Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 16, Boston Red Sox 4

Retrosheet


Detroit Tigers 16, Boston Red Sox 4

Day

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1939 (D) at Fenway Park

DET A    1  0  0    1  2  7    5  0  0  -  16 13  1
BOS A    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  0  -   4  7  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCosky cf                    6   2   2   0       0   0       2   0
McCoy 2b                      6   2   3   1       0   2       1   3
Averill lf                    5   3   3   3       0   0       1   0
Greenberg 1b                  4   2   1   1       2   2       9   0
Higgins 3b                    2   2   0   1       4   0       0   3
Fox rf                        3   3   1   4       3   1       2   0
Tebbetts c                    5   1   1   4       1   0      10   0
Croucher ss                   5   0   2   2       0   1       2   4
Bridges p                     3   1   0   0       2   2       0   1
Totals                       39  16  13  16      12   8      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: McCoy (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Averill (16,off Auker); Greenberg (35,off Auker).
3B: Fox (4,off Ostermueller).
HR: Tebbetts (2,7th inning off Sayles 3 on 2 out).
SH: Averill (7,off Auker).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Fox (9,2nd base off Auker/Peacock); Averill (3,3rd base off Auker/Peacock).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Doerr 2b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
  Carey 2b                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cramer cf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Foxx 1b                       5   1   2   1       0   1       5   1
Williams rf                   3   1   1   0       1   1       4   0
Cronin ss                     2   1   0   0       1   0       1   2
  Berger ss                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Vosmik lf                     3   1   2   0       1   0       3   0
Tabor 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       2   1
Peacock c                     4   0   0   0       0   2       9   0
Auker p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rich p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Finney ph                   1   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Dickman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ostermueller p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sayles p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   4   7   3       4   8      27   5
BATTING - 
2B: Vosmik 2 (19,off Bridges 2).
HR: Foxx (27,6th inning off Bridges 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bridges W(14-4)               9     7   4   4   4   8   1  39
WP: Bridges (3).
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Auker L(7-6)                  4.1   6   4   4   5   2   0  24
Rich                          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Dickman                       0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3
Ostermueller                  1     2   4   4   2   0   0   7
Sayles                        3     3   5   5   4   5   1  16
Totals                        9    13  16  16  12   8   1  52
Dickman faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rich 3-0; Ostermueller 2-2.
.
Umpires: HP - Lou Kolls, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Cal Hubbard
Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 11000
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. McCosky             cf        Doerr               2b
2. McCoy               2b        Cramer              cf
3. Averill             lf        Foxx                1b
4. Greenberg           1b        Williams            rf
5. Higgins             3b        Cronin              ss
6. Fox                 rf        Vosmik              lf
7. Tebbetts            c         Tabor               3b
8. Croucher            ss        Peacock             c
9. Bridges             p         Auker               p

TIGERS 1ST: McCosky singled to right; McCoy singled to right
[McCosky to third]; Averill hit a sacrifice fly to center
[McCosky scored]; Greenberg struck out; Higgins forced McCoy
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Doerr grounded out (shortstop to first); Cramer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foxx struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Fox popped to third in foul territory; Tebbetts
flied out to left; Croucher flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Williams popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cronin flied out to center; Vosmik flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Bridges walked; McCosky popped to catcher in foul
territory; McCoy flied out to left; Averill forced Bridges
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Tabor struck out; Peacock struck out; Auker popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Greenberg out on an unknown play; Higgins flied to
right in foul territory; Fox walked; Fox stole second; Tebbetts
walked; Croucher singled to left [Tebbetts to second, Fox
scored]; Bridges struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Doerr out on an unknown play; Cramer out on an
unknown play; Foxx singled to center; Williams struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: McCosky out on an unknown play; McCoy singled to
shortstop; Averill doubled to left [McCoy scored]; Averill stole
third; Greenberg doubled to left [Averill scored]; Higgins
walked; Fox walked [Greenberg to third, Higgins to second]; RICH
REPLACED AUKER (PITCHING); Tebbetts popped to first in foul
territory; Croucher struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cronin walked; Vosmik doubled to left [Cronin to
third]; Tabor struck out; Peacock struck out; FINNEY BATTED FOR
RICH; Finney singled [Vosmik scored, Cronin scored]; Doerr
walked [Finney to second]; Cramer forced Doerr (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: DICKMAN REPLACED FINNEY (PITCHING); Bridges walked;
McCosky singled to center [Bridges to second]; McCoy singled to
center [McCosky to second, Bridges scored]; OSTERMUELLER
REPLACED DICKMAN (PITCHING); Averill singled to left [McCoy to
second, McCosky scored]; Greenberg walked [McCoy to third,
Averill to second]; Higgins walked [McCoy scored, Averill to
third, Greenberg to second]; Fox tripled to center [Higgins
scored, Greenberg scored, Averill scored]; Tebbetts flied out to
right; Croucher out on an unknown play [Fox scored]; Bridges
grounded out (first unassisted); 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
11, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Foxx homered to left; Williams singled; Cronin
forced Williams; Vosmik doubled [Cronin to third]; Tabor reached
on a fielder's choice [Cronin out at home (third to catcher),
Vosmik to third]; Peacock out on an unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: SAYLES REPLACED OSTERMUELLER (PITCHING); McCosky out
on an unknown play; McCoy struck out; Averill singled; Greenberg
walked [Averill to second]; Higgins walked [Averill to third,
Greenberg to second]; Fox walked [Averill scored, Greenberg to
third, Higgins to second]; Tebbetts homered to left [Greenberg
scored, Higgins scored, Fox scored]; Croucher singled; Bridges
struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 16, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Sayles struck out; Doerr singled to center; Cramer
out on an unknown play; Foxx flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 16, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: CAREY REPLACED DOERR (PLAYING 2B); BERGER REPLACED
CRONIN (PLAYING SS); McCosky out on an unknown play; McCoy
struck out; Averill out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 16, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Williams walked; Berger struck out; Vosmik walked
[Williams to second]; Tabor out on an unknown play; Peacock
reached on an error by McCoy [Vosmik to second, Williams to
third]; Bridges threw a wild pitch [Vosmik to third, Williams
scored, Peacock to second]; Sayles grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 16, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Greenberg struck out; Higgins walked; Fox struck
out; Tebbetts out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 16, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Carey out on an unknown play; Cramer out on an
unknown play; Foxx out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 16, Red Sox 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers          16  13   1    9
 Red Sox          4   7   0    8
Read Me