, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Harris |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 3,100 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Shortstop |
| Joe Grace | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Billy Sullivan | Left Fielder |
| Hal Spindel | Catcher |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Bob Harris | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 20, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a line drive towards third. Clift reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ruffing
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ruffing
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grace who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. Harris
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Harris
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards right. Hoag fields it and throws to second to catch Dickey for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harris
There goes Selkirk. The throw from Spindel to Berardino and they have Selkirk trapped. The throw over to McQuinn, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Harris
Dahlgren is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Ruffing
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ruffing
Sullivan hits a line drive towards third. Rolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spindel vs. Ruffing
Spindel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Ruffing
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Harris
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Harris
There goes Ruffing. The throw from Spindel and he is safe. Ruffing steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Harris
There's a wild pitch. Ruffing moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ruffing
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ruffing
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Ruffing
Grace hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harris
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harris
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Ruffing
Hoag hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ruffing
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spindel vs. Ruffing
Spindel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Harris
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards second. Berardino throws to second for one, and Heffner throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruffing vs. Harris
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ruffing
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ruffing
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ruffing
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Harris
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards short. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ruffing
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grace tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Ruffing
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harris
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Harris
There goes Selkirk. The throw from Spindel and he is safe. Selkirk steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dahlgren vs. Harris
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruffing vs. Harris
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ruffing
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spindel vs. Ruffing
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spindel vs. Ruffing
Spindel hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ruffing
Berardino hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a popup towards short. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Harris
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Selkirk vs. Harris
Selkirk 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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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ruffing
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ruffing
Heffner 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, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Ruffing
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Harris
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Harris
Ruffing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Ruffing
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Ruffing
Sullivan hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1939 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 5 0 2 0 Heffner D, ss 3 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Grace J, cf 4 1 1 0
Henrich T, rf 4 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 2 0 1 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 3 0 Clift H, 3b 3 0 0 1
Dickey B, c 4 0 2 1 Hoag M, rf 4 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 4 0 1 0 Sullivan B, lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 3 0 Spindel H, c 3 0 1 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Berardino J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 2 0 2 1 Harris B, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 13 2 29 1 4 1
New York 010 010 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Harris B (L) 9.0 13 2 1 1 4
E -- Heffner D, Rolfe R
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 9, St.Louis 5
2B -- Grace J
3B -- DiMaggio J
SB -- Ruffing R, Selkirk G
CS -- Selkirk G
SF -- Ruffing R, Clift H
WP -- Harris B
T -- 1:59
A -- 3100
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