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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 12, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 12, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Rigney |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: George Pipgras 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Jim Shilling | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | Shortstop |
| Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rip Radcliff | First Baseman |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Ollie Bejma | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Johnny Rigney | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 12, 1939
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Rigney
Pytlak strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Rigney
There goes Weatherly. The throw from Tresh and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campbell vs. Rigney
Campbell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Campbell reaches second base with a double. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Allen
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Allen. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bejma vs. Allen
Bejma hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Allen
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Allen
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shilling vs. Rigney
Shilling strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Rigney
Grimes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Grimes reaches second base with a double. Keltner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Rigney
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grimes scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Rigney
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Allen
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Allen
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Rigney for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Rigney
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shilling vs. Rigney
Shilling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Allen
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Allen
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Rigney
Grimes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Grimes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Rigney
Allen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Rigney
There's a wild pitch. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Rigney
Pytlak is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Allen
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Allen
Kreevich bunts for an out with unknown description. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Allen
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Allen
Rigney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Rigney
Campbell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shilling vs. Rigney
Shilling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Allen
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Radcliff moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Radcliff tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bejma vs. Allen
Bejma takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosenthal vs. Allen
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. Owen scores. Appling moves to third. Bejma moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kreevich vs. Allen
Kreevich hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Shilling catches it and throws to second with Grimes covering, to double up Bejma. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Rigney
Grimes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Rigney
Allen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Allen
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Allen
Rigney bunts for an out with unknown description. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Allen
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Rigney
Pytlak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Pytlak reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Rigney
Campbell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a line drive towards third. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Allen
Walker is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Allen
Bejma hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Rigney
Odell Hale pinch hits for Jim Shilling.
Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Rigney
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rigney
Jeff Heath pinch hits for Johnny Allen.
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching. Odell Hale now playing second base.
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Dobson
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Dobson
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. Kreevich steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Dobson
Rigney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma misplays the ball. That's an error on Bejma. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Rigney
Earl Averill pinch hits for Frankie Pytlak.
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Radcliff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campbell vs. Rigney
Campbell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Brown
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1939 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Weatherly R, cf 4 1 1 1 Radcliff R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Pytlak F, c 3 0 1 0 Owen M, 3b 4 2 3 0
Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker G, lf 3 1 1 1
Trosky H, 1b 4 0 2 0 Appling L, ss 4 0 3 1
Campbell B, rf 4 0 2 1 Bejma O, 2b 2 0 0 1
Chapman B, lf 5 0 0 0 Rosenthal L, rf 2 0 1 1
Keltner K, 3b 5 1 2 0 Kreevich M, cf 3 0 1 0
Shilling J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tresh M, c 4 0 1 0
Hale O, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Rigney J, p 3 0 1 0
Grimes O, ss 4 1 2 1 Brown C, p 0 0 0 0
Allen J, p 3 0 0 0
Heath J, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0
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38 3 10 3 29 4 12 4
Cleveland 120 000 000 -- 3
Chicago 200 020 00x -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Allen J (L) 7.0 11 4 3 3 0
Dobson J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rigney J (W) 8.1 10 3 3 3 3
Brown C (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Tresh M, Allen J, Bejma O
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 12, Chicago 8
2B -- Campbell B, Grimes O 2, Keltner K
3B -- Pytlak F
SB -- Weatherly R, Kreevich M
CS -- Walker G
SH -- Kreevich M, Rigney J
SF -- Bejma O, Walker G
HBP -- by Rigney J (Pytlak F)
WP -- Rigney J
T -- 2:17
A -- 3000
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