Final
CWS 5 — DET 3
8/8/1939 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET193908080
Complete available game record for CWS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Hayes | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric McNair | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Cullenbine | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Bell | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobo Newsom | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 8.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Clint Brown | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Slick Coffman | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gee Walker | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric McNair | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobo Newsom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | D7.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53/SH.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13/BG | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | PO1(23) | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB3 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S4 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8.1-H(E8)(E5/TH2);B-3 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D7 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | FC.3XH(325) | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS2(99) | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7/P | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F.2-3 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99/SH.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | CS2(99) | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | S3/BR.1X1(3);3-3 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–3 |