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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 27, 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 August 27, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Humphries |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monte Pearson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Humphries | 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 |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Monte Pearson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 27, 1938
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Pearson
Lary 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Pearson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first, with Pearson covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Pearson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first, with Pearson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Humphries
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Humphries
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary misplays the ball. That's an error on Lary. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Humphries
Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary misplays the ball. That's an error on Lary. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Humphries
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Humphries
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Humphries
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Humphries
Glenn hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Pearson
Averill hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Pearson
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Pearson
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Humphries
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Humphries
Crosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Humphries
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pearson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Pearson
Hale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphries vs. Pearson
Humphries strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Humphries
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Humphries
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Humphries
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DiMaggio scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Humphries
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to third. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Glenn vs. Humphries
Glenn hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Humphries
Pearson takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. Humphries
Crosetti hits a line drive towards short. Lary reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Pearson
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Pearson
Campbell takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Pearson
Heath is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Pearson
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Pearson covering, for the out. Lary moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Pearson
Trosky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Humphries
Rolfe bunts towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Humphries
Henrich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Humphries
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Humphries
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Humphries
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple. Gehrig scores. Selkirk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Glenn vs. Humphries
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Pearson
Hemsley hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pearson
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Pearson
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Galehouse
Denny Galehouse now pitching.
Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Galehouse
Crosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Galehouse
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Galehouse
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Galehouse
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lary fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Pearson
Galehouse strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Pearson
Lary 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Pearson
Campbell 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, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Galehouse
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Galehouse
Selkirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Galehouse
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Galehouse
Glenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Galehouse
Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Pearson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Pearson
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Earl Averill.
Weatherly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Pearson
Trosky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Galehouse
Roy Weatherly now playing center field.
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Galehouse
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Galehouse
Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Galehouse
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Pearson
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pearson
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Pearson
Hale hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Galehouse
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Galehouse
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Galehouse
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Pearson
Moose Solters pinch hits for Denny Galehouse.
Solters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Pearson
Frankie Pytlak pinch hits for Lyn Lary.
Pytlak 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Pearson
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1938, game 2 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lary L, ss 2 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 0 0
Pytlak F, ph 1 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 2 2 0
Campbell B, rf 3 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 5 2 3 4
Heath J, lf 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 5 2 1 0
Averill E, cf 2 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 3 2 0
Weatherly R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Selkirk G, lf 5 1 2 2
Trosky H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 2 3 6
Hemsley R, c 3 0 0 0 Glenn J, c 4 0 0 1
Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Pearson M, p 3 0 0 0
Hale O, 2b 3 0 0 0
Humphries J, p 1 0 0 0
Galehouse D, p 1 0 0 0
Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 0 0 39 13 13 13
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 502 302 10x -- 13
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Humphries J (L) 4.0 9 10 7 3 3
Galehouse D 4.0 4 3 3 1 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson M (W) 9.0 0 0 0 2 7
E -- Lary L 2
LOB -- Cleveland 2, New York 6
3B -- Gordon J
HR -- Henrich T 2, Gordon J 2
T -- 2:58
A -- 0
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