Week 8 Results (June 6, 1938 - June 12, 1938)
Monday, June 6, 1938
Transactions:
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| Wally Berger |
Pittsburgh pitcher Joe Bowman was injured (?) on 06/05/1938. Pittsburgh outfielder Johnny Dickshot was injured (?) on 06/05/1938. Pittsburgh pitcher Rip Sewell was injured (?) on 06/05/1938
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Max Lanier
was injured (?) on 06/05/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 7 Detroit 4
The Red
Sox led 2-1 after the first, and when the Tigers scored next with three runs in
the top of the fourth, Boston answered back with four runs to take a 6-4 lead. Charlie
Wagner (2-0, 7.79) walked seven batters in his six innings of work, but Jack
Wilson pitched two-plus innings of hitless ball when he made a between-start relief appearance.
New York
(AL) (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 2
The
Yankees scored three runs in the bottom of the third, and Joe Beggs
(2-2, 6.14) had the good stuff today, and the Browns were kept quiet all day. Jack Knott
(2-2, 2.75) only had one bad inning, and it was enough to hang the loss on him.
Washington
(H) 6 Cleveland 5
Washington
led 2-1 after the fourth, but then both teams scored two runs in the fifth
inning, the Nationals now with a 4-3 lead. In the seventh inning, again, both
teams scored a pair of runs, Washington now on top 6-5. Joe
Krakauskas came in to throw two hitless innings and preserve the win for Ken Chase
(1-5, 9.29).
Philadelphia
(NL) 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Bucky
Walters (4-6, 4.03) held the powerful Cubs to only four hits and went all
the way for the complete-game shutout victory. Al Epperly
(1-1, 2.92) was given a spot start out of the bullpen and responded well,
giving up only six hits and one earned run.
New York
(NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 2
This was
a close game until the top of the fifth when the Giants blew the game open. In
order, right fielder Jimmy
Ripple doubled home two runs, then Mel Ott
hit a two-run homerun (13), and then that was followed by a Hank Leiber
solo homerun (6). Hal
Schumacher (7-2, 3.15) held off the Reds the rest of the way to pick up the
win.
Pittsburgh
(H) 9 Brooklyn 3
The
Dodgers tied the score at 3-3 with three runs in the top of the fourth, but
Pittsburgh came right back with a four-spot in the bottom half of the inning to
regain the lead. Leadoff hitter Lee Handley
went 4-for-4 with a walk and scored four runs, while clean-up hitter Arky
Vaughan had a 4-for-5 day that included a double, a homerun (2), and four
RBI's.
Boston
(NL) 9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
The Bees
scored an unexpected nine runs and Ira
Hutchinson (1-0, 2.59) went all the way for the win. Hutchinson also
went 3-for-4 from the plate with a run scored and an RBI.
Tuesday,
June 7, `1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) first baseman Gene
Corbett made his Major League Finale on 06/06/1938. Corbett was later sent
out to Baltimore (IL)
Cincinnati
pitcher Lee
Grissom was injured (?) on 06/06/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) first baseman Dick
Siebert was injured (?) on 06/07/1938. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Buck Ross
returned to the mound on 06/08/1938
Boston
(NL) pitcher Bill Weir
made his Season Finale on 06/06/1938. Weir was later sent out to Hartford (EL)
Brooklyn
catcher Paul
Chervinko returned to play on 06/08/1938
New York
(AL) infielder Joe Gordon
returned to play on 06/08/1938
Cleveland
5 Boston (AL) (H) 4
A tight
game that went down to the final inning. The Red Sox had a chance to tie the
game in the bottom of the ninth, but slow-moving catcher Gene
Desautels was thrown out at home trying to score from second on a single, and the Indians wriggled out of it. Johnny
Allen (7-2, 3.98) got the win, with Johnny
Humphreys finishing for the Save.
New York
(AL) (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 1
A
pitcher's duel today as the White Sox scored first with a run in the second,
but then the Yankees answered back with two runs in the second on an RBI triple
by Lou
Gehrig followed by an RBI on a fielder's choice by Myril Hoag.
New York added an insurance run in the eighth, with Red Ruffing
(7-2, 3.49) getting the win over Thornton Lee
(3-6, 3.67.
Detroit
7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6
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| Roxie Lawson |
Washington (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 2
Nationals
starter Dutch
Leaonard (6-2, 2.97) pitched a masterful game, only allowing a run when
Browns right fielder Beau Bell
hit a two-out two-run homerun (12) in the top of the ninth. Zeke Bonura
stroked a two-run single in Washington's three-run sixth, and Leonard did the
rest.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 11 New York (NL) 4
New York
center fielder Hank Lieber
popped a three-run homerun (7) in the first, but that lead was soon washed away
when Chicago scored six times in the bottom of the second, the big hit being a
three-run homerun (3) off the bat of right fielder Frank
Demaree. Demaree added a solo homerun (4) later in the game, and Bill Lee
(7-3, 1.38) not only got the win, but went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two
RBI's to help his own cause.
Brooklyn
10 St. Louis (NL) (H) 5
The
Cardinals outhit the visiting Dodgers 15-11, but Brooklyn got the key hits when
they needed them, and St. Louis just managed to threaten to no effect. A
five-run fourth put Brooklyn up 10-0, and then Van Mungo
(5-4, 4.74) staggered to end for the complete-game victory.
Wednesday,
June 8, 1938
Transactions:
N/A
Cleveland
6 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (Cycle!)
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| Moose Solters |
New York (AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 0 (GM 1)
Spud
Chandler (5-0, 2.17) hurled a three-hit shutout to claim the Game One win
over Frank
Gabler (0-5, 6.30). Chandler has been given spot starts by the Yankees
management, and so far, it has worked quite well.
New York
(AL) (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 2 (GM 2)
Another
strong pitching performance for the Yankees as Monte
Pearson (8-0, 3.22) gave up nine hits in the game, but kept the visiting
White Sox off the board to claim the Game Two victory. Bill
Dietrich (1-3, 5.85) pitched well but got touched for three runs in the
sixth, and Pearson and the Yankees took it home from there.
Detroit
4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
Charlie
Gehringer smacked a two-out two-run homerun in the top of the ninth to
allow the Tigers to slip past the A's. Tommy
Bridges (3-1, 389) went all the way for the win over Bud Thomas
(2-6, 6.62).
Washington
(H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 4
The
Browns took the early lead with three runs in the top of the second, but then Zeke Bonura
hit a three-run homerun (11) in the fifth to put the hometown Nationals ahead
in the bottom of the fifth, and Washington took a slim 4-3 lead. The game stayed
close until Washington pounded the Browns' bullpen for six runs in the bottom of
the eighth, giving Wes Ferrell
(7-4, 3.59) the come-from-behind win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 1 (GM 1)
#2 and
#3 in the NL met in a doubleheader, and Larry
French (7-6, 4.11) grabbed the Game One win. Nursing a slender 3-1 lead, Phil
Cavarretta slipped through a two-out two-run single that helped lock up the
win..
Chicago
(NL) (H) 3 New York (NL) 2 (GM 2)
Mel Ott
slugged a two-run homerun (14) in the top of the first, and Carl
Hubbell (6-3, 2.47) overpowered the Cubs for most of the game thereafter.
The Cubs finally put a few runners on in the bottom of the eighth, and a Carl
Reynolds single brought home the Cubs' first run. This was immediately by a
two-run double off the bat of right fielder Frank
Demaree, giving Chicago its first lead of the game. The Giants were quiet