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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 3, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 3, 1939 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 3, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cotton Pippen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Krakauskas |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 4,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
Cotton Pippen | Pitcher |
Earle Mack | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Case | Right Fielder |
Buddy Lewis | Third Baseman |
Sam West | Center Fielder |
Taffy Wright | Left Fielder |
Cecil Travis | Shortstop |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Joe Krakauskas | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 3, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Krakauskas
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Krakauskas
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krakauskas
Johnson strikes out. Ferrell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Pippen
Case hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Pippen
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Pippen
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Pippen covering, for the out. Case moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Pippen
There goes Case. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Case steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Pippen
Wright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Wright reaches second base with a double. Case scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Travis vs. Pippen
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Travis vs. Pippen
Travis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bloodworth vs. Pippen
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Pippen
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Travis scores. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Pippen
Ferrell hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Krakauskas
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Krakauskas
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Krakauskas
Nagel hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Krakauskas
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krakauskas vs. Pippen
Krakauskas 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Pippen
Case bunts towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Pippen
Lewis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Lewis reaches second base with a double. Moses throws the ball in to Lodigiani who tags Lewis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Case goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Joyce
Bob Joyce now pitching.
West hits a popup, foul, 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, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Krakauskas
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Krakauskas
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Krakauskas
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Joyce
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Joyce
Travis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Joyce
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Joyce
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Krakauskas
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krakauskas
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Krakauskas
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Krakauskas
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Krakauskas
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Joyce
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krakauskas vs. Joyce
Krakauskas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Joyce
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Joyce
Lewis 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
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Krakauskas
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Krakauskas
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Krakauskas
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Joyce
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Joyce
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Joyce
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Joyce
Bloodworth hits a fly ball towards center. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. Wright moves to third. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vernon vs. Joyce
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel misplays the ball. That's an error on Nagel. Wright scores. Travis moves to third. Bloodworth moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ferrell vs. Joyce
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields it and throws to second for the out. Travis scores. Bloodworth moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Krakauskas vs. Joyce
Krakauskas 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
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Krakauskas
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Krakauskas
Newsome hits a popup towards third. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krakauskas
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Joyce
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Joyce
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Joyce
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Joyce
Wright 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, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Krakauskas
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Krakauskas
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Krakauskas
Nagel hits a popup towards short. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Krakauskas
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Krakauskas
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Joyce
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Joyce
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Joyce
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Krakauskas
Eric Tipton pinch hits for Bob Joyce.
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Krakauskas
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Krakauskas
Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching.
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krakauskas vs. Dean
Krakauskas hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Dean
Case takes first base on ball four. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Dean
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields it and throws to second for the out. Ferrell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Dean
West hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krakauskas
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Krakauskas
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Krakauskas
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Krakauskas
Nagel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Krakauskas
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bloodworth fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1939 -- Philadelphia at Washington (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Case G, rf 4 2 2 0 Newsome S, ss 4 0 0 0 Lewis B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Johnson B, lf 3 0 0 0 West S, cf 4 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 1 1 1 1 Wright T, lf 4 2 2 1 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Travis C, ss 3 2 2 0 Nagel B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Chapman S, cf 4 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Lodigiani D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ferrell R, c 3 0 1 1 Pippen C, p 0 0 0 0 Krakauskas J, p 4 0 0 0 Joyce B, p 2 0 0 0 Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0 Dean C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 3 1 35 6 11 5 Philadelphia 010 000 000 -- 1 Washington 310 020 00x -- 6 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Pippen C (L) 1.2 6 4 4 1 1 Joyce B 5.1 5 2 0 1 1 Dean C 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Krakauskas J (W) 9.0 3 1 1 5 4 E -- Chapman S, Nagel B DP -- Philadelphia 1, Washington 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Washington 9 2B -- Wright T, Lewis B HR -- Hayes F SB -- Case G PB -- Hayes F T -- 1:40 A -- 4000
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