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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 8, Boston Red Sox 5

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Detroit Tigers 8, Boston Red Sox 5

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1939 (D) at Briggs Stadium

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
BOS A    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  2  1  -   5 14  4
DET A    2  0  0    0  1  2    3  0  x  -   8 13  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Doerr 2b                      5   1   1   0       0   1       2   1
Cramer cf                     5   1   5   1       0   0       0   0
Vosmik lf                     5   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
Foxx 1b                       3   0   1   1       2   0       5   0
Williams rf                   5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Cronin ss                     5   2   3   3       0   0       1   2
Tabor 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
Peacock c                     4   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
Galehouse p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Finney ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dickman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   5  14   5       2   4      24   6
FIELDING - 
E: Doerr (3), Cronin 2 (9), Peacock (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Cramer (10,off Benton); Doerr (14,off Benton).
HR: Cronin 2 (7,2nd inning off Benton 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Benton 1 on
0 out).
SH: Galehouse (1,off Benton).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Doerr (4,3rd base by Benton/York); Cramer (1,2nd base by Benton/York).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fox rf                        5   1   0   1       0   1       0   0
Walker cf                     4   2   3   1       1   0       0   0
Gehringer 2b                  3   0   0   0       1   0       2   5
Greenberg 1b                  3   1   2   2       1   1      12   1
York c                        5   2   2   1       0   1       4   2
Higgins 3b                    4   1   3   2       1   0       1   3
Bell lf                       5   1   1   0       0   3       4   0
Kress ss                      2   0   1   0       1   0       2   3
  Rogell ph,ss                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Benton p                      4   0   1   0       0   2       1   1
  Bridges p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   8  13   7       5   8      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. York-Higgins.
E: Kress (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Walker (3,off Galehouse).
3B: Walker (5,off Galehouse).
HR: Greenberg (11,6th inning off Galehouse 0 on 0 out); Higgins (1,7th inning
off Wilson 1 on 2 out).
SH: Fox (2,off Galehouse); Kress (4,off Wilson); Gehringer (5,off Wilson);
Greenberg (2,off Wilson).
HBP: Benton (1,by Galehouse).
IBB: Higgins (1,by Galehouse); Greenberg (2,by Galehouse).
Team LOB: 14.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Fox (4,2nd base off Galehouse/Peacock); Walker (4,2nd base off Wilson/Peacock).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Galehouse L(1-2)              5    11   5   2   5   5   1  33
Wilson                        2     2   3   1   0   1   1  10
Dickman                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        8    13   8   3   5   8   2  46
Galehouse faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
HBP: Galehouse (1,Benton).
IBB: Galehouse 2 (3,Higgins,Greenberg).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wilson 2-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Benton W(1-3)                 8.1  14   5   5   2   4   2  40
Bridges SV(1)                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9    14   5   5   2   4   2  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bridges 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Lou Kolls, 1B - Steve Basil, 2B - Joe Rue, 3B - Harry Geisel
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 3914
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. Doerr               2b        Fox                 rf
2. Cramer              cf        Walker              cf
3. Vosmik              lf        Gehringer           2b
4. Foxx                1b        Greenberg           1b
5. Williams            rf        York                c
6. Cronin              ss        Higgins             3b
7. Tabor               3b        Bell                lf
8. Peacock             c         Kress               ss
9. Galehouse           p         Benton              p

RED SOX 1ST: Doerr reached on an error by Kress; Cramer singled
[Doerr to second]; Vosmik struck out while Doerr was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Foxx walked [Cramer to
second]; Williams out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Fox reached on an error by Cronin; Fox stole second
[Fox to third (error by Peacock)]; Walker tripled [Fox scored
(unearned)]; Gehringer flied out on an unknown play in foul
territory; Greenberg struck out; York singled to second [Walker
scored (unearned)]; Higgins singled [York to second]; Bell
struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Cronin homered to left; Tabor struck out; Peacock
singled; Galehouse out on a sacrifice bunt [Peacock to second];
Doerr out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Kress walked; Benton struck out; Fox out on an
unknown play; Walker out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Cramer doubled; Vosmik out on an unknown play; Foxx
out on an unknown play; Williams out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Gehringer walked; Greenberg singled [Gehringer to
third, Greenberg to second (on throw)]; York struck out; Higgins
was walked intentionally; Bell struck out; Kress forced Higgins;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Cronin singled; Tabor out on an unknown play;
Peacock out on an unknown play; Galehouse out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Benton singled; Fox out on an unknown play; Walker
doubled to right [Benton to third]; Gehringer out on an unknown
play; Greenberg was walked intentionally; York flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Doerr doubled to left; Cramer singled [Doerr
scored]; Vosmik struck out; Foxx walked [Cramer to second];
Williams out on an unknown play; Cronin out on an unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Higgins out on an unknown play; Bell singled to
right; Kress singled [Bell to third]; Benton was hit by a pitch
[Kress to second]; Fox hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bell
scored]; Walker walked [Kress to third, Benton to second];
Gehringer popped out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Tabor out on an unknown play; Peacock singled;
Galehouse out on an unknown play; Doerr out on an unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Greenberg homered to left; York singled to center;
Higgins singled to center [York to second]; WILSON REPLACED
GALEHOUSE (PITCHING); Bell reached on an error by Doerr [York
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Higgins to second]; Kress out on a
sacrifice bunt [Higgins to third, Bell to second]; Benton out on
an unknown play; Fox out on an unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Cramer singled; Cramer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Vosmik out on an unknown play; Foxx out
on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Walker singled to center; Walker stole second;
Gehringer out on a sacrifice bunt [Walker to third]; Greenberg
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Walker scored]; York reached on an
error by Cronin; Higgins homered to left (unearned) [York scored
(unearned)]; Bell struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Tigers 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Williams singled to right; Cronin homered [Williams
scored]; Tabor flied out to left; Peacock grounded out (second
to first); FINNEY BATTED FOR WILSON; Finney out on an unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: DICKMAN REPLACED FINNEY (PITCHING); ROGELL BATTED
FOR KRESS; Rogell out on an unknown play; Benton struck out; Fox
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 8.

RED SOX 9TH: ROGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Doerr struck
out; Cramer singled to left; Vosmik singled [Cramer to third];
Foxx singled to center [Cramer scored, Vosmik to second];
BRIDGES REPLACED BENTON (PITCHING); Williams forced Foxx (second
to shortstop) [Vosmik to third]; Cronin forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers
8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5  14   4   10
 Tigers           8  13   1   14
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