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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 8, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 8, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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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 8, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,440 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Boze Berger | Shortstop |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Hank Steinbacher | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 8, 1938
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Ruffing
Berger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Berger trying to get to second. Henrich throws the ball in to Knickerbocker who tags Berger for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbacher vs. Ruffing
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Kreevich steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbacher vs. Ruffing
Steinbacher strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Henrich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ruffing
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Owen reaches second base with a double. Kuhel goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Hayes bunts towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Ruffing
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dietrich vs. Ruffing
Dietrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen juggles the ball. That's an error on Owen. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Dietrich
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Ruffing
Berger hits a fly ball into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbacher vs. Ruffing
Steinbacher 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. DiMaggio throws it away. That's an error on DiMaggio. Kreevich goes all the way around to score. Steinbacher moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuhel vs. Ruffing
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Dietrich
Hoag hits a popup towards short. Berger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Dietrich
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Dietrich
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Ruffing
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietrich vs. Ruffing
Dietrich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Steinbacher. Dickey reaches second base with a double. Crosetti scores. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Dietrich
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Dietrich
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Ruffing
Berger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich throws the ball in to Knickerbocker who tags Kreevich trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Berger moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Steinbacher vs. Ruffing
Steinbacher hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berger scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Dietrich
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Dietrich
Ruffing strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a popup towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ruffing
Kuhel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Ruffing
There goes Kuhel. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Knickerbocker applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Ruffing
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Tommy Thompson now playing first base.
Henrich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Cox
Bill Cox now pitching.
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoag vs. Cox
Hoag hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knickerbocker vs. Cox
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hayes. Gehrig scores. Knickerbocker moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruffing vs. Cox
Ruffing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Cox
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Ruffing
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Bill Cox.
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Radcliff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Ruffing
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbacher vs. Ruffing
Steinbacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Uhl
Bob Uhl now pitching. Jesse Landrum now playing second base. Tony Rensa now catching.
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Uhl
The ball gets by Rensa for a passed ball. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Uhl
Henrich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rensa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Uhl
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ruffing
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Uhl
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landrum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Uhl
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Uhl
Hoag hits a fly ball into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Ruffing
Landrum strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rensa vs. Ruffing
Rensa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for Bob Uhl.
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Ruffing
Berger strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1938 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Berger B, ss 4 1 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 2 1 0 0
Kreevich M, cf 3 1 2 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Steinbacher H, rf 4 0 1 1 Henrich T, rf 4 1 1 1
Walker G, lf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 2 2 1
Kuhel J, 1b 2 1 1 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 2 2
Thompson T, 1b 1 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 2 2 2
Owen M, 3b 4 0 2 1 Hoag M, lf 4 0 0 0
Hayes J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Knickerbocker B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Landrum J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 2 0 0 0
Sewell L, c 3 0 0 0
Rensa T, c 1 0 1 0
Dietrich B, p 2 0 0 0
Cox B, p 0 0 0 0
Radcliff R, ph 1 0 1 0
Uhl B, p 0 0 0 0
Rosenthal L, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 3 10 2 31 7 8 6
Chicago 011 010 000 -- 3
New York 000 403 00x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich B (L)* 5.0 6 7 6 2 1
Cox B 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Uhl B 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 10 3 2 3 9
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Owen M, DiMaggio J 2, Hayes J
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 3
2B -- Owen M, Dickey B, Radcliff R
HR -- Gehrig L, Henrich T, DiMaggio J
SB -- Kreevich M
CS -- Kuhel J
SH -- Hayes J
PB -- Rensa T
T -- 1:54
A -- 28440
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