Yankees @ Senators
August 16, 1938

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Lou Gehrig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .299
OBP .000 .414
At Bats 4 368
Hits 0 110
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 70
RBI’s 0 76

Jimmie DeShong Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Griffith Stadium - August 16, 1938
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Jimmie DeShong
Rick Ferrell
Zeke Bonura
Buddy Myer
Buddy Lewis
Cecil Travis
Taffy Wright
Sam West
George Case
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Jake Powell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gehrig hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Powell moves to second.
Top 8 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jimmie DeShong now pitching. Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Simmons pinch hits for Joe Krakauskas. Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to home to get Myer. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Myer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Myer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 West hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ruffing is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Gordon hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to third. Dickey moves to second.
Top 7 Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to second.
Top 7 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis juggles the ball. That's an error on Lewis.
Top 7 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis misplays the ball. That's an error on Travis.
Bottom 6 Travis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wright hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lewis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Lewis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ruffing is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Selkirk scores.
Top 6 There goes Selkirk. The throw from Ferrell and he is safe. Selkirk steals second.
Top 6 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Dickey scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West who is chasing the ball. Dickey reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Gehrig strikes out.
Bottom 5 Case hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Case for the out.
Bottom 5 Krakauskas 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 5 Ferrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Powell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruffing moves to second.
Top 5 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 5 Ruffing takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Myer 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 West hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Travis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Travis reaches second base with a double.
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 popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Selkirk strikes out.
Top 4 Dickey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a fly ball towards right. Selkirk settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Selkirk.
Bottom 3 Case hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Rolfe goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Crosetti strikes out.
Bottom 2 Krakauskas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 West takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Travis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Travis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bonura hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Ruffing strikes out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dickey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gehrig strikes out.
Top 1 Gehrig hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lewis settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lewis.
Top 1 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Rolfe. The throw from Ferrell and he is safe. Rolfe steals second.
Top 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Crosetti strikes out.