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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 1, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 1, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slick Coffman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monte Pearson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,946 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Tony Piet | Third Baseman |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Slick Coffman | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Monte Pearson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 1, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pearson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pearson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Pearson covering, for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Pearson
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Pearson
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Pearson
York hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Coffman
Henrich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Coffman
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pearson
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Pearson
Piet hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Pearson
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dahlgren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Coffman
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Coffman
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Coffman
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Pearson
Coffman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coffman for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pearson
Morgan 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Pearson
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Pearson
Gehringer 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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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Coffman
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Coffman
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Coffman
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Pearson
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Pearson
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Pearson
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piet vs. Pearson
There's a wild pitch. Greenberg moves to third. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piet vs. Pearson
Piet hits a fly ball into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Christman vs. Pearson
Christman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coffman vs. Pearson
Coffman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Coffman reaches second base with a double. Greenberg scores. York scores. Christman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Pearson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coffman scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pearson
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet juggles the ball. That's an error on Piet. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Coffman
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Coffman
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Coffman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Coffman
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Coffman
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Pearson
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Pearson
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Pearson
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. York reaches second base with a double. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Pearson
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piet vs. Pearson
Piet hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Coffman
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Coffman
Glenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Coffman
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Pearson
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dahlgren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Pearson
Coffman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pearson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pearson
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Pearson
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Pearson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dahlgren fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Coffman
Henrich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Coffman
Hoag is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Coffman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Coffman
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Coffman
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Pearson
York is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pearson
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Pearson
Piet hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Piet reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Pearson
There's a wild pitch. Piet moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christman vs. Pearson
Christman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Coffman
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Coffman
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Coffman
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Pearson
Coffman 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pearson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pearson
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Pearson
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Pearson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Pearson
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Coffman
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Coffman
Hoag hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Coffman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Coffman
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pearson
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piet vs. Pearson
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Pearson
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dahlgren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Coffman
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Coffman
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glenn vs. Coffman
Glenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Glenn reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dickey vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching. Bill Dickey pinch hits for Monte Pearson.
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Eisenstat
Crosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Eisenstat
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Eisenstat
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1938 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Morgan C, cf 5 1 3 1 Crosetti F, ss 5 0 1 0
Walker D, lf 4 0 1 0 Henrich T, rf 3 1 1 1
Gehringer C, 2b 1 1 0 0 Hoag M, lf 5 0 0 0
Greenberg H, 1b 5 1 2 1 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 3 0
York R, c 4 1 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 0 1 0
Fox P, rf 5 0 1 1 Dahlgren B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Piet T, 3b 5 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Christman M, ss 4 1 0 0 Glenn J, c 4 0 2 1
Coffman S, p 4 1 1 3 Pearson M, p 3 0 0 0
Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0 Dickey B, ph 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 6 34 3 8 3
Detroit 000 410 010 -- 6
New York 000 001 002 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coffman S (W)* 8.0 8 3 3 4 3
Eisenstat H (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson M (L) 9.0 10 6 6 7 6
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Piet T, Crosetti F
DP -- Detroit 2, New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, New York 9
2B -- Greenberg H, Coffman S, York R, Piet T, Glenn J
HR -- Henrich T
WP -- Pearson M 2
T -- 2:23
A -- 6946
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