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August 12, 1938

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Athletics 1 3 0
Yankees 9 12 1
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Athletics 1 3 0
Yankees 11 13 1

Lou Gehrig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .287
OBP 1.000 .409
At Bats 3 345
Hits 3 99
• Singles 2 60
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 18
Walks 0 70
RBI’s 2 64

Dave Smith Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 12, 1938
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Double
Dave Smith
Earle Brucker
Lou Finney
Stan Sperry
Billy Werber
Wayne Ambler
Sam Chapman
Bob Johnson
Wally Moses
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Henrich scores. DiMaggio scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hadley scores. Rolfe moves to third. Henrich moves to second.
Bottom 6 Henrich takes first base on ball four. Gordon scores. Hadley moves to third. Rolfe moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to third. Hadley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hadley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Werber hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moses strikes out.
Bottom 5 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Dave Smith now pitching. Dickey hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sperry hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ambler is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Crosetti. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Crosetti steals second.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores.
Bottom 4 Hadley bunts towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ross, and towards Ambler, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Selkirk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Dickey takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henrich strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Moses. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Moses steals second.
Top 3 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to third for the out. Ambler scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Sperry bunts towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. Ambler moves to third. Ross moves to second.
Top 3 Ross bunts and there's an error on the play. Ambler moves to second.
Top 3 Ambler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Dickey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Finney hits a line drive towards left. Selkirk catches it and throws to second to double up Johnson.
Top 2 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brucker for the out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Henrich reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Rolfe strikes out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 1 Werber is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Sperry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.