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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 5, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 5, 1938 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Thomas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monte Pearson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 35,567 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
| Lou Finney | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Bud Thomas | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | 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 |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Monte Pearson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 5, 1938
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Pearson
Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig juggles the ball. That's an error on Gehrig. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sperry moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Pearson
Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Sperry scores. Finney moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Werber vs. Pearson
Dickey fires to first and picks off Johnson. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Thomas
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Thomas
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Thomas
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Thomas
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Pearson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Pearson
Ambler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Pearson
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Thomas
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Thomas
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Thomas
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Thomas
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Thomas
Pearson hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Pearson
Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Thomas
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Thomas
There goes Crosetti. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Crosetti steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Thomas
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Thomas
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Thomas
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Thomas
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Crosetti scores. There goes DiMaggio trying to get to third. Finney throws the ball in to Werber, who tags DiMaggio for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Pearson
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Pearson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Thomas
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Selkirk vs. Thomas
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Thomas
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Thomas
Pearson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finney throws the ball in to Sperry who tags Pearson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Thomas
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Pearson
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Pearson
Sam Chapman pinch hits for Bud Thomas.
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Pearson
Sperry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Smith
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henrich scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Finney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Pearson
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Smith
There goes Gordon. The throw from Hayes and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pearson vs. Smith
Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Pearson
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Pearson
Ambler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Pearson
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Smith reaches second base with a double. Ambler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sperry vs. Pearson
Sperry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Sperry reaches second base with a double. Ambler scores. Smith scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Pearson
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Smith
Hayes fires to third and picks off Rolfe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Smith
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Smith
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Smith
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Dickey and back to Rolfe, who tags Johnson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Pearson
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Pearson
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Smith
Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop. Dave Smith now pitching.
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Pearson
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Dave Smith.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Pearson
Sperry hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney 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 9/5/1938, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Sperry S, 2b 5 1 1 2 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 0 0
Finney L, lf 5 0 2 0 Rolfe R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Moses W, rf 3 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 4 2 0 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 2 1 DiMaggio J, cf 3 0 2 1
Johnson B, cf 3 0 2 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 2
Werber B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 2 2 2
Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0 Selkirk G, lf 4 0 2 0
Ambler W, ss 4 1 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 2 0 1 1
Newsome S, ss 0 0 0 0 Pearson M, p 4 0 1 0
Thomas B, p 1 0 0 0
Chapman S, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith E, p 1 1 1 0
Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 32 6 10 6
Philadelphia 100 000 200 -- 3
New York 001 110 30x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas B 4.0 5 2 1 3 1
Smith E (L) 3.0 5 4 4 3 2
Smith D 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson M (W) 9.0 9 3 2 2 3
E -- Gehrig L, Werber B, Hayes F
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 9
2B -- Siebert D, Selkirk G 2, Gehrig L, Dickey B, Finney L, Smith E, Sperry S
3B -- Johnson B
HR -- Dickey B
SB -- Crosetti F, Gordon J
PB -- Hayes F 2
T -- 2:20
A -- 35567
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