Detroit Tigers 1 – 8 Chicago White Sox
3 September 1939 · CHI10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games | |
| 19 | 14 hits allowed | Al Benton | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Mike Kreevich | 1 in 98 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benny McCoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beau Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Croucher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dixie Parsons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Benton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Kress | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | 6.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Slick Coffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Archie McKain | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Hayes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Kreevich | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luke Appling | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gee Walker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Larry Rosenthal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric McNair | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Tresh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thornton Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Lee | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |