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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 8, 1938 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Left Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Red Nonnenkamp | Right Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1938
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Nonnenkamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nonnenkamp vs. Feller
Nonnenkamp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Feller
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. Cramer scores. Vosmik goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Trosky. Foxx scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Feller
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Feller
Desautels hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Feller
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nonnenkamp vs. Feller
Nonnenkamp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Wilson
Feller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Feller
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Feller
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Feller
There goes Higgins. The throw from Hemsley and he is safe. Higgins steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doerr for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Feller
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Feller
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Wilson
Moose Solters pinch hits for Bob Feller.
Solters strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Nonnenkamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wilson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nonnenkamp for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Humphries
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Humphries
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Humphries
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Humphries
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Humphries
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Humphries
Desautels bunts in front of the plate. Hemsley fields it and throws to third for the out. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Humphries
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Humphries
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphries vs. Wilson
Humphries strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Humphries
Nonnenkamp hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Humphries
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Humphries
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Nonnenkamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Humphries
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Humphries
Higgins bunts towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Humphries covering, for the out. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Humphries
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Cronin scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Humphries
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Humphries
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Humphries
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Trosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1938 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lary L, ss 3 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 5 1 0 0
Weatherly R, lf 3 0 0 0 Nonnenkamp R, rf 4 0 0 0
Hale O, 2b 4 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 3 1 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 4 0 2 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 2
Averill E, cf 4 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 4 2 2 1
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 1 0 0 0
Campbell B, rf 4 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 1
Hemsley R, c 2 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 2 0 0 0
Feller B, p 1 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 3 0 0 0
Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0
Humphries J, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 29 5 5 4
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 301 000 01x -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (L) 4.0 3 4 2 3 2
Humphries J 4.0 2 1 1 4 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 12
E -- Trosky H 2
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Boston 8
2B -- Cronin J, Doerr B, Trosky H
3B -- Foxx J
HR -- Cronin J
SB -- Higgins P
SH -- Higgins P
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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