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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 21, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 21, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 30,151 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Jake Powell | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 21, 1938
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Caster
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Caster
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Caster
Powell hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Ruffing
Sperry 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Ruffing
Werber takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Hayes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to third. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a line drive towards third. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Caster
Gehrig hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Caster
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Caster
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Caster
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Caster
Ruffing hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Ruffing
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Ruffing
Ambler takes first base on ball four. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caster vs. Ruffing
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Ruffing
Joe Glenn now catching.
Caster strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Ruffing
Sperry hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Caster
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Caster
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Caster
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses hits a popup towards third. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Ruffing
Werber strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Caster
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Caster
Glenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Glenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Caster
Dahlgren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Caster
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Glenn scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Caster
Ruffing hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Caster
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Caster
There goes Crosetti. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Crosetti steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Caster
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Caster
Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Caster
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Caster
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Ruffing
Finney hits a popup towards third. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Thomas
Bud Thomas now pitching.
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Thomas
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Thomas
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Ruffing
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Ruffing
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Ruffing
Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Thomas
Ruffing hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Thomas
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Thomas
Henrich 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
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Ruffing
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Hayes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Hayes scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Ruffing
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Thomas
Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Thomas
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Thomas
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glenn vs. Thomas
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Ruffing
Ambler strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ruffing
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Ruffing
Sperry hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Thomas
Dahlgren hits a fly ball towards left. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Thomas
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Thomas
Ruffing strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Thomas
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Ruffing
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Hayes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Thomas
Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Powell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Thomas
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Thomas
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Thomas
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Ruffing
Finney hits a popup towards first. Gehrig catches it and steps on first to double up Johnson. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1938, game 2 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 1 2 0 Sperry S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Henrich T, rf 4 1 1 1 Moses W, rf 4 0 1 0
Powell J, lf 5 2 3 1 Werber B, 3b 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 5 1 1 3 Hayes F, c 4 1 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 5 0 0 0 Johnson B, cf 3 0 2 1
Dickey B, c 1 0 1 0 Chapman S, lf 4 0 0 0
Glenn J, c 4 1 1 0 Finney L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dahlgren B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ambler W, ss 1 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Caster G, p 1 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 4 1 1 2 Thomas B, p 2 0 0 0
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39 8 11 8 30 1 5 1
New York 000 700 001 -- 8
Philadelphia 000 001 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 4.0 8 7 7 3 2
Thomas B 5.0 3 1 1 0 2
E -- Chapman S
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Glenn J, Hayes F, Johnson B
3B -- Powell J
HR -- Ruffing R, DiMaggio J
SB -- Crosetti F
T -- 2:00
A -- 30151
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