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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0

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New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0

Day

Game Played on Thursday, April 20, 1939 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
NY  A    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cramer cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Vosmik lf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Foxx 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Cronin ss                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Tabor 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Williams rf                   4   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Doerr 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   3
Desautels c                   3   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
  Nonnenkamp ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Grove p                       2   0   1   0       1   1       0   1
  Peacock ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   0   7   0       1   5      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Doerr-Cronin-Foxx, Doerr-Foxx.
E: Foxx (1), Cronin (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (1,off Ruffing); Tabor (1,off Ruffing); Vosmik (1,off Ruffing).
Team LOB: 9.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Crosetti ss                   4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Rolfe 3b                      4   1   0   0       0   0       0   2
Powell lf                     4   0   3   1       0   0       4   0
DiMaggio cf                   2   0   1   0       2   1       3   0
Gehrig 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Dickey c                      3   1   2   1       0   0       7   0
Gallagher rf                  3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Gordon 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   1       4   3
Ruffing p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Totals                       30   2   7   2       2   5      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Gehrig (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Dickey (1,off Grove).
3B: Powell (1,off Grove).
HR: Dickey (1,2nd inning off Grove 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Gehrig 2 (2,off Grove 2).
IBB: DiMaggio (1,by Grove).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Powell (1,2nd base by Grove/Desautels).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Grove L(0-1)                  8     7   2   1   2   5   1  32
IBB: Grove (1,DiMaggio).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruffing W(1-0)                9     7   0   0   1   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Red Ormsby, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Steve Basil, 3B - George Pipgras
Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance: 30278
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees         
1. Cramer              cf        Crosetti            ss
2. Vosmik              lf        Rolfe               3b
3. Foxx                1b        Powell              lf
4. Cronin              ss        DiMaggio            cf
5. Tabor               3b        Gehrig              1b
6. Williams            rf        Dickey              c
7. Doerr               2b        Gallagher           rf
8. Desautels           c         Gordon              2b
9. Grove               p         Ruffing             p

RED SOX 1ST: Cramer singled to center; Vosmik flied to left;
Foxx forced Cramer (third to second); Cronin flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Crosetti struck out; Rolfe lined to second; Powell
singled; DiMaggio walked [Powell to second]; Gehrig lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Tabor grounded out (second to first); Debut game
for Ted Williams; Williams struck out; Doerr singled;
Desautels flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Dickey homered to right; Debut game for Joe
Gallagher; Gallagher reached on an error by Cronin; Gordon
singled [Gallagher to second]; Ruffing struck out; Crosetti
struck out; Rolfe flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Grove struck out; Cramer grounded out (second to
first); Vosmik singled; Foxx struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Powell grounded out (third to first); DiMaggio
singled; Gehrig grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [DiMaggio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Cronin flied to center; Tabor lined to center;
Williams doubled; Doerr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Dickey doubled; Gallagher flied to left [Dickey to
third]; Gordon struck out; Ruffing flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Desautels flied to left; Grove walked; Cramer flied
to left; Vosmik grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Crosetti popped to second; Rolfe reached on an
error by Foxx; Powell tripled to right [Rolfe scored
(unearned)]; DiMaggio was walked intentionally; Gehrig grounded
into a double play (second to first) [DiMaggio out at second]; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Foxx struck out; Cronin flied to center; Tabor
doubled to left; Ball caromed off the third base bag into
left field; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Dickey grounded out (second to first); Gallagher
flied to left; Gordon flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Doerr popped to second; Desautels popped to catcher
in foul territory; Grove singled to right; Cramer grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Ruffing flied to center; Crosetti grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rolfe popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Vosmik doubled; Foxx flied to left; Cronin popped
to catcher in foul territory; Tabor flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Powell singled; DiMaggio was called out on strikes;
Gehrig flied to center; Powell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Williams popped to second; Doerr reached on an
error by Gehrig (assist by Rolfe); Doerr collided with Gehrig
and knocked the ball out of Gehrig's glove as Lou tried to tag
him; NONNENKAMP BATTED FOR DESAUTELS; Nonnenkamp forced
Doerr (second unassisted); PEACOCK BATTED FOR GROVE; Peacock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          0   7   2    9
 Yankees          2   7   1    6
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