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Retrosheet Boxscore: Philadelphia Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 5

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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 5

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Monday, May 8, 1939 (D) at Briggs Stadium

PHI A    0  0  2    0  0  1    1  1  1  -   6  9  0
DET A    0  1  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Miles rf                      5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Gantenbein 2b                 4   1   1   1       0   0       3   5
Johnson lf                    3   2   2   2       1   1       4   0
Brucker c                     3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Etten 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
S. Chapman cf                 3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Nagel 3b                      4   2   3   1       0   0       2   3
Newsome ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Dean ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Ambler ss                   1   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
Ross p                        2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Moses ph                    0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Nelson p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   6   9   5       3   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gantenbein-Ambler-Etten.
BATTING - 
2B: Miles (5,off Harris); Ambler (1,off Harris).
3B: Gantenbein (1,off Harris).
HR: Johnson 2 (3,6th inning off Harris 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Harris 0 on
1 out); Nagel (1,9th inning off Harris 0 on 1 out).
SH: Moses (1,off Harris).
GDP: Newsome (2,off Harris); Etten (2,off Harris).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnson (2,2nd base off Harris/York).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    5   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Walker lf                     3   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Gehringer 2b                  4   1   2   3       0   0       1   7
Greenberg 1b                  3   1   0   0       1   0      10   1
York c                        3   0   1   1       0   0       5   1
Higgins 3b                    3   0   1   1       1   0       1   1
Fleming rf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Croucher ss                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Harris p                      3   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Eisenstat p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rowe ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5       2   1      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Gehringer-Greenberg, Greenberg-Croucher-Greenberg.
PB: York (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Gehringer (4,3rd inning off Ross 2 on 1 out).
SH: Walker (4,off Ross); York (1,off Ross).
GDP: Higgins (1,off Nelson).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ross                          6     8   5   5   2   1   1  28
Nelson W(1-0)                 3     1   0   0   0   0   0   9
Totals                        9     9   5   5   2   1   1  37

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Harris L(1-1)                 8.2   9   6   6   3   5   3  36
Eisenstat                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     9   6   6   3   5   3  37
WP: Harris 2 (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Eisenstat 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - John Quinn, 1B - Bill McGowan, 3B - Bill Grieve
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 2751
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        Detroit Tigers           
1. Miles               rf        McCosky             cf
2. Gantenbein          2b        Walker              lf
3. Johnson             lf        Gehringer           2b
4. Brucker             c         Greenberg           1b
5. Etten               1b        York                c
6. S. Chapman          cf        Higgins             3b
7. Nagel               3b        Fleming             rf
8. Newsome             ss        Croucher            ss
9. Ross                p         Harris              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Miles lined to right; Gantenbein grounded out
(second to first); Johnson walked; Johnson stole second; Brucker
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McCosky flied to left in foul territory; Walker
grounded out (second to first); Gehringer made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Etten lined to center; S. Chapman walked; Nagel
singled to right [S. Chapman to second]; Newsome grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Nagel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Greenberg walked; York grounded out (shortstop to
second to first) [Greenberg to second]; Higgins singled to
center [Greenberg scored]; Fleming forced Higgins (second to
shortstop); Croucher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Ross struck out; Miles doubled to right;
Gantenbein tripled to right [Miles scored]; Harris threw a wild
pitch [Gantenbein scored]; Johnson struck out; Brucker walked;
Etten forced Brucker (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Harris singled to right; McCosky singled to
shortstop [Harris to second]; Walker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harris to third, McCosky to second];
Gehringer homered [Harris scored, McCosky scored]; Greenberg
grounded out (third to first); York flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: S. Chapman flied out to left; Nagel grounded out
(second to first); Newsome grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Higgins walked; Fleming flied out to center;
Croucher flied out to right; Harris grounded out (first to
second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Ross made an out to third; Miles popped to
catcher in foul territory; Gantenbein flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: McCosky singled to left; Walker singled to center
[McCosky to second]; Gehringer singled to first [McCosky to
third, Walker to second]; Greenberg forced McCosky (third to
catcher) [Walker to third, Gehringer to second]; York out on a
sacrifice fly to shortstop in foul territory [Walker scored];
Higgins made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson homered to right; Brucker singled to
right; Etten grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Brucker out at second]; S. Chapman grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Fleming struck out; Croucher made an out to third;
Harris singled to center; McCosky lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Nagel singled to right; DEAN BATTED FOR NEWSOME;
York allowed a passed ball [Nagel to second]; Harris threw a
wild pitch [Nagel to third]; Dean struck out; MOSES BATTED FOR
ROSS; Moses hit a sacrifice fly to center [Nagel scored]; Miles
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: AMBLER REPLACED DEAN (PLAYING SS); NELSON REPLACED
MOSES (PITCHING); Walker flied out to left; Gehringer made an
out to second; Greenberg popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gantenbein flied out to left; Johnson homered to
right; Brucker flied out to center; Etten grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: York singled to left; Higgins grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [York out at second];
Fleming made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 5, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: S. Chapman struck out (catcher to first); Nagel
homered to left; Ambler doubled to right; Nelson popped to first
in foul territory; EISENSTAT REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Miles
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Croucher grounded out (shortstop to first); ROWE
BATTED FOR EISENSTAT; Rowe flied out to right; McCosky grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        6   9   0    4
 Tigers           5   9   0    5
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