Week 5 Results (May 16, 1938 - May 22, 1938)

Monday, May 16, 1938 

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Waite Hoyt

Brooklyn pitcher Waite Hoyt (Major League Finale 05/15/1938) was granted his release on 05/15/1938

St. Louis (NL) outfielder Tuck Stainback (Team Finale 05/15/1938) was placed on waivers before 05/26/1938. St. Louis (NL) pitcher Lon Warneke was injured (?) on 05/15/1938

 

Cleveland pitcher Earl Whitehill returned to the mound on 05/17/1938

 

Cleveland (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3

 

Cleveland starter Johnny Allen got the scoring started with a solo homerun (1) in the bottom of the fifth, but heading into the eighth, it was Philadelphia with a 3-2 lead. In the bottom half of the eighth, a dropped two-out pop-up allowed Odell Hale to reach first, and then Jeff Heath slugged a two-run homerun (4) to give the Indians the lead back and the win.

 

Detroit (H) 9 Washington 4

 

The Tigers scored four runs in the bottom of the first, with three of them scoring after two outs had been recorded. The Nationals kept trying to come back, but the Detroit offense was able to feast on the Washington bullpen and ran away with it. It was a team effort for Detroit, as every player in the lineup had at least one hit, and except for left fielder Dixie Walker, batting second, and all also had had at least one RBI.

 

Brooklyn (H) 3 Boston (NL) 1

 

Beefy catcher Babe Phelps swatted a two-out two-run homerun (1) in the bottom of the ninth to give Freddie Fitzsimmons (4-1, 1.50) and the Dodgers an exciting walk-off win. Danny MacFayden (1-4, 1.96) pitched well, but gave up the homerun to Phelps and took the loss.

 

New York (NL) 12 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3

 

The Giants had a slender 1-0 lead after five innings, but then New York jumped on Bucky Walters (2-4, 3.63) for six runs in the top of the sixth, the big hit being a two-out three-run homerun (2) by first baseman Johnny McCarthy. New York then added four more runs in the seventh to lock up the win for Hal Schumacher (5-1, 2.93). 

 

Tuesday, May 17, 1938

 

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Washington pitcher Bill Phebus made his Major League Finale on 05/16/1938

 

New York (NL) pitcher Hy Vandenberg was sent out to Jersey City (IL) after 05/16/1938

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Bob Uhl made his Major League Debut on 05/08/1938

 

Cleveland (H) 16 Philadelphia (AL) 9

 

Hal Trosky

Does the wind blow out at League Park? If so, it did today as both teams scored four runs in the first inning, then the Indians scored three times in the third, only to see the A's come back with three of their own in the fifth. Cleveland answered with five runs in the bottom of the fifth, and then they poured it on from there, outhitting the visiting A's 21-17. Jeff Heath (4-for-5) and Hal Trosky (4-for-5) led the hit parade for Cleveland, with the Indians powering four homeruns in the game off the beleaguered Philadelphia pitching staff.

Pittsburgh 3 Boston (NL) (H) 1

 

Pittsburgh hurler Russ Bauers (4-1, 1.74) continued his good start to the season by throwing a three-hitter against the Braves and went all the way for the win. Milt Shoffner (0-5, 4.15) took the loss.

 

Brooklyn (H) 9 St. Louis (NL) 3

 

Cardinals starter Bill McGee got the first two batters out in the bottom of the first, but then three consecutive walks opened the door to a four-run inning for the Dodgers, St. Louis made it close when third baseman Jersey Joe Stripp hit a three-run homerun (1) in the top of the seventh, but Brooklyn stormed right back by scoring five runs off the Cardinals bullpen in the bottom half of the inning.

 

Chicago (NL) 9 New York (NL) (H) 1

 

In a much anticipated game between two of the NL leaders, the hometown Giants scored first with a run in the bottom of the first., but that was all Cubs hurler Tex Carleton (3-1, 5.82) would yield today and the Cubs offense soon awoken and the visitors ran away with a decisive victory. Newly acquired outfielder Carl Reynolds smacked a two-out two-run double in the top of the second and the Cubs were off and rolling.

 

Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1

 

Paul Derringer (3-3, 3.34) was working on a no-hitter when, with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Tommy Reis sliced a line drive to left, where it fell to the ground and the ball skipped off left fielder Dusty Cooke and rolled all the way to the wall. Reis came around and scored and spoiled the no-hitter and shutout all in one swing. Cincinnati and Derringer might have been disappointed, but they gladly took home the win.

