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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 19, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 19, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 19, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 19, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oral Hildebrand |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,469 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Oral Hildebrand | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 19, 1939
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Hildebrand
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hildebrand
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Trout
Crosetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Trout
Rolfe hits a line drive towards short. Croucher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Trout
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Trout
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Trout
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Henrich scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Trout
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Trout
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Trout
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. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hildebrand vs. Trout
Hildebrand hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Hildebrand
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Trout
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. McKain
Henrich hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. McKain
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. McKain
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Hildebrand
Croucher hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hildebrand
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Hildebrand
McKain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Hildebrand
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. McKain
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McKain
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. McKain
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hildebrand vs. McKain
Hildebrand strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hildebrand
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. McKain
Crosetti strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Crosetti out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. McKain
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. McKain
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McKain
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. McKain
Dickey hits a line drive into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Hildebrand
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Hildebrand
Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. McKain
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McKain
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. McKain
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. Selkirk scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hildebrand vs. McKain
Hildebrand hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer catches it and throws to first to double up Dahlgren. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hildebrand
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Hildebrand
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Hildebrand covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Hildebrand
McCosky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hildebrand
Averill hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. McKain
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. McKain
Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. McKain
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Hildebrand
Higgins hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McKain
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. McKain
Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. McKain
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McKain
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. McKain
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Hildebrand
Croucher hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hildebrand
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Hildebrand
Red Kress pinch hits for Archie McKain.
Kress hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Hildebrand
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hildebrand
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Hildebrand covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
Hildebrand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Coffman
Rolfe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Coffman
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hildebrand
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hildebrand
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Hildebrand
Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Higgins reaches third base with a triple. Greenberg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Hildebrand
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Hildebrand
Rudy York pinch hits for Frank Croucher.
York hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/19/1939 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McCosky B, cf 4 1 1 1 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 1 0
Averill E, lf 4 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 1 3 1
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 5 1 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 2 1 0 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 1 2 2 Dickey B, c 4 2 2 3
Fox P, rf 4 0 0 0 Selkirk G, lf 3 1 1 1
Croucher F, ss 3 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 4 0
York R, ph 1 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 3
Tebbetts B, c 3 1 1 0 Hildebrand O, p 4 0 0 0
Trout D, p 0 0 0 0
McKain A, p 1 0 0 0
Kress R, ph 1 1 1 2
Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 6 5 35 8 13 8
Detroit 000 001 121 -- 5
New York 500 010 11x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (L)* 1.0 5 5 5 1 0
McKain A 6.0 7 2 2 1 3
Coffman S 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O (W) 9.0 6 5 5 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 2nd
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 2, New York 7
2B -- Crosetti F, Gordon J
3B -- Dahlgren B, Higgins P
HR -- McCosky B, Higgins P, Dickey B, Kress R, Rolfe R
SB -- Henrich T, Crosetti F
SF -- Selkirk G
HBP -- by Trout D (Crosetti F)
T -- 1:47
A -- 6469
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