Final
BOS 5 — DET 4
5/6/1939 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET193905060
Complete available game record for BOS at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Laabs | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Peacock | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gill | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dizzy Trout | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gill | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Peacock | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Laabs | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3(E7);B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | IW | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D.2-H | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | S7.BX2(74) | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HR.1-H | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | T | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | FC1.3XH(16526)# | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S1 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/F | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | HR | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6/FL | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2# | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |