Week 4 Results (May 9, 1938 - May 15, 1938)
Monday, May 9, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Clyde Shoun
returned to the mound on 05/10/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 0
The
Indians had plenty of chances early in the game but couldn’t score, and then
once Jim
Bagby (2-2, 1.82) it was too late. Denny
Galehouse (0-1, 2.08) pitched well, but the Red Sox scored a few early runs
and Bagby held off the Cleveland attack for the win.
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| Oral Hildebrand |
The Browns collected three homeruns on the day, and it was just enough for Oral Hildebrand (1-3, 9.13) to get his first win of the season. St. Louis scored three times in the first, but by the end of the second, Washington had tied the score at 3-3. The Browns tacked on two more in the top of the third, and Hildebrand was able to withstand a late Nationals rally.
Philadelphia
(NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 1
Cincinnati
is going to have to put off their comeback for at least another day as the
Phillies jumped out ahead early and Claude
Passeau (2-1, 2.61) went all the way for the win. Peaches
Davis (0-4, 7.57) got hit hard again as his early season pitching struggles
continued.
Pittsburgh
(H) 5 Boston (NL) 0
Cy Blanton
(4-1, 2.92) held Boston to only two hits as he went all the way for the win and
to keep the Pirates moving up in the standings. Second baseman Pep Young
added two late RBI's to help put the Pirates over the top.
Brooklyn
3 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
Freddie
Fitzsimmons (3-1, 1.64) held St. Louis hitless until the seventh, and then
the Dodgers had to hold off a late Cardinals charge to collect the win. Bill McGee
(1-1, 1.61) took the loss, but could have used some offensive support today.
Tuesday,
May 10, 1938
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Al
Milnar was injured (?) on 05/09/1938
Brooklyn
catcher Roy
Spencer (Major League Finale 05/09/1938) was granted his release on
05/15/1938/ Spencer was later sent out to Baltimore (IL)
Chicago
(NL) catcher Bob Garbark
made his Season Debut on 05/11/1938. Chicago (NL) pitcher Newt
Kimball made his Season Debut on 05/11/1938
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| Joe Stripp |
St. Louis (AL) 11 Washington (H) 8
The
Browns tightened their hold on first place as the offense overpowered the
Nationals for the win. The Nationals scored three times in the first to take a
3-1 lead, and then Buddy Lewis
hit a three-run homerun (2) in the fourth to re-take the lead at 6-5 as the
Washington bullpen couldn’t hold off the St. Louis storm. Vito
Tamulis (3-0, 3.10) picked up the win in relief, and Joe Kohlman
(1-1, 8.44) got hung with the loss.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 2 New York (NL) 0
Bill Lee
(2-1, 1.88) shut out the visiting Giants on only four hits and went all the way
for the win and further tightened up the NL pennant race. Harry
Gumbert (3-2, 2.57) pitched well for New York, but gave up a pair of RBI
triples to Cubs first baseman Ripper
Collins. Collins is still hitting over .500 (.512), leading all of
baseball.
Cincinnati
(H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Jim Weaver
(3-0, 2.51) threw a four-hit shutout as the Reds rolled over the visiting
Phillies. Weaver also picked up two key RBI's in the bottom of the fifth that
essentially put the game out of reach.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 0
Enos
Slaughter continued his hot start to the season as he hit a double and a
triple, drove home a run, and then in both instances was immediately driven
home. This gave veteran hurler Si Johnson
(2-1, 3.20) all the support he needed as Johnson shut down the Dodgers on a
four-hit shutout.
Wednesday,
May 11, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Si Johnson
made his Season Finale on 05/10/1938. Johnson was later sent out to Rochester
IL)
Boston
(AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1 (11)
The
White Sox started off the game with a walk and a wild throw (E1) on a sacrifice
attempt to take a 1-0 lead, but that was the only run Lefty Grove
(5-1, 1.71) would allow today. The Red Sox, who weren't much better offensively
than the White Sox, finally scored the winning run on a Bobby Doerr
single in the bottom of the eleventh.
New York
(AL) (H) 16 Cleveland 3 (Grand Slam!)
The
Indians led 3-0 after the top of the third, but New York stayed close with two
runs in the third, and then they added four runs in the fourth to take a lead
they would never lose. The Yankees then pounced on the Cleveland bullpen with a
seven-run seventh, the big hit being a Grand Slam homerun (1) by Spud
Chandler (1-0, 4.50), who also went all the way for the win.
St.
Louis (AL) 8 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5
A
two-run triple by center fielder Sam West
keyed a four-run seventh that put St. Louis ahead got good and Jack Knott
(1-1, 2.22) was able to go all the way for the win. A's catcher Earle
Brucker got a spot start and made it count by going 4-for-5 with three runs
scored, an RBI, a double, and a homerun (1).
Washington
(H) 7 Detroit 2
Harry
Kelley (1-0, 6.37) made his second strong start for Washington since coming
over from the Philadelphia A's, and a three-run homerun (5) by Zeke Bonura
in the bottom of the fifth blew open a tight game and provided the wide margin
for victory.
