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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 16, 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 July 16, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| 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 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Bill Beckmann | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gallagher | Left Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| George Gill | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 16, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gill
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Gill
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Beckmann
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Beckmann
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gill
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gill
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Beckmann
Clift hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Beckmann
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Beckmann
Hoag hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn hits a popup towards first. Siebert catches it and throws to second to double up Gallagher. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gill vs. Beckmann
Gill 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, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Gill
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckmann vs. Gill
Glenn fires to first and picks off Lodigiani. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Gill
Beckmann hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gill
Moses hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Beckmann
Christman hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Beckmann
Laabs hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Gill
Siebert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hoag. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Ambler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Ambler scores. Siebert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Gill
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Gill
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Beckmann
Gallagher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoag vs. Beckmann
Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gallagher scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Beckmann
Glenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Glenn reaches second base with a double. Hoag goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson catches it and throws to second to double up Glenn. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Gill
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up 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. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gill
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it 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 the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Beckmann
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to Beckmann covering. Safe. Gill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Beckmann
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beckmann fields it and throws to third for the out. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Joyce
Bob Joyce now pitching.
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Joyce
Gallagher hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Gill
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Gill
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Gill
Dee Miles pinch hits for Sam Chapman.
Miles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Joyce
Wally Moses now playing center field. Dee Miles now playing right field.
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Joyce
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Joyce
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Gill
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Gill
Joyce strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gill
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Gill
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Joyce
Gill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Joyce
Christman bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Nagel covering, for the out. Gill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Joyce
Laabs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles. Laabs reaches second base with a double. Gill scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Joyce
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moses. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Laabs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Joyce
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Joyce
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles who is chasing the ball. Gallagher reaches third base with a triple. McQuinn scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoag vs. Joyce
Hoag hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Gill
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gill
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Gill
Hayes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Gill
Miles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Gill
Nagel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Nagel reaches second base with a double. Miles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gantenbein vs. Gill
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Dario Lodigiani.
Gantenbein hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Joyce
Joe Gantenbein now playing third base.
Glenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, 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 -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gill vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching.
Gill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Glenn moves to third. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christman vs. Dean
Christman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laabs vs. Dean
Laabs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McQuinn vs. Dean
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Glenn scores. Berardino moves to third. Gill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clift vs. Dean
Clift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Clift reaches second base with a double. Berardino scores. Gill scores. McQuinn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Dean
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Browns, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Gill
Dean hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gill
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brucker vs. Gill
Earle Brucker pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Brucker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Browns, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Gill
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf-cf 5 0 2 0 Christman M, ss 4 1 1 0
Ambler W, ss 4 1 1 0 Laabs C, cf 5 2 1 1
Brucker E, ph 1 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 5 3 3 5
Siebert D, 1b 5 1 2 0 Clift H, 3b 5 1 2 4
Johnson B, lf 4 3 3 2 Gallagher J, lf 4 1 2 1
Hayes F, c 4 1 2 2 Hoag M, rf 4 1 2 1
Chapman S, cf 2 0 0 0 Glenn J, c 4 1 2 1
Miles D, ph-rf 2 1 2 1 Berardino J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Nagel B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gill G, p 4 2 3 0
Lodigiani D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Gantenbein J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Beckmann B, p 2 0 0 0
Joyce B, p 1 0 0 0
Dean C, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 13 6 39 13 18 13
Philadelphia 000 302 020 -- 7
St.Louis 010 230 34x -- 13
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann B (L) 4.1 9 6 6 1 1
Joyce B* 2.2 6 5 5 0 1
Dean C 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gill G (W) 9.0 13 7 7 1 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Philadelphia 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, St.Louis 4
2B -- Siebert D, Johnson B 3, Gallagher J, Glenn J, Laabs C, McQuinn G, Nagel B, Clift H, Moses W
3B -- Gallagher J
HR -- Clift H, McQuinn G, Hayes F
SH -- Christman M
T -- 1:51
A -- 0
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