 

Wednesday, May 18, 1938

 

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Chicago (NL) pitcher Bob Logan was injured (?) on 05/17/1938

 

St. Louis (NL) pitcher Mike Ryba made his Season Debut on 05/19/1938

 

Cleveland (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 6

 

The A's led 5-2 after the third and led 6-3 after the top of the fifth, but then the Indians roared back with a five-run sixth to take a 7-6 lead. After a rough start to the game (eight walks allowed), Bob Feller (3-4, 4.11) suddenly snapped into beast mode, and Philadelphia went quietly through the final three innings.

 

Detroit (H) 2 Washington 1

Wes Ferwell

Wes Ferrell (4-3, 3.76) was nursing a slender 1-0 lead when Hank Greenberg popped a two-run homerun (8) in the bottom of the sixth to put Detroit ahead for good. Boots Poffenberger (3-1, 3.46) went all the way for the hard-fought win.

New York (AL) 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2

 

Joe DiMaggio hit a solo homerun (2) in the third and then added a two-run triple in the fifth as the visiting Yankees climbed to within 0.5 games of the first-place Browns. Lefty Gomez (3-2, 3.91) got the win over Bobo Newsom (4-1, 2.96).

 

Boston (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 0

 

Boston starter Jim Turner (3-2, 2.04) held the Pirates to only one hit and went all the way for the victory over Bob Klinger (0-1, 4.05). The Bees scored single runs in three early innings, with right fielder Gene Moore picking up two key RBI's.

 

St. Louis (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 1

 

Bob Weiland (3-3, 2.30) scattered four hits as the Cardinals picked up the win over Tot Pressnell (1-4, 3.42) at Ebbets Field. Right fielder Don Padgett stroked a two-out two-run single in the top of the third, and Weiland took over from there.

 

New York (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 1

 

Back-to-back homeruns by Lou Chiozza and Harry Danning in the bottom of the second gave the Giants a 3-1 lead, and Carl Hubbell (5-0, 2.30) had what he needed to get the win over the Cubs.

 

Thursday, May 19, 1938

 

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Detroit pitcher Harry Eisenstat was injured (?) on 05/18/1938

 

Chicago (NL) infielder Tony Lazzeri was injured (?) on 05/18/1938

 

New York (AL) outfielder George Selkirk was injured (?) 0n 05/20/1938

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Bob Uhl made his Season Finale on 05/08/1938. Uhl was later sent out to Dallas (TL)

 

Boston (AL) 8 Chicago (AL) (H) 3

 

Gee Walket

The Red Sox led 3-0 after the second inning, and Boston starter Jack Wilson (2-3, 4.39) had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning, but before the sixth inning was finished, White Sox left fielder Gee Walker smashed a three-run triple to draw Chicago to within 4-3. In the top of the seventh, Boston roared back when catcher Gene DeSautels knocked a two-out three-run double to restore their lead, and Wilson was able to go all the way for the win.

Washington 11 Cleveland (H) 4

 

Cleveland got the scoring started with three runs in the bottom of the first, but Washington answered back with three runs of their own runs the top of the second, and then they added three more in the fourth to take a 6-3 lead. The Nationals then pounded the Indians' bullpen for five runs late and took the easy win. Jimmie DeShong (2-3, 5.63) struggled early but calmed down and took home the win.

 

Detroit (H) 18 Philadelphia (AL) 1 (Grand Slam!)

 

The A's scored first with a run in the top of the second, but that was all George Gill (3-0, 1.13) would allow today and the  Tigers offense soon kicked it into gear, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the fourth and then again in the bottom of the eighth. Hank Greenberg hit a Grand Slam homerun (9) in the fourth, and Charley Gehringer added a three-run homerun in the eighth, with both batters getting five RBI's in the game.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 4

 

Vince DiMaggio slammed a two-run homerun (2) in the first, and the Bees slowly built a lead, and then they held off a furious rally by the Pirates to claim the tough home win. Down by one run, the Pirates had the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the ninth when Paul Waner unleashed a tremendous drive that, unfortunately for the Pirates, was caught at the wall for the third out and to end the game.

 

St. Louis (NL) 7 Brooklyn (H) 4

 

St. Louis scored three times in the first and was leading 3-1 in the top of the seventh. With two outs and two on, should I leave in Bill Posedel (0-3, 5.51) to face Joe Medwick, or leave him and pinch-hit for him next inning? Posedel stayed in, surrendered a three-run homerun (4) to Medwick, and the Cardinals cruised to the win in Brooklyn.

 

Chicago (NL) 2 New York (NL) (H) 1

 

Both teams scored a run early, and then the pitchers took over, with Bill Lee (4-1, 1.48) driving in a run in the top of the sixth to put the visiting Cubs ahead for good. Harry Gumbert (3-3, 2.52) pitched a good game but got hung with the loss.

