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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 30, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 30, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red 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 30, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Jake Powell | Left Fielder |
| Bill Knickerbocker | Second Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 30, 1938
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Ruffing
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Ruffing
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ruffing
There goes Higgins. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Higgins steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Ruffing
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Ruffing
Desautels strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoag vs. Grove
Hoag bunts towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Grove
Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Powell reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knickerbocker vs. Grove
Knickerbocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Grove
Ruffing hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Ruffing
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Ruffing
Vosmik hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolfe scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoag vs. Grove
Hoag hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Grove
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knickerbocker vs. Grove
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Ruffing
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Grove
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Grove
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Rolfe scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. McKain
Hoag hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. McKain
Powell is hit by the pitch. Dickey moves to third. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knickerbocker vs. McKain
Tommy Henrich pinch runs for Jake Powell. Eric McNair now playing shortstop.
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. Dickey scores. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruffing vs. McKain
Ruffing takes first base on ball four. Knickerbocker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. McKain
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Tommy Henrich now playing right field. Myril Hoag now playing left field.
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Ruffing
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards right. Henrich fields it and throws to second to catch Chapman for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Ruffing
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. McKain
Johnny Peacock now catching.
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McKain
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. McKain
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. McKain
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Ruffing
McKain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Ruffing
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. McKain
Hoag hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. McKain
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. McKain
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Ruffing
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Ruffing
Peacock 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 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. McKain
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. McKain
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. McKain
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McKain
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair misplays the ball. That's an error on McNair. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Ruffing
Johnny Marcum pinch hits for Archie McKain.
Marcum strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffing covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Ruffing
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Wagner
Charlie Wagner now pitching.
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Wagner
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Wagner
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Wagner
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knickerbocker vs. Wagner
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Knickerbocker reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. Henrich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Wagner
Ruffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ruffing
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1938, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 2 0 1 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 2 2 0
Cronin J, ss 2 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 2 3 0
McNair E, ss 2 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 5 1 2 2
Foxx J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 5 3 3 2
Higgins P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hoag M, rf-lf 4 0 2 2
Chapman B, rf 2 0 0 0 Powell J, lf 2 0 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Henrich T, pr-rf 2 1 1 0
Desautels G, c 2 0 0 0 Knickerbocker B, 2b 4 0 1 3
Peacock J, c 1 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 4 0 0 0
Grove L, p 1 0 0 0
McKain A, p 1 0 0 0
Marcum J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner C, p 0 0 0 0
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28 0 3 0 39 10 16 10
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 012 500 02x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (L) 3.1 9 7 7 3 1
McKain A 3.2 4 1 1 1 0
Wagner C 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 5 6
E -- McNair E
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 11
2B -- DiMaggio J 2, Dickey B, Powell J, Knickerbocker B
SB -- Higgins P, Rolfe R, Crosetti F
SH -- Hoag M
HBP -- by McKain A (Powell J)
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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