Final
BOS 9 — DET 2
7/16/1939 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET193907161
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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Cullenbine | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Red Kress | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Rogell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Desautels | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slick Coffman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | 8.0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Slick Coffman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Desautels | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Averill | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Red Kress | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E5.1-2# | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E4.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H(UR) | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | E6 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.B-2(E8) | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | SB2# | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E6 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2# | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | E4.2-3;1-2# | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 23 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S.B-2(E4)# | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | WP.3-H;2-3;1-2# | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 7–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 7–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR | 7–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W# | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S.1-3 | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | E5.1-2 | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 9–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 9–2 |