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| Babe Ruth and Tony Lazzeri |
A three-run sixth gave the Cubs a 6-2 lead, with a Tony Lazzeri two-run homerun (2) being the big hit in the inning, but then the Cubs added on a six-run seventh to run away with the crowd-pleasing home win. Tex Carleton (2-1, 7.56) struggled occasionally, but held on and went eight innings for the win.
New York
(NL) 13 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0 (Grand Slam!)
Cliff
Melton (3-3, 2.97) shut out the Cardinals as the Giants scored four runs in
both the eighth and ninth innings to run away with the win. Center fielder Hank Leiber
swung the big bat as he connected on a two-run triple in the second and then later
added a Grand Slam homerun (5) in the fateful eighth.
Thursday,
May 12, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) infielder Jim Bucher
made his Season Finale on 05/11/1938. Bucher was later sent out to Columbus
(AA)
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Newt
Kimball made his Season Finale on 05/11/1938. Kimball was later sent out to
Birmingham (SOUA)
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| Monty Stratton |
New York (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 3
The
Yankees scored four times in the bottom of the first when Bob Feller's (2-4,
3.78) walks all came back to bite him. Joe
DiMaggio hit a two-run double off the wall for the big hit of the inning,
but that was enough as the Indians came back to keep it close, but Lefty Gomez
(2-2, 4.24) wouldn't let them get any closer on his way to the complete game
victory.
Washington
(H) 5 Detroit 0
Jimmie
DeShong (1-3, 5.54) allowed nine hits and he walked six Tigers' batters,
but Detroit was unable to provide a two-out hit, plus they hit into a pair of
key double plays, all allowing DeShong to get the shutout in his first complete
game of the season. DeShong also chipped
in with two hits and a key RBI to help his own cause.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 6 Brooklyn 5 (11)
After
the top of the sixth, Brooklyn had a 5-1 lead and appeared to be cruising
toward a win, but when Ripper
Collins doubled home two runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Cubs had tied
the score at 5-5, and the game soon moved into extra innings. Chicago finally
claimed the win when Gabby
Hartnett singled home Augie Galan
in the bottom of the eleventh, allowing the Cubs to keep pushing upward in the
NL standings.
Cincinnati
(H) 4 Boston (NL) 0
Paul
Derringer (2-3, 3.93) hurled a four-hit shutout over the Bees as the Reds
waited until the sixth inning before they were able to get on the board, but two
runs in the sixth and then two more in the seventh were more than enough for
Derringer.
Friday,
May 13, 1938
Transactions:
Detroit
pitcher Al
Benton was sent out to Toledo (AA) after 05/12/1938
Brooklyn
outfielder Heinie
Manush (Team Finale 05/12/1938) was
sent out to Toronto (IL) after 05/12/1938
Chicago
(NL) outfielder Coaker
Triplett made his Season Finale on 05/12/1938. Triplett was later sent out
to Minneapolis (AA)
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| Bobby Doerr |
Boston led 3-2 after the third, and then Bobby Doerr hit a three-run homerun (1) in the fifth that essentially locked the game up for Jack Wilson (1-3, 4.78) and the Red Sox. Doerr added a solo homerun (2) later in the seventh to finish with four RBI's in the game.
Chicago
(AL) 12 Cleveland (H) 4
The
White Sox got off to a slow start but they had a loud finish as they pounded
the Indians' bullpen for a walkaway win. First baseman Rip
Radcliff had the big game with the bat as he homered (1) and drove in five
runs, and Thornton
Lee (3-2, 4.91) came away with the win.
Detroit
(H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 6
The
Tigers led 5-1 after the third inning, but the game was far from over, and in
the top of the eighth backup catcher Tommy Heath
slammed a two-run pinch-hit double, and the Browns were able to tie the score at
6-6. Detroit had the final say, though, and in the bottom of the eighth Vern
Kennedy (3-2, 4.62), pitching in relief, was allowed to bat, and his single
drove home third baseman Don Ross
with the game-winner.
New York
(AL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 2
Monte
Pearson (4-0, 2.25) took a three-hit shutout into the ninth inning, but his
own error opened the door for the A's to get on the board, but the outcome was
already well decided in Pearson's favor. The Yankees put up four runs in the
bottom of the sixth, with second baseman Bill
Knickerbocker's two-out two-run single being the big hit in the big inning.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 0
Left
fielder Augie
Galan's two-out two-run single in the bottom of the first gave the Cubs the
early lead, and it gave Larry
French (3-4, 6.07) the run support he would need as he scattered five hits
and shut out the Pirates. Red Lucas (0-3, 5.70) pitched well but took the loss
in Pittsburgh's first game after three weather-related days off.
