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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 6

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Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 6

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SABR Article

Game Played on Thursday, May 4, 1939 (D) at Briggs Stadium

BOS A    0  0  0    2  5  0    0  0  0  -   7  8  1
DET A    2  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  2
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cramer cf                     4   1   0   0       1   0       5   0
Vosmik lf                     5   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Foxx 1b                       2   1   1   0       2   0       7   1
Cronin ss                     4   2   1   2       0   0       0   3
Williams rf                   4   2   2   5       0   0       1   0
Tabor 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Doerr 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       7   2
Peacock c                     4   0   1   0       0   0       5   1
Bagby p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Galehouse p                 2   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Heving p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Totals                       35   7   8   7       3   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Foxx (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Doerr (5,off Lawson).
HR: Williams 2 (3,4th inning off Lawson 1 on 1 out,5th inning off Harris 2
on 1 out).
GDP: Galehouse (1,off Harris).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Doerr (2,2nd base by Harris/York).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    5   1   3   0       0   0       8   0
Walker lf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Gehringer 2b                  4   3   2   0       1   0       0   0
Greenberg 1b                  5   1   3   2       0   2       7   0
York c                        4   1   2   2       1   1       4   2
Fox rf                        4   0   1   2       0   0       2   0
Rogell 3b                     4   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
Croucher ss                   3   0   0   0       1   1       3   2
Lawson p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Harris p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Cullenbine ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trout p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6       4   4      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harris-Croucher-Greenberg.
E: Fox (3), Croucher (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Greenberg 2 (7,off Bagby,off Galehouse); Gehringer (6,off Galehouse); McCosky
(7,off Galehouse).
HR: York (1,3rd inning off Bagby 1 on 1 out).
SH: Fox (1,off Bagby); Lawson (1,off Bagby).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bagby                         2.1   5   4   4   2   0   1  14
Galehouse                     4     5   2   2   2   1   0  19
Heving W(2-1)                 2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0  10
Totals                        9    11   6   6   4   4   1  43
Inherited Runners - Scored: Heving 2-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lawson L(1-1)                 4.1   5   6   5   2   2   1  22
Harris                        3.2   3   1   1   1   1   1  13
Trout                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   7   6   3   4   2  38
Inherited Runners - Scored: Harris 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Steve Basil, 3B - Red Ormsby
Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 5550
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. Cramer              cf        McCosky             cf
2. Vosmik              lf        Walker              lf
3. Foxx                1b        Gehringer           2b
4. Cronin              ss        Greenberg           1b
5. Williams            rf        York                c
6. Tabor               3b        Fox                 rf
7. Doerr               2b        Rogell              3b
8. Peacock             c         Croucher            ss
9. Bagby               p         Lawson              p

RED SOX 1ST: Cramer out on an unknown play; Vosmik out on an
unknown play; Foxx singled; Cronin out on an unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McCosky singled to left; Walker popped out on an
unknown play; Gehringer singled to center [McCosky to second];
Greenberg doubled [McCosky scored, Gehringer to third]; York
walked; Fox hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gehringer scored];
Rogell out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Williams flied out to center; Tabor struck out;
Doerr reached on an error by Fox; Peacock out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Croucher walked; Lawson out on a sacrifice bunt
[Croucher to second]; McCosky out on an unknown play; Walker out
on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Bagby out on an unknown play; Cramer out on an
unknown play; Vosmik out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Gehringer out on an unknown play; Greenberg singled;
York homered to left [Greenberg scored]; GALEHOUSE REPLACED
BAGBY (PITCHING); Fox out on an unknown play; Rogell walked;
Croucher out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Foxx out on an unknown play; Cronin reached on an
error by Croucher; Williams homered to right-center [Cronin
scored (unearned)]; Tabor flied out to center; Doerr doubled to
left; Peacock out on an unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Lawson out on an unknown play; McCosky out on an
unknown play; Walker out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Galehouse struck out; Cramer walked; Vosmik singled
[Cramer to second]; Foxx walked [Cramer to third, Vosmik to
second]; Cronin singled to left [Cramer scored, Vosmik scored,
Foxx to third]; HARRIS REPLACED LAWSON (PITCHING); Williams
homered to right [Foxx scored, Cronin scored]; Tabor flied out
to center; Doerr singled; Doerr was caught stealing second; 5 R,
4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Gehringer doubled; Greenberg doubled [Gehringer
scored]; York out on an unknown play; Fox out on an unknown
play; Rogell out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Peacock singled; Galehouse grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Peacock out at second];
Cramer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Croucher out on an unknown play; Harris out on an
unknown play; McCosky doubled; Walker out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Vosmik struck out; Foxx walked; Cronin out on an
unknown play; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 7, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Gehringer walked; Greenberg struck out; York singled
[Gehringer to second]; Fox singled [Gehringer scored, York to
second]; HEVING REPLACED GALEHOUSE (PITCHING); Rogell forced Fox
(second unassisted) [York to third]; Croucher struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Tabor flied out to center; Doerr out on an unknown
play; Peacock out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: CULLENBINE BATTED FOR HARRIS; Cullenbine out on an
unknown play; McCosky singled to right; Walker grounded out
(first unassisted) [McCosky to second]; Gehringer reached on an
error by Foxx [McCosky to third]; Greenberg struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: TROUT REPLACED CULLENBINE (PITCHING); Heving struck
out; Cramer out on an unknown play; Vosmik out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: York struck out; Fox flied out to center; Rogell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Tigers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          7   8   1    4
 Tigers           6  11   2   10
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