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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 19, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on April 19, 1938 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Jake Powell | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Myril Hoag | Center Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 19, 1938
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti strikes out. Desautels drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Crosetti out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Grove
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vosmik scores. Foxx moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Grove
Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Grove
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoag scores. Selkirk scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hoag. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Gomez
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grove vs. Gomez
Grove strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Grove
Powell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Grove
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Grove
Hoag hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk bunts towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Grove
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Gomez
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Gomez
Grove is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Grove
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Grove
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik 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, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Grove
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaffke vs. Gomez
Fabian Gaffke pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Gaffke takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Gomez
Eric McNair pinch hits for Lefty Grove.
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Wagner
Moe Berg now catching. Charlie Wagner now pitching.
Crosetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Wagner
Rolfe bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Wagner
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Wagner
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik bunts in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Wagner
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Wagner
Babe Dahlgren pinch runs for Bill Dickey. Tommy Henrich pinch hits for Myril Hoag.
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Marcum
Johnny Marcum now pitching.
Selkirk bunts for an out with unknown description. Dahlgren moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knickerbocker vs. Marcum
Bill Knickerbocker pinch hits for Joe Gordon.
Knickerbocker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruffing vs. Marcum
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. Henrich scores. Knickerbocker moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Marcum
Joe Vance pinch runs for Red Ruffing.
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knickerbocker scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Marcum
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Murphy
Jake Powell now playing center field. Joe Glenn now catching. Tommy Henrich now playing right field. Bill Knickerbocker now playing second base.
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Murphy
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Moe Berg.
Nonnenkamp hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Murphy
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1938, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 1 Cramer D, cf 3 1 1 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 3 1 0 0
Powell J, rf-cf 3 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 4 0 0 1
Dickey B, c 2 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 1
Dahlgren B, pr 0 1 0 0 Chapman B, rf 3 0 1 0
Glenn J, c 0 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hoag M, cf 2 1 0 0 Desautels G, c 2 0 0 0
Henrich T, ph-rf 0 1 0 0 Gaffke F, ph 0 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 3 1 2 0 Berg M, c 0 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 1 2 Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 0 0 0
Knickerbocker, ph-2b 0 1 0 0 Grove L, p 2 0 0 0
Gomez L, p 3 0 0 0 McNair E, ph 1 0 0 0
Ruffing R, ph 1 0 1 2 Wagner C, p 0 0 0 0
Vance J, pr 0 0 0 0 Marcum J, p 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
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29 5 5 5 31 3 5 3
New York 020 000 003 -- 5
Boston 100 000 020 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (W) 8.0 5 3 2 4 3
Murphy J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L 7.0 4 2 2 3 6
Wagner C (L)* 1.0 0 2 2 2 0
Marcum J 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Crosetti F
DP -- New York 1, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 6
2B -- Foxx J, Selkirk G, Chapman B
SH -- Rolfe R, Vosmik J, Selkirk G
HBP -- by Wagner C (Crosetti F)
T -- 1:54
A -- 7000
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