Yankees @ Tigers
August 27, 1939

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 13 12 0
Tigers 3 7 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 13 12 0
Tigers 3 7 4

Pinky Higgins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .333 .381
At Bats 3 194
Hits 1 56
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 32

Red Ruffing Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 4 0
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Briggs Stadium - August 27, 1939
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Strikeout
Red Ruffing
Bill Dickey
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Pinky Higgins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 13 12 0 5
Detroit Tigers 3 7 4 3
Winning Pitcher Red Ruffing
Losing Pitcher Schoolboy Rowe
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 47,966
Time of Game 1 hour 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Higgins is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fox hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffing covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins.
Top 9 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bud Thomas now pitching. Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCosky strikes out.
Bottom 8 Benny McCoy pinch hits for Slick Coffman. McCoy strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tebbetts takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruffing scores. Crosetti moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Ruffing moves to third. Crosetti moves to second.
Top 8 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. Ruffing moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Slick Coffman now pitching. Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. Gordon scores. Dahlgren moves to third.
Top 8 Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. Selkirk scores. Gordon moves to third.
Top 8 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to third. Selkirk moves to second.
Top 8 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. DiMaggio scores. Dickey moves to second.
Top 8 Dickey is walked intentionally.
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Keller moves to third.
Top 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rolfe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ruffing 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 7 Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffing covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell misplays the ball. That's an error on Rogell. Selkirk scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Selkirk reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cullenbine hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Crosetti reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Rowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cullenbine fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Rowe drops the ball.
Bottom 4 Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Keller hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ruffing hits a line drive towards short. Rogell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rowe hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rogell hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Selkirk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Roy Cullenbine now playing first base. Dickey hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Fox. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Fox steals second.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for Rudy York. Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores.
Bottom 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. McCosky goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tebbetts fires to first and picks off Keller.
Top 1 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Crosetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.