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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 17, 1938 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,200 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Ace Parker | Third Baseman |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 1938
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Wilson
Sperry hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Wilson
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ambler vs. Wilson
Ambler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Caster
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Wilson
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Wilson
Caster bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Wilson
Sperry hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses takes first base on ball four. Caster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Wilson
Finney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Finney reaches second base with a double. Caster scores. Moses goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Finney scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a line drive into center field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Wilson
Ambler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Wilson
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Wilson
Caster bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sperry vs. Wilson
Sperry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ambler. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Caster
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Wilson
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Wilson
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Wilson
Parker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caster vs. Wilson
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Caster
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Wilson
Sperry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Wilson
Finney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Finney reaches second base with a double. Sperry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parker picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Parker. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Wilson
Ambler hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Wilson
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Wilson
Caster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Caster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sperry vs. Wilson
Sperry hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Caster
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Jack Wilson.
Peacock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Peacock reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peacock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. McKain
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. McKain
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1938, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Sperry S, 2b 5 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 5 1 3 1
Moses W, rf 4 1 1 0 Vosmik J, lf 5 0 1 0
Finney L, 1b 5 1 3 2 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Hayes F, c 5 0 1 1 Cronin J, ss 3 0 2 1
Johnson B, cf 2 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Chapman S, lf 4 0 0 0 Chapman B, rf 4 1 1 0
Ambler W, ss 3 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Parker A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Desautels G, c 3 0 2 0
Caster G, p 3 1 1 0 Wilson J, p 3 0 0 0
Peacock J, ph 1 1 1 1
McKain A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 35 4 12 4
Philadelphia 003 000 000 -- 3
Boston 000 010 12x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 8.0 12 4 4 2 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (W) 8.0 9 3 3 4 5
McKain A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Johnson B, Ambler W, Parker A
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Boston 10
2B -- Finney L 2, Hayes F, Caster G, Peacock J
3B -- Johnson B
HR -- Foxx J
SH -- Caster G, Doerr B
T -- 1:50
A -- 3200
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