White Sox @ Tigers
April 20, 1939

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Bottom 14 R H E
White Sox 7 9 1
Tigers 7 18 1
Bottom 14 R H E
White Sox 7 9 1
Tigers 8 19 1

Hank Greenberg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .500
OBP .500 .636
At Bats 5 8
Hits 2 4
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 2

Thornton Lee Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Briggs Stadium - April 20, 1939
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Home Run
Thornton Lee
Ken Silvestri
Joe Kuhel
Eric McNair
Marv Owen
Luke Appling
Gee Walker
Mike Kreevich
Hank Steinbacher
Hank Greenberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 7 9 1 8
Detroit Tigers 8 19 1 10
Winning Pitcher Roxie Lawson
Losing Pitcher Thornton Lee
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Greenberg
Attendance 7,361
Time of Game 3 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 14 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 14 Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 14 Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 14 Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 13 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 McCosky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 13 Lawson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 13 Croucher strikes out.
Top 13 Lee hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Silvestri hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Birdie Tebbetts now catching. Steinbacher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 12 Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 12 Mark Christman pinch runs for Rudy York. Fox hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 There's a wild pitch. York moves to second.
Bottom 12 York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Kreevich strikes out.
Top 12 Appling is walked intentionally.
Top 12 Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Walker reaches second base with a double. Kuhel moves to third.
Top 12 Kuhel takes first base on ball four.
Top 12 Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Walker bunts in front of the plate. Silvestri catches it and throws to second to double up McCosky.
Bottom 11 McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Silvestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 McNair strikes out.
Top 11 Steinbacher takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Kreevich hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Lawson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Silvestri fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Appling hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Walker hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Kuhel 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 9 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Thornton Lee now pitching. Greenberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tommy Thompson pinch hits for Clint Brown. Thompson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McNair tags and scores.
Top 9 Silvestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McNair moves to third.
Top 9 McNair takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Steinbacher hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Walker. The throw from Silvestri and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Bottom 8 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lawson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out.
Top 8 Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuhel moves to second.
Top 8 Roxie Lawson now pitching. Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuhel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Croucher hits a popup in front of the plate. Silvestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clint Brown now pitching. York strikes out.
Top 7 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Jack Knott. Radcliff hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McNair tags and scores. Silvestri tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Silvestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Silvestri reaches second base with a double. McNair moves to third.
Top 7 McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Steinbacher scores.
Top 7 Steinbacher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Appling scores. Kreevich moves to third. Steinbacher moves to second.
Top 7 Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second.
Top 7 Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Greenberg strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 McCosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Steinbacher. McCosky reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jack Knott now pitching. Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for John Whitehead. Rosenthal 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 5 Croucher hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rogell hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to second.
Bottom 5 York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to third.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Silvestri for a passed ball. Walker scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Silvestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kreevich scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Steinbacher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Appling scores. Kreevich moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell juggles the ball. That's an error on Rogell. Appling moves to second.
Top 5 Appling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCosky for the out.
Bottom 4 Benton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Croucher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kreevich throws the ball in to Appling who tags Croucher trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kuhel strikes out.
Top 4 Owen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rogell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fox strikes out.
Bottom 3 York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Greenberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Steinbacher who is chasing the ball. Greenberg reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Whitehead is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Silvestri is called out on strikes.
Top 3 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Croucher tags and scores. McCosky tags and moves to second.
Bottom 2 McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Croucher moves to third.
Bottom 2 Benton bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 2 Croucher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rogell scores.
Bottom 2 Rogell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kreevich. Rogell reaches second base with a double. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Steinbacher hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kreevich is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Greenberg strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. McCosky reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Walker hits a line drive towards short. Croucher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.