Saturday,
May 14, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(AL) outfielder Paul
Easterling (Major League Finale 05/11/1938), Gene Hasson
(Major League Finale 05/11/1938), and George
Turbeville (DNP) were traded on 05/14/1938 to St. Louis (NL) in return for Dick
Siebert
Cleveland
pitcher Joe
Heving made his Team Finale on 05/13/1938. Heving was later sent out to
Milwaukee (AA) and was later sold to Boston (AL) on 08/01/1938. Cleveland
infielder Skeeter
Webb was injured (?) on 05/13/1938
Philadelphia
(NL) outfielder Art Rebel
(Season Finale 05/10/1938) was granted his release on 05/14/1938. Rebel was
later sent out to Nashville (SOUA)
New York
(AL) pitcher Lee Stine
made his Major League Finale on 05/13/1938
Cincinnati
infielder Alex
Kampouris returned to play on 05/15/1938
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| Carl Reynolds |
Philadelphia (AL) first baseman Dick Siebert (Team Debut 05/16/1938) was acquired from St. Louis (NL) on 05/14/1938 in return for Paul Easterling (DNP), Gene Hasson (DNP), and George Turbeville (DNP)
Boston
(AL) (H) 5 Washington 4 (10)
Washington
led 3-0 after the top of the sixth and then they led 4-2 after the top of the
ninth, but in the bottom of the ninth the Red Sox put a pair of runners on base
and Ben
Chapman lined a two-out two-run double to tie the score, with catcher Gene
DeSautels surprising everyone with a daring dash to home to tie the score.
In the bottom of the tenth, with the score still tied, Boston put on two
runners, and this time it was Bobby
Doerr's turn to get the big hit, driving home Joe Vosmik
with the game-winner, Doerr's third game-winning hit of the week.
Philadelphia
(AL) 1 New York (AL) (H) 1 (5) (Tie Game)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN193805140.shtml
Brooklyn
(H) 3 Boston (NL) 2 (13)
Boston
right fielder Gene Moore
threw runners out at home in the bottom of the ninth and eleventh innings, but
in the thirteenth, Johnny
Hudson was able to avoid the tag at home to score the winning run. Tot
Pressnel and Jim Turner
both pitched masterpieces, but neither was around for the decision.
Cincinnati
7 St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 (10) (Tie Game)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN193805140.shtml
Note: This game was protested by the visiting team, and the protest was later upheld. In the top of the sixth inning, Dusty Cooke's ball struck the facing of the upper deck and caromed back onto the field; it was ruled in play and he reached third base for a triple; the Reds protested the game, which was upheld; Cooke was awarded a home run by NL President Ford Frick; the game was then replayed in its entirety on August 20.
Sunday,
May 15, 1938
Transactions:
Boston
(AL) catcher Moe Berg
was injured (?) on 05/14/1938
Boston
(NL) infielder Eddie Mayo
(Season Finale 05/14/1938) was sold to Chicago (NL) (DNP) after 05/14/1938.
Mayo was later sent out to Los Angeles (PCL)
Philadelphia
(AL) outfielder Sam Chapman
made his Major League Debut on 05/16/1938
Washington
catcher Tony
Giuliani made his Season Debut on 05/16/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 7 Washington 0
The Red
Sox extended their current winning streak to five games as Lefty Grove
(6-1, 1.46) threw a one-hit shutout against the visiting Nationals. Jimmie Foxx
slugged a two-run homerun (4) in the first and Boston rolled on from there.
St.
Louis (AL) 7 Detroit (H) 1
The
Browns maintained their slender lead in the AL standings behind Oral
Hildebrand's (2-3, 6.82) second consecutive strong pitching performance.
Detroit hurler Eldon Auker
(1-2, 5.77) walked in three runs in the first inning (he finished with eight
walks allowed) and took the loss.
Boston
(NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 2
The Bees
finally matched another good pitching outing with some runs this time and Lou Fette
(2-3, 2.14) came away with the win in Brooklyn.
Boston took an early 2-0 lead, but then Dodgers first sacker Dolph
Camilli tied the score at 2-2 with a homerun (3) in the fourth. Fette kept
Brooklyn off the scoreboard, and this time the Bees were able to scratch out two
late runs and get the win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 1 Pittsburgh 0
Two
teams wrapped tightly in the battle for first place in the NL and today it was
the Cubs who came out ahead when Augie
Galan's two-out single scored Stan Hack
in the bottom of the first, and then Bill Lee
(3-1,1.56) took over from there, Jim Tobin
(5-1, 1.19) and Lee both gave up three hits in a tight game.
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| Peaches Davis |
The Reds scored four times in both the third and fifth innings, and each time all the runs scored after two outs had already been recorded. Peaches Davis (1-4, 7.44) tried to cruise home with the easy win, but Enos Slaughter drove in five runs with a pair of homeruns (8, 9) to lead a ferocious comeback before Cincinnati could clinch their win.
Note:
Slaughter only hit eight homeruns in 1938, but after three two-homerun games in
the past ten days, he has now hit nine homeruns in only twenty-one games.
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