 

Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4

 

Second baseman Alex Kampouris, only recently promoted to the Reds starting lineup, got Cincinnati off to a good start when he hit a three-run homerun (3) in the second, and Peaches Davis (2-4, 6.90) was able to go all the way for the win. Phillies first baseman Gene Corbett slugged two homeruns (2, 3) to keep Philadelphia in the game, but it wasn't enough.

 

Friday, May 20, 1938

 

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Vito Tamulis

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Vito Tamulis (Team Finale 05/10/1938) was placed on waivers before 05/20/1938

Detroit pitcher Tommy Bridges returned to the mound on 05/21/1938

 

Washington 6 Cleveland (H) 5

 

The Nationals crept ahead early behind the pitching strength of Dutch Leonard, but neither Leonard nor Elon Hogsett (0-4, 11.68) could withstand an Indians late rally. Ken Keltner smacked a two-out two-run double in the bottom of the ninth to give Cleveland its first lead of the day to send the Indians fans home happy.

 

Detroit (H) 19 Philadelphia (AL) 10 (Grand Slam!)

 

Quite a day in Detroit as Sam Chapman slammed a Grand Slam homerun (1) in the top of the first the give the A's the quick lead, but the Tigers came back to tie the score at 4-4 in the bottom of the second. Philadelphia went ahead, but again Detroit came back, taking the lead with four runs in the bottom of the sixth. The Tigers then scored eight runs in the seventh to lock up the victory. Rudy York drove in four runs with a double and a triple, and Hank Greenberg picked up four RBI's as well for his day's work.

 

Boston (AL) 19 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3

 

The Red Sox got on the scoreboard with four runs in the fourth, and they were winning 8-1 after the eighth, and then they tacked on eleven runs in the top of the ninth. Third baseman Pinky Higgins had the big day with the bat by going 6-for-7 with two runs scored and six RBI's, and Lefty Grove (7-1, 1.44) got the win for his seven innings of work. Beau Bell hit two homeruns (8, 9) for the Browns, but with this loss, St. Louis fell into second place, a full game behind Boston.

 

Brooklyn (H) 4 Pittsburgh 2

 

The Pirates scored two runs in the second, but that was all they could score off Van Mungo (1-3, 4.75) today, and the Dodgers came back with a three-run fifth to take the lead for good. Mungo got his first win of the season by holding Pittsburgh to only four hits, with Red Lucas (0-4, 5.40) taking the loss.

 

New York (NL) (H) 12 Cincinnati 8

 

The Giants overpowered the Reds for the home win, although both teams had big, run-scoring innings. New York took a 9-1 lead when they scored seven runs in the bottom of the third, and then Cincinnati struggled back to make it close when they scored six runs in the top of the fifth. Jumbo Brown came in to close out the final four innings and get the save. Catcher Harry Danning had a 4-for-5 day with three runs scored, three RBI's, a double, and two triples, while second baseman Lou Chiozza chipped in with a five-RBI day as well.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 6

 

The Cubs scored five runs in the top of the third but they were unable to hold on to their lead and in the bottom of the ninth with no outs and the score tied at 6-6, Chuck Klein led off with a double and then on the next pitch Morrie Arnovich lined a single up the middle that plated Klein with the game-winner.

 

Saturday, May 21, 1938

 

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Detroit outfielder Roy Cullenbine was sent out to Toledo (AA) after 05/20/1938

 

Brooklyn pitcher Vito Tamulis (Team Debut 05/23/1938) was claimed on Waivers from St. Louis (AL) on 05/20/1938

 

New York (AL) 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 0

 

Spud Chandler (2-0, 3.19) held the White Sox to three hits as he went all the way for the shutout victory. Thornton Lee (3-3, 4.43) only allowed four hits, but one was a two-run single by Joe DiMaggio in the top of the third.

 

Cleveland (H) 12 Washington 5

 

The Indians poured on the runs in the middle of the game and ran away with the victory. Ken Keltner led the offensive charge with a 3-for-5 day that included two

Earl Whitehill

runs scored, four RBI's, a triple, and a homerun (9), and Earl Whitehill (2-1, 7.71) got the win.

Detroit (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 3

 

Hank Greenberg smacked two homeruns (10, 11) and drove in five runs, taking his season's RBI total up to 45 with the Tigers only having played 27 games to-date. Vern Kennedy (5-2, 4.42) got the win over George Caster (0-5, 6.18).

 

St Louis (AL) (H) 6 Boston (AL) 3

Red Kress

Bobo Newsom (5-1, 2.97) gave the Red Sox plenty of early chances to score multiple runs, but Newsom wriggled out of them, while the Browns offense put up four runs in the bottom of the third, but only after Boston third sacker Pinky Higgins turned a sure third out pop-up into a two-run single by Red Kress.

 

St. Louis (NL) 2 Boston (NL) (H) 1

 

Curt Davis (3-1, 3.55) not only went all the way for the win, but also crushed a solo homerun (2) in the top of the seventh that put the Cardinals ahead to stay. Danny MacFayden (1-5, 2.03) only allowed four hits and was the hard-luck loser.

 

Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn (H) 2

 

This was a tight 2-2 game until the top of the eighth when Pittsburgh catcher Al Todd surprised everyone with a three-run homerun (1), giving Russ Bauers (5-1, 1.84) the offensive support he needed to grab the win in Brooklyn. Luke Hamlin (3-5, 5.37) pitched well, but surrendered the homerun to Todd, and took the loss.

 

Cincinnati 6 New York (NL) (H) 5

 

Mel Ott slugged a two-run homerun (10) in New York's three-run third, but that got matched when Reds right fielder Ival Goodman touched off a three-run homerun (4) to tie the score at 3-3. Lou Chiozza gave New York the lead back with a two-run homerun (7) in the bottom of the sixth, but it wasn't enough as light-hitting Cincinnati shortstop Billy Myers tripled home two runs in the top of the ninth. Paul Derringer (4-3, 3.56) stayed in for the complete game victory, with Cliff Melton (3-5, 4.45) taking the loss.

 

Chicago (NL) 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1

 

Clutch hits by the Cubs and defensive goofs by the Phillies made the difference in this game, and Larry French (4-5, 5.19) reaped the benefit and picked up the win. Chicago had sixteen hits, but only one double, while three Phillies errors expanded Chicago's run-scoring innings when they could have otherwise gotten out of innings.

 

 Sunday, May 22, 1938

 

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Philadelphia (NL) infielder George Scharein was injured (?) on 05/21/1938

 

Pittsburgh infielder Tommy Thevenow was injured (?) on 05/21/1938

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Washington 5

 

The Nationals led 5-0 after the top of the fourth, but then the White Sox began their slow comeback. First baseman Rip Radcliff hit a two-run homerun (2) in the fourth to make it a little close, but then Chicago scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to tie the score at 5-5. In the bottom of the ninth, with speedy center fielder Mike Kreevich on first, right fielder Hank Steinbacher slapped a double down the line, and Kreevich came all the way around to score the game-winner.

 

New York (AL) 9 Cleveland (H) 5

 

Hal Trosky slugged a three-run triple in the first to give the Indians the early lead, but by the end of the sixth, the Yankees had tied the score at 4-4. New York then scored five times in the top of the seventh to lock up the win for Monte Pearson (5-0, 2.90), with Bob Feller (3-5, 4.87) taking the loss.

 

Detroit (H) 8 Boston (AL) 5

 

Six unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth was the big inning for the Tigers as this put Detroit in the lead and gave them enough space to easily hold off a Boston rally. Boots Poffenberger (4-1, 3.66) got off to a bad start, turned things around, and was then helped out late by the Detroit bullpen to secure the win.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 13 Philadelphia (AL) 6

 

Philadelphia only had six hits, but made them all count, although St. Louis contributed four errors that helped to prolong several innings. Today was the Browns' day as they collected nineteen hits as they powered their way to the win. Beau Bell drove in four runs and Red Kress had three RBI's to lead the St. Louis attack, with Jack Knott (2-1, 2.87) collecting the win.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 Boston (NL) 3

 

A three-run sixth put Chicago well ahead, but Boston stayed in the game and made it close in the end. Clay Bryant (4-1, 2.53) got the win over Milt Shoffner (0-6, 3.94).

 

Brooklyn (H) 7 Cincinnati 2

 

The Dodgers blew open a tight game when they scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh, allowing Freddie Fitzsimmons (5-1, 1.47) to improve his season's record. Third baseman Cookie Lavagetto and catcher Babe Phelps each picked up a pair of RBI's in Brooklyn's fateful seventh inning.

 

Pittsburgh 4 New York (NL) (H) 3

 

Ed Brandt (2-0, 4.49) went six innings for the win, but his single in the top of the seventh brought home the eventual winning run. New York had several scoring opportunities, but Mel Ott twice popped up when he had runners in scoring position.

 

Enos Slaughter

St. Louis (NL) 18 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0

Fiddler Bill McGee (2-2, 1.88) held the Phillies to three hits and went all the way for the shutout victory, but the story of the day was the Cardinals' offense. Twenty-three hits, plus Enos Slaughter continued his hot start to the season by hitting two homeruns (10, 11), his fourth two-homerun game of the past three weeks.