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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 5, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 5, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Linke |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Sundra |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 7,281 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sam West | Center Fielder |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Red Kress | Shortstop |
Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
Ed Linke | Pitcher |
Gabby Street | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Myril Hoag | Left Fielder |
Bill Knickerbocker | Second Baseman |
Steve Sundra | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 5, 1938
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Sundra
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Sundra
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Sundra
Kress bunts towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to first for the out. West moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mills vs. Sundra
Mills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Sundra
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Linke
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Linke
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Linke
Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Linke
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Linke
Dickey is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sundra
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hoag. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Sundra
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Sundra
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linke vs. Sundra
Linke 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
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Linke
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Linke
Hoag hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knickerbocker vs. Linke
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundra vs. Linke
Sundra strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Sundra
West strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Sundra
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Sundra
Kress takes first base on ball four. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mills vs. Sundra
Mills hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Clift scores. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Sundra
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Linke
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Linke
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Linke
Henrich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Linke
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Crosetti scores. Rolfe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. Linke
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Linke
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Linke
Hoag hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knickerbocker vs. Tietje
Les Tietje now pitching.
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sundra
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Sundra
Sullivan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Sundra
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tietje vs. Sundra
Tietje hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundra vs. Tietje
Sundra strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Tietje
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Tietje
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Sundra
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig juggles the ball. That's an error on Gehrig. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Sundra
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Sundra
Kress hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Tietje
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Tietje covering. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Tietje
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Tietje
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Tietje
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoag vs. Tietje
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knickerbocker vs. Tietje
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundra vs. Tietje
Sundra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress can't make a play. That's a base hit. Knickerbocker moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Mills
Lefty Mills now pitching.
Mills spins and fires to second, with Kress covering, and has Knickerbocker trapped. There's the throw to Clift who tags Knickerbocker for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Mills
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Sundra
Mills hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Sundra
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Sundra
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Sundra
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sundra, and towards Crosetti, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Sundra
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Mills
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Mills
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Mills
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Mills
Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehrig vs. Mills
Gehrig hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoag vs. Mills
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Sundra
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Sundra
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Sundra
Clift hits a line drive into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Mills
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Knickerbocker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundra vs. Mills
Sundra strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Mills
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rolfe vs. Mills
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. Mills
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Mills
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Sundra
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kress for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Sundra
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Sundra
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Sundra
Bell takes first base on ball four. Mills moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to home to get Mills. McQuinn moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzera vs. Murphy
Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Don Heffner.
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy can't make a play. That's a base hit. McQuinn scores. Bell moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Murphy
Ethan Allen pinch hits for Lefty Mills.
Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hoag who is chasing the ball. Allen reaches third base with a triple. Bell scores. Sullivan scores. Mazzera goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Murphy
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bonetti
Roy Hughes now playing second base. Julio Bonetti now pitching.
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Bonetti
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Bonetti
Hoag hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Bonetti
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Knickerbocker reaches second base with a double. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Bonetti
Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Hoag scores. Knickerbocker scores. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Bonetti
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Murphy trying to get to home. Mills throws the ball in to Sullivan who tags Murphy, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 9 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Murphy
Clift hits a line drive into left field. Hoag picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hoag. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Murphy
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kress vs. Murphy
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clift scores. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Murphy
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Murphy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1938 -- St.Louis at New York (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI West S, cf 5 0 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 2 2 0 Rolfe R, 3b 2 2 0 0 Kress R, ss 3 0 0 1 Henrich T, rf 4 2 2 2 Mills B, lf 3 0 1 1 DiMaggio J, cf 5 2 3 4 McQuinn G, 1b 5 2 2 0 Dickey B, c 3 1 0 1 Bell B, rf 4 3 2 2 Gehrig L, 1b 4 2 2 0 Sullivan B, c 4 2 2 2 Hoag M, lf 5 1 3 0 Heffner D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Knickerbocker B, 2b 5 1 3 3 Mazzera M, ph 1 1 1 1 Sundra S, p 4 0 1 0 Hughes R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 1 0 1 2 Linke E, p 1 0 0 0 Tietje L, p 1 0 0 0 Mills L, p 1 0 0 0 Allen E, ph 1 0 1 3 Bonetti J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 10 12 10 37 12 16 12 St.Louis 011 102 041 -- 10 New York 213 040 02x -- 12 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Linke E (L) 2.2 5 6 6 4 2 Tietje L 1.2 5 4 4 1 1 Mills L 2.2 2 0 0 4 2 Bonetti J 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Sundra S (W) 7.1 9 8 8 4 3 Murphy J (S) 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 E -- DiMaggio J, Gehrig L, Hoag M DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 3 LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 10 2B -- Bell B, Gehrig L, Knickerbocker B, Murphy J 3B -- DiMaggio J, Knickerbocker B, Allen E HR -- Henrich T, Sullivan B, DiMaggio J, Bell B SH -- Kress R T -- 2:31 A -- 7281
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