Yankees @ Senators
August 16, 1938

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 16 14 0
Senators 0 4 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 16 14 0
Senators 0 5 3

Taffy Wright Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .349
OBP .000 .404
At Bats 0 86
Hits 0 30
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 12

Lefty Gomez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 9 0
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Griffith Stadium - August 16, 1938
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Double
Lefty Gomez
Joe Glenn
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Myril Hoag
Taffy Wright
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Wright reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bonura hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bluege scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bluege scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolfe moves to third.
Top 9 Hoag bunts towards the mound. Appleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to second.
Top 9 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to third.
Top 9 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Babe Dahlgren now playing first base. Case hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bluege scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appleton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Appleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Giuliani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bluege hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Appleton covering, for the out.
Top 7 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoag scores.
Top 7 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoag moves to second.
Top 7 Hoag hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 George Case now playing center field. Taffy Wright now playing right field. Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 West strikes out.
Bottom 6 Travis takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bonura hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Glenn scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Glenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West who is chasing the ball. Glenn reaches third base with a triple. Gehrig goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third.
Top 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lewis. Hoag scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Hoag hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West who is chasing the ball. Hoag reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Case hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Appleton strikes out.
Bottom 5 Giuliani hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bluege hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Bluege reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bluege scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gomez hits a line drive towards the mound. Appleton catches it and throws to first to double up Glenn.
Top 5 Pete Appleton now pitching. Tony Giuliani now catching. Glenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 West hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gordon hits a line drive towards third. Lewis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Selkirk is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 4 DiMaggio is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Hoag strikes out.
Top 4 Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. Glenn scores. Crosetti goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis juggles the ball. That's an error on Lewis. Glenn moves to second.
Top 4 Chief Hogsett now pitching. Gomez hits a popup towards the mound. Hogsett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gordon scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Gordon. The throw from Ferrell and he is safe. Gordon steals second.
Top 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Selkirk scores.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Gehrig moves to third. Selkirk moves to second.
Top 4 Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Case hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hoag strikes out.
Top 3 Rolfe strikes out. The ball gets by Ferrell. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 3 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bluege scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chase strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ferrell strikes out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Glenn for a passed ball. Travis moves to third. Bluege moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bluege takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. Travis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Travis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Glenn hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Gehrig scores.
Top 2 Selkirk strikes out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Ferrell for a passed ball. Gehrig moves to second.
Top 2 Gehrig is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Simmons is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Lewis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Case hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hoag hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bluege reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bluege scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Crosetti strikes out.