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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 8, 1938 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Harris |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 9,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | 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 |
| Bill Harris | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 1938
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Harris
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harris
Dickey hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harris
Selkirk hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Harris
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Harris
There goes Crosetti. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Cronin applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Gomez
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Gomez
There's a wild pitch. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a line drive towards short. Cronin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Harris
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harris
Dickey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harris
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Harris
Gomez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Gomez
Desautels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to third for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Harris
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Harris
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Dickey reaches second base with a double. There goes Gehrig trying to get to home. Chapman throws the ball in to Doerr who relays the ball to Desautels, who tags Gehrig, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harris
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Selkirk moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Harris
Gomez bunts for an out with unknown description. Selkirk moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Harris
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to home to get Selkirk. Gordon moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rolfe vs. Harris
Rolfe hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Gomez
Desautels hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig catches it and steps on first to double up Doerr. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Gomez
Jim Tabor pinch hits for Bill Harris.
Tabor strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Grove
Lefty Grove now pitching.
Henrich hits a fly ball towards right. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Henrich scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Grove
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Gomez
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1938 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 3 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 2 0 1 0
Henrich T, rf 3 2 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 1 Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 2 2 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 1 0 Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0
Selkirk G, lf 3 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Desautels G, c 4 0 1 0
Gomez L, p 3 0 0 0 Harris B, p 2 0 0 0
Tabor J, ph 1 0 0 0
Grove L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 29 0 5 0
New York 001 002 010 -- 4
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 6 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Harris B (L) 7.0 6 3 3 2 3
Grove L 2.0 1 1 0 1 1
E -- Chapman B
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 7, Boston 8
2B -- Vosmik J, DiMaggio J, Dickey B
HR -- Gordon J
CS -- Crosetti F
SH -- Gomez L
HBP -- by Harris B (Crosetti F)
WP -- Gomez L
T -- 1:55
A -- 9500
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