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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 2, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on August 2, 1938 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Gill |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 19,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
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 |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo White | Left Fielder |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
| George Gill | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 2, 1938
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Gill
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Gill
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Gill
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Gill covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gomez
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Gomez
Rogell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gomez
Gehringer 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gill
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gill
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Gill
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Gill
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Gill
Gordon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gomez
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gomez
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Crosetti. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Fox scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Gomez
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christman vs. Gomez
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gill vs. Gomez
Gill strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gill
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Gill
Crosetti hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Gill
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gomez
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Gomez
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig throws to second for one, and Crosetti throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Gomez
Gehringer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gomez
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gomez
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Gill
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gill
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards third. Christman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gill
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Gomez
York is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Gomez
Christman 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, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Gill
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Gill
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gill
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Gomez
Gill hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gomez
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Gomez
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Gomez
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. White scores. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Gomez
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gill
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Gill
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Gill
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henrich vs. Gill
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Crosetti scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Gill
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gomez
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Gomez
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christman vs. Gomez
Christman 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 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gill
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Gill
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Gill
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Gill
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Gill
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell misplays the ball. That's an error on Rogell. Selkirk moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. Gill
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gill vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Gill hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Murphy
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Murphy
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Gill
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Gill
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gill
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Gill
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Gill
Dickey hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Murphy
Gehringer hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Murphy
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Murphy
Fox hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon catches it and throws to second with Crosetti covering, to double up Greenberg. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Gill
Selkirk hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gill
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Gill
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Johnny Murphy.
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Gill
Crosetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Gill
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Gill
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1938 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 2 1 2 White J, lf 4 1 3 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 3 0 Rogell B, ss 4 1 1 0
Henrich T, rf 5 0 0 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 1 3
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 2 0 1 0 Fox P, rf 4 1 2 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 1 0 Morgan C, cf 2 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 4 0 0 0 York R, c 3 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Christman M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Gomez L, p 2 0 0 0 Gill G, p 3 0 0 0
Hoag M, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
Ruffing R, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 3 8 3 31 4 9 3
New York 000 001 002 -- 3
Detroit 012 010 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L) 6.0 7 4 3 0 4
Murphy J 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gill G (W) 9.0 8 3 3 4 0
E -- Crosetti F 2, Gordon J, Rogell B
DP -- New York 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 9, Detroit 4
2B -- White J, Rolfe R 2, Greenberg H
HR -- Gehringer C, Crosetti F
SH -- Morgan C
T -- 1:50
A -- 19000
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