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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (2)

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Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (2)

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Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1939 (D) at Briggs Stadium

CHI A    1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 10  0
DET A    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  1
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hayes 2b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       3   1
Kuhel 1b                      5   3   4   0       0   0      12   1
Kreevich cf                   5   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Radcliff rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Walker lf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Appling ss                    2   1   1   0       2   0       2   7
McNair 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
Tresh c                       3   0   0   0       0   1       6   1
Smith p                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Rosenthal ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lee p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   4  10   3       2   4      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hayes-Appling-Kuhel, McNair.
BATTING - 
2B: Kuhel 2 (14,off Trout,off Giebell).
SH: Tresh (3,off Giebell); Hayes (2,off Giebell).
GDP: McNair (6,off Trout).
Team LOB: 8.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Fox rf                        5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Averill lf                    3   1   0   0       1   1       5   1
Higgins 3b                    2   1   1   0       2   0       2   1
Greenberg 1b                  2   0   1   2       1   0       6   0
  York 1b                     1   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Kress 2b                      3   0   1   1       1   0       1   4
Croucher ss                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Tebbetts c                    3   0   1   0       1   0       4   0
Trout p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Bell ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Giebell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Cullenbine ph               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   7   3       6   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Croucher-Kress-Greenberg.
E: Croucher (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Tebbetts (8,off Smith); York (6,off Smith); Kress (4,off Smith); Cullenbine
(1,off Lee).
3B: Greenberg (2,off Smith).
SH: Trout (1,off Smith); McCosky (3,off Lee).
HBP: McCosky (2,by Smith).
GDP: Fox (6,off Smith).
IBB: Tebbetts (1,by Smith).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Smith W(4-5)                  8     6   3   3   6   4   0  35
Lee SV(2)                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     7   3   3   6   4   0  38
WP: Smith (1).
HBP: Smith (4,McCosky).
IBB: Smith (2,Tebbetts).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Trout                         7     8   3   2   1   3   0  28
Giebell L(0-1)                2     2   1   1   1   1   0  11
Totals                        9    10   4   3   2   4   0  39
WP: Trout (3).
Umpires: HP - Joe Rue, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Cal Hubbard
Ejections: Hank Greenberg by Eddie Rommel [Fighting]
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 26879
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers           
1. Hayes               2b        McCosky             cf
2. Kuhel               1b        Fox                 rf
3. Kreevich            cf        Averill             lf
4. Radcliff            rf        Higgins             3b
5. Walker              lf        Greenberg           1b
6. Appling             ss        Kress               2b
7. McNair              3b        Croucher            ss
8. Tresh               c         Tebbetts            c
9. Smith               p         Trout               p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Hayes out on an unknown play; Kuhel doubled to
left [Kuhel to third (error by Croucher)]; Kreevich out on an
unknown play [Kuhel scored (unearned)]; Radcliff singled; Walker
out on an unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McCosky singled; Fox grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McCosky out at second]; Averill
walked; Higgins walked [Averill to second]; Greenberg tripled
[Averill scored, Higgins scored]; Kress walked; Croucher flied
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Appling singled; McNair grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Appling out at second];
Tresh struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Tebbetts doubled; Trout out on a sacrifice bunt
[Tebbetts to third]; McCosky struck out; Fox out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Smith struck out; Hayes out on an unknown play;
Kuhel singled to left; Kreevich singled [Kuhel to third]; Trout
threw a wild pitch [Kuhel scored, Kreevich to second]; Radcliff
out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Averill struck out; Higgins singled; Greenberg
walked [Higgins to second]; Kress out on an unknown play;
Croucher out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Walker out on an unknown play; Appling out on an
unknown play; McNair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Tebbetts out on an unknown play; Trout struck out;
McCosky out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Tresh out on an unknown play; Smith out on an
unknown play; Hayes out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Fox out on an unknown play; Averill out on an
unknown play; Higgins walked; Greenberg out on an unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kuhel singled to center; After Kuehl returned
safely to first on pickoff try, Greenberg punched him lightly on
the cheek, claiming that Kuhel had tried to spike him; Greenberg
was ejected; YORK REPLACED GREENBERG (PLAYING 1B); Kreevich
out on an unknown play [Kuhel to second]; Radcliff out on an
unknown play; Walker singled [Kuhel scored]; Appling walked
[Walker to second]; McNair out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kress out on an unknown play; Croucher out on an
unknown play; Tebbetts out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Tresh grounded out (third to first); Smith flied
to center; Hayes singled to left [Hayes out at second (left to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: BELL BATTED FOR TROUT; Bell flied to center; McCosky
was hit by a pitch; Fox struck out; Averill forced McCosky
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers
2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GIEBELL REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Kuhel doubled;
Kreevich out on an unknown play; Radcliff out on an unknown
play; Walker out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Higgins out on an unknown play; York doubled to
left; Kress doubled to center [York scored]; Croucher out on an
unknown play; Smith threw a wild pitch [Kress to third];
Tebbetts was walked intentionally; Kress was out trying to
advance to home (catcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
White Sox 3, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Appling walked; On a bunt McNair singled [Appling
to second]; Tresh reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Appling to third, McNair to second]; ROSENTHAL BATTED FOR
SMITH; Rosenthal struck out; Hayes reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Appling scored, McNair to third, Tresh to
second]; Kuhel out on an unknown play; Kreevich out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: LEE REPLACED ROSENTHAL (PITCHING); CULLENBINE BATTED
FOR GIEBELL; Cullenbine doubled to left; McCosky out on a
sacrifice bunt [Cullenbine to third]; Fox lined into a double
play (third unassisted) [Cullenbine out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        4  10   0    8
 Tigers           3   7   1    8
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