Tigers @ Yankees
August 3, 1939

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 11 0
Yankees 12 16 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 11 0
Yankees 12 16 1

Pinky Higgins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .300
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 4 160
Hits 1 48
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 28

Monte Pearson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 3, 1939
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Strikeout
Monte Pearson
Buddy Rosar
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Pinky Higgins
Hank Greenberg
Benny McCoy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 11 0 11
New York Yankees 12 16 1 8
Winning Pitcher Monte Pearson
Losing Pitcher Bobo Newsom
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe DiMaggio
Attendance 9,010
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Higgins is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Greenberg takes first base on ball four. McCoy moves to second.
Top 9 Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rogell tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Rogell moves to third.
Top 9 Billy Rogell pinch runs for Charlie Gehringer. McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Croucher scores. Rogell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Buddy Rosar now catching. Charlie Gehringer pinch hits for Al Benton. Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Croucher moves to second.
Top 9 Croucher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Merv Shea now catching. DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Keller strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 7 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Benton now pitching. Dahlgren strikes out.
Top 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 McCoy takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 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 7 Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for Bud Thomas. Cullenbine hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Selkirk takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to third. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Keller hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rolfe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second.
Top 6 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Crosetti strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky who is chasing the ball. Dahlgren reaches third base with a triple. Dickey scores. Selkirk scores. Gordon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Bud Thomas now pitching. Gordon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Dickey moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolfe scores.
Bottom 5 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third.
Bottom 5 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McCoy strikes out.
Top 5 McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Newsom strikes out.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Croucher hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second.
Top 4 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes Gordon. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, McCoy applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Averill strikes out.
Top 3 McCoy hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McCosky reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Newsom strikes out.
Bottom 2 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second.
Top 2 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pearson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Dahlgren is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Selkirk moves to third.
Bottom 1 Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCoy scores.
Top 1 There goes McCoy. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. McCoy steals second.
Top 1 McCoy takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.