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Red Sox 17 @ Athletics 7
Shibe Park
July 4, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 4, 1939 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 17 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1939 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 17 H: 20 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 17
Hits: 20
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 7 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJoe Heving  
Losing PitcherCotton Pippen  
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Game Winning RBIJimmie Foxx 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1939 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherEmerson Dickman  
Home Starting PitcherCotton Pippen  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 31 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Grieve
1B: Bill Summers
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Kolls

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Doerr  Second Baseman 
Doc Cramer  Center Fielder 
Jimmie Foxx  First Baseman 
Ted Williams  Right Fielder 
Joe Cronin  Shortstop 
Lou Finney  Left Fielder 
Jim Tabor  Third Baseman 
Gene Desautels  Catcher 
Emerson Dickman  Pitcher 
Joe Cronin  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Gantenbein  Second Baseman 
Wayne Ambler  Shortstop 
Dick Siebert  First Baseman 
Bob Johnson  Left Fielder 
Frankie Hayes  Catcher 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Dee Miles  Right Fielder 
Dario Lodigiani  Third Baseman 
Cotton Pippen  Pitcher 
Earle Mack  Manager 

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Red Sox 17 @ Athletics 7
Shibe Park
July 4, 1939

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         Game of 7/4/1939, game 1 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Doerr B, 2b           6  4  4  3   Gantenbein J, 2b      4  0  2  0   
Carey T, 2b           0  0  0  0   Ambler W, ss          1  0  0  0   
Cramer D, cf          6  1  2  2   Moses W, ph           1  0  1  1   
Foxx J, 1b            6  4  2  1   Newsome S, ss         3  0  1  0   
Williams T, rf        4  3  2  4   Siebert D, 1b         4  1  1  1   
Cronin J, ss          6  1  2  3   Johnson B, lf         4  1  1  2   
Finney L, lf          5  0  2  2   Tipton E, lf          1  0  0  0   
Tabor J, 3b           5  2  3  2   Hayes F, c            4  1  1  1   
Desautels G, c        5  0  1  0   Chapman S, cf         5  1  2  1   
Dickman E, p          3  1  1  0   Miles D, rf           5  1  2  0   
Heving J, p           1  1  1  0   Lodigiani D, 3b       5  1  3  0   
                                   Pippen C, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Ross B, p             3  1  1  1   
                                   Collins E, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Dean C, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 17 20 17                        41  7 15  7

Boston           406 003 310 -- 17
Philadelphia     003 130 000 --  7

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dickman E*            4.0  9  6  6  0  5
Heving J (W)          5.0  6  1  1  1  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pippen C (L)          2.2 10 10  6  0  0
Ross B                4.1  8  6  3  2  2
Dean C                2.0  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Lodigiani D, Gantenbein J
LOB -- Boston 6, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Williams T, Doerr B, Cramer D, Tabor J, Newsome S
HR -- Williams T, Cronin J, Chapman S, Johnson B, Hayes F, Doerr B, Tabor J
SH -- Heving J
SF -- Siebert D
HBP -- by Dickman E (Gantenbein J)
T -- 2:31
A -- 0

    

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