Final
DET 16 — BOS 4
8/5/1939 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS193908050
Complete available game record for DET at BOS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Carey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Averill | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Boze Berger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Croucher | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Peacock | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emerson Dickman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elden Auker | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bridges | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Rich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sayles | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tommy Bridges | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Woody Rich | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Sayles | 3.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Peacock | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Rich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sayles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boze Berger | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bridges | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/P/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 36(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/FL | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2;2-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 99 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S6 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D7.1-H | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB3 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D7.3-H | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/P/FL | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7/7L.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S/89.2-H;3-H | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2;2-H | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2;2-H | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | T8.1-H;2-H;3-H | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 10–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 99/G.3-H | 10–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 11–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 11–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 99(1)/FO | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D.1-3 | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | FC5.3XH(52);2-3 | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 11–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 99 | 11–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 11–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S | 11–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 11–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 11–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 11–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H | 12–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S | 16–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 16–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 16–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 16–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 16–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 16–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99 | 16–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 16–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 99 | 16–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 16–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 16–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 16–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 16–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | E4.1-2;2-3 | 16–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;3-H;1-2 | 16–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 16–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 16–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 16–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 16–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 99 | 16–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 16–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 16–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 16–4 |