Red Sox @ Yankees
September 2, 1938

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Top 5	R	H	E
Red Sox	2	8	0
Yankees	4	5	1

Top 5	R	H	E
Red Sox	2	8	0
Yankees	4	5	1

Ben Chapman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.277
OBP	1.000	.360
At Bats	2	224
Hits	2	62
• Singles	2	43
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	1	34

Red Ruffing Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
18	4	0

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Yankee Stadium - September 2, 1938

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Out

Red Ruffing

Bill Dickey

Lou Gehrig

Joe Gordon

Red Rolfe

Frankie Crosetti

George Selkirk

Joe DiMaggio

Tommy Henrich

Ben Chapman

Pinky Higgins

Joe Cronin

Jimmie Foxx

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Chapman hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 5 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson scores. Foxx moves to third. Cronin moves to second.

Top 5 Cronin takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second.

Top 5 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson moves to third.

Top 5 Vosmik hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.

Top 5 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Ruffing is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Higgins moves to second.

Top 4 Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Cronin reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Selkirk strikes out.

Bottom 3 Dickey is walked intentionally.

Bottom 3 Gehrig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 3 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Vosmik is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing can't make a play. That's a base hit.

Top 3 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Crosetti strikes out.

Bottom 2 Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.

Bottom 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Peacock hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. Chapman moves to second.

Top 2 Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Cronin trying to get to home. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Dickey who tags Cronin who's trying to score from second, for the out.

Top 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cronin moves to second.

Top 2 Cronin takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Selkirk hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second.

Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Foxx is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Chapman hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Red Sox @ Yankees
September 2, 1938