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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 4, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 4, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Trotter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Joyce |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Shortstop |
| Joe Grace | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Bill Trotter | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Bob Joyce | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 4, 1939
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Joyce
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Joyce
Grace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Joyce
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Joyce
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trotter
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Trotter
Siebert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Moses goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Trotter
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Trotter
Hayes hits a popup, foul, towards short. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Trotter
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Joyce
Clift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Clift reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoag vs. Joyce
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glenn vs. Joyce
Glenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Joyce
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trotter vs. Joyce
Trotter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Trotter
Nagel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Trotter
Newsome hits a popup towards the mound. Trotter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Trotter
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joyce vs. Trotter
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Joyce
Heffner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Joyce
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Joyce
McQuinn hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Joyce
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trotter
Moses hits a line drive into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trotter
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Trotter covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trotter
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Trotter
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Joyce
Clift hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Joyce
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Joyce
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Glenn for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trotter
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Trotter
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Trotter
Newsome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Trotter
Lodigiani 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
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Joyce
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trotter vs. Joyce
Trotter bunts towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Joyce
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Joyce
Grace hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Trotter
Joyce strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trotter
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grace. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Trotter
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Trotter
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Joyce
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Joyce
Solters strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Joyce
Clift takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Joyce
Hoag hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Joyce
Glenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Joyce
Berardino hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Trotter
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trotter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trotter
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Trotter
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trotter vs. Joyce
Trotter strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Joyce
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Joyce
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Grace reaches second base with a double. Heffner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Joyce
McQuinn hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Solters vs. Joyce
Solters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Trotter
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Trotter
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Trotter
Joyce hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Joyce
Clift hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Joyce
Hoag hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Joyce
Glenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Joyce
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Glenn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trotter vs. Joyce
Trotter takes first base on ball four. Glenn moves to third. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heffner vs. Joyce
Heffner hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grace vs. Joyce
Grace hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trotter
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trotter
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trotter
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Joyce
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel misplays the ball. That's an error on Nagel. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Joyce
Solters hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. McQuinn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Joyce
Clift bunts towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to third. Solters moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoag vs. Joyce
Hoag is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Glenn vs. Joyce
Glenn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McQuinn tags and scores. Solters tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Joyce
Berardino hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Trotter
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Trotter
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Sam Chapman.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Heffner fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Trotter
Eddie Collins pinch runs for Chubby Dean. Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Bill Nagel.
Gantenbein hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Trotter
Dee Miles pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1939 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Heffner D, ss 5 0 1 0 Moses W, rf 4 1 2 0
Grace J, cf 5 0 3 0 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 1
McQuinn G, 1b 4 2 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Solters M, lf 5 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 1 0
Clift H, 3b 3 1 2 1 Chapman S, cf 3 0 0 0
Hoag M, rf 4 0 0 0 Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0
Glenn J, c 3 0 2 2 Collins E, pr 0 0 0 0
Berardino J, 2b 5 0 2 0 Nagel B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Trotter B, p 2 0 0 0 Gantenbein J, ph 1 0 0 0
Newsome S, ss 2 0 1 0
Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lodigiani D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Joyce B, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 33 1 7 1
St.Louis 000 001 011 -- 3
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Trotter B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Joyce B (L) 9.0 10 3 2 5 4
E -- Nagel B, Newsome S
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 14, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Siebert D, Clift H, Moses W, Grace J
HR -- Clift H
SH -- Trotter B, Clift H
SF -- Glenn J
T -- 1:58
A -- 500
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