Yankees @ Tigers
August 29, 1939

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 11 3
Tigers 6 10 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 11 3
Tigers 7 11 2

Pinky Higgins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .287
OBP .250 .379
At Bats 4 202
Hits 1 58
• Singles 1 41
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 32

Johnny Murphy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 15
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Briggs Stadium - August 29, 1939
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Johnny Murphy
Bill Dickey
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
Jake Powell
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Pinky Higgins
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 11 3 9
Detroit Tigers 7 11 2 9
Winning Pitcher Archie McKain
Losing Pitcher Johnny Murphy
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Pinky Higgins
Attendance 11,397
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Gehringer scores. York moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 York takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Gehringer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Jake Powell now playing left field. Johnny Murphy now pitching. Averill hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Archie McKain now pitching. Jake Powell pinch hits for George Selkirk. Powell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dickey hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. McCosky chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Croucher. Croucher fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Croucher. Dickey moves to third.
Top 9 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gehringer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Crosetti moves to third.
Top 9 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. Crosetti moves to second.
Top 9 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to second.
Top 9 Buddy Rosar pinch hits for Spud Chandler. Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon tags and scores.
Top 9 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third.
Top 9 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Newsom hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe. Higgins scores. Fox moves to third. Croucher moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Croucher takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to third. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second.
Bottom 8 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dickey strikes out.
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolfe moves to third.
Top 8 Keller takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second.
Top 8 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out.
Bottom 7 Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Spud Chandler now pitching. Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 7 Tommy Henrich pinch hits for Atley Donald. Henrich hits a popup towards short. Croucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Top 7 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Selkirk reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Dickey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Croucher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York scores. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to second.
Bottom 6 Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 York takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out.
Bottom 5 Averill hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Donald hits a line drive into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Newsom hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti.
Bottom 4 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon strikes out.
Top 4 Selkirk hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second.
Top 4 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Keller strikes out.
Bottom 3 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Averill scores. Gehringer moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Gehringer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. McCosky moves to third. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 3 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Newsom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 3 Donald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dahlgren is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Gordon strikes out.
Top 2 Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Tebbetts fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tebbetts. DiMaggio moves to third. Dickey moves to second.
Top 2 Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 York strikes out. Dickey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws York out.
Bottom 1 Gehringer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Keller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer catches it and throws to first to double up Rolfe.
Top 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.