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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 3

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New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 3

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 3, 1939 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

DET A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 11  0
NY  A    3  0  1    0  6  1    0  1  x  -  12 16  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    5   0   3   1       0   0       4   0
McCoy 2b                      3   1   0   0       2   1       3   6
Averill lf                    4   0   1   2       0   1       2   0
Greenberg 1b                  4   0   2   0       1   0       7   0
Higgins 3b                    5   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
Fox rf                        2   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Tebbetts c                    4   0   3   0       0   0       4   1
  Shea c                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Croucher ss                   4   1   1   0       0   0       2   3
Newsom p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Thomas p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cullenbine ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Benton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gehringer ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rogell pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   3  11   3       5   5      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. McCoy-Croucher-Greenberg, Croucher-McCoy-Greenberg.
BATTING - 
2B: McCosky (25,off Pearson).
SH: Averill (6,off Pearson).
GDP: Greenberg (7,off Pearson); Croucher (7,off Pearson); Higgins (9,off Pearson).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: McCoy (1,2nd base off Pearson/Dickey).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Crosetti ss                   5   0   1   0       0   1       4   4
Rolfe 3b                      3   3   3   1       2   0       0   1
Keller rf                     5   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
DiMaggio cf                   5   3   3   5       0   0       3   0
Dickey c                      4   2   2   1       1   0       4   0
  Rosar c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Selkirk lf                    3   1   2   1       2   0       1   0
Gordon 2b                     4   1   2   0       1   0       2   8
Dahlgren 1b                   4   1   1   3       1   1       9   0
Pearson p                     3   0   0   1       0   1       0   1
Totals                       36  12  16  12       7   4      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren, Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren, Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren.
E: Gordon (22).
BATTING - 
2B: Gordon (22,off Newsom); Selkirk (11,off Newsom).
3B: Dahlgren (6,off Thomas).
HR: DiMaggio 2 (11,1st inning off Newsom 2 on 1 out,8th inning off Benton 0
on 0 out); Dickey (17,3rd inning off Newsom 0 on 1 out); Rolfe (8,6th inning
off Thomas 0 on 0 out).
SH: Pearson (4,off Thomas).
GDP: Keller (4,off Newsom); Gordon (12,off Thomas).
IBB: Dahlgren (6,by Newsom); Gordon (4,by Thomas).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Gordon (7,2nd base by Newsom/Tebbetts).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Newsom L(12-8)                4.1   8   8   8   5   1   2  24
Thomas                        1.2   4   3   3   2   1   1  10
Benton                        2     4   1   1   0   2   1  10
Totals                        8    16  12  12   7   4   4  44
IBB: Newsom (3,Dahlgren); Thomas (1,Gordon).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Thomas 2-2.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pearson W(9-4)                9    11   3   1   5   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Joe Rue, 3B - John Quinn
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 9010
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees         
1. McCosky             cf        Crosetti            ss
2. McCoy               2b        Rolfe               3b
3. Averill             lf        Keller              rf
4. Greenberg           1b        DiMaggio            cf
5. Higgins             3b        Dickey              c
6. Fox                 rf        Selkirk             lf
7. Tebbetts            c         Gordon              2b
8. Croucher            ss        Dahlgren            1b
9. Newsom              p         Pearson             p

TIGERS 1ST: McCosky grounded out (second to first); McCoy
walked; McCoy stole second; Averill singled [McCoy scored];
Greenberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Averill out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Crosetti flied out to right; Rolfe walked; Keller
singled [Rolfe to second]; DiMaggio homered [Rolfe scored,
Keller scored]; Dickey flied out to left; Selkirk walked; Gordon
doubled [Selkirk to third]; Dahlgren was walked intentionally;
Pearson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Higgins flied out to center; Fox walked; Tebbetts
singled [Fox to second]; Croucher grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Tebbetts out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Crosetti flied out to left; Rolfe singled; Keller
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rolfe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees
3.

TIGERS 3RD: Newsom struck out; McCosky doubled; McCoy made an
out to shortstop; Averill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: DiMaggio grounded out (pitcher to first); Dickey
homered; Selkirk singled; Gordon forced Selkirk (shortstop to
second); Gordon was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Greenberg singled; Higgins grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Greenberg out at second];
Fox walked; Tebbetts singled [Fox to second]; Croucher flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Dahlgren flied out to center; Pearson grounded out
(third to first); Crosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Newsom struck out; McCosky singled; McCoy struck
out; Averill grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Rolfe walked; Keller singled [Rolfe to third];
DiMaggio forced Keller (second to shortstop) [Rolfe scored];
Dickey walked [DiMaggio to second]; Selkirk doubled [DiMaggio
scored, Dickey to third]; THOMAS REPLACED NEWSOM (PITCHING);
Gordon was walked intentionally; Dahlgren tripled [Dickey
scored, Selkirk scored, Gordon scored]; Pearson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Dahlgren scored]; Crosetti struck out; 6 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 10.

TIGERS 6TH: Greenberg grounded out (third to first); Higgins
singled; Fox flied out to right; Tebbetts singled [Higgins to
second]; Croucher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 6TH: Rolfe homered; Keller flied out to center; DiMaggio
singled; Dickey singled [DiMaggio to second]; Selkirk walked
[DiMaggio to third, Dickey to second]; Gordon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Selkirk out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 11.

TIGERS 7TH: CULLENBINE BATTED FOR THOMAS; Cullenbine flied out
to center; McCosky grounded out (second to first); McCoy walked;
Averill forced McCoy (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 7TH: BENTON REPLACED CULLENBINE (PITCHING); Dahlgren
struck out; Pearson grounded out (second to first); Crosetti
singled; Rolfe singled [Crosetti to second]; Keller struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 11.

TIGERS 8TH: Greenberg singled; Higgins flied out to center; Fox
flied out to right; Tebbetts grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 8TH: SHEA REPLACED TEBBETTS (PLAYING C ); DiMaggio
homered; Dickey grounded out (second to first); Selkirk grounded
out (second to first); Gordon singled; Dahlgren flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 12.

TIGERS 9TH: Croucher singled; ROSAR REPLACED DICKEY (PLAYING C
); GEHRINGER BATTED FOR BENTON; Gehringer reached on an error by
Gordon [Croucher to second]; ROGELL RAN FOR GEHRINGER; McCosky
singled [Croucher scored (unearned), Rogell to second]; McCoy
forced McCosky (second to shortstop) [Rogell to third]; Averill
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rogell scored (unearned)];
Greenberg walked [McCoy to second]; Higgins was called out on
strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           3  11   0   11
 Yankees         12  16   1    8
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