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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 12, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 19,782 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Shortstop |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | 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 |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1938
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell takes first base on ball four. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Webb moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solters vs. Gomez
Solters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Feller
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe hits a popup towards the mound. Feller juggles the ball. That's an error on Feller. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Gomez
Hemsley bunts towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to home to get Averill. Trosky moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Gomez
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Feller
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Feller
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Feller
Knickerbocker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Feller
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Feller
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Keltner. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Gomez
Solters 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Feller
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Gomez
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Gomez
Feller bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Feller
Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Feller
Knickerbocker takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Feller
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to third for the out. Knickerbocker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Feller
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hoag. Campbell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale bunts in front of the plate. Dickey juggles the ball. That's an error on Dickey. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Gomez
Solters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campbell scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill 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. Hale scores. Solters moves to third. Averill moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Solters scores. Averill moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe has Averill trapped. There's the throw to Dickey and back to Crosetti, who tags Averill for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Gomez
Hemsley hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Feller
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Feller
Hoag strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Gomez
Feller hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Feller
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Feller
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Feller
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Gomez
Solters 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 -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Gomez
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Gomez
Feller hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Feller
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Feller
Hoag strikes out. There goes Gehrig. The throw from Hemsley to Webb, and Gehrig is out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Feller
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1938 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Webb S, ss 2 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 0
Campbell B, rf 3 1 1 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hale O, 2b 3 1 0 0 Henrich T, rf 3 1 2 0
Solters M, lf 4 1 1 1 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 0 0
Averill E, cf 3 0 1 1 Dickey B, c 4 0 0 0
Trosky H, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 2 2
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hoag M, lf 3 0 0 0
Hemsley R, c 3 0 0 0 Knickerbocker B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Feller B, p 3 0 0 0 Gomez L, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 4 3 32 2 5 2
Cleveland 000 003 000 -- 3
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L) 9.0 4 3 1 5 5
E -- Feller B, Keltner K, Dickey B, DiMaggio J
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, New York 6
2B -- Campbell B
HR -- Gehrig L
SH -- Feller B, Hale O
T -- 2:04
A -- 19782
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