Tigers @ Athletics
September 21, 1939

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Top 5	R	H	E
Tigers	3	6	2
Athletics	6	7	1

Top 5	R	H	E
Tigers	4	6	2
Athletics	6	7	2

Charlie Gehringer Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.307
OBP	.500	.391
At Bats	1	199
Hits	0	61
• Singles	0	39
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	10
Walks	1	29
RBI’s	0	42

Bill Beckmann Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	8	0

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Shibe Park - September 21, 1939

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Bill Beckmann

Frankie Hayes

Dick Siebert

Dario Lodigiani

Al Brancato

Fred Chapman

Bob Johnson

Sam Chapman

Wally Moses

Charlie Gehringer

Barney McCosky

Count: - , 1 Out

Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani misplays the ball. That's an error on Lodigiani. McCosky scores.

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Top 5 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to third.

Top 5 McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. McCosky reaches second base with a double. Kress goes all the way around to score.

Top 5 Red Kress pinch hits for Dizzy Trout. Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Brancato scores. Two runs are unearned.

Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 There goes Brancato. The throw from York and he is safe. Brancato steals second.

Bottom 4 Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg juggles the ball. That's an error on Greenberg. Moses moves to third.

Bottom 4 Moses takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Beckmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. Cullenbine moves to third.

Top 4 Fox hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Johnson chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Johnson.

Top 4 Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani fields it and throws to second for the out. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to third.

Top 4 York takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to third. Greenberg moves to second.

Top 4 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second.

Top 4 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Dizzy Trout now pitching. Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 3 Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second.

Bottom 3 Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hayes tags and scores.

Bottom 3 Siebert takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Hayes hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Fox chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. York fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on York. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Hayes moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Pippen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 3 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to home to get Fox. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 3 Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Fox reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 2 Brancato hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Moses takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Beckmann bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Lodigiani moves to second.

Bottom 2 Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores.

Bottom 2 Chapman bunts towards the mound. Pippen fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second.

Bottom 2 Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Cullenbine hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 York strikes out. There goes Greenberg. The throw from Hayes to second, and Greenberg is out.

Top 2 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third.

Bottom 1 Brancato bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second.

Bottom 1 Moses takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 McCoy strikes out.

Top 1 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani misplays the ball. That's an error on Lodigiani. McCosky scores.

Tigers @ Athletics
September 21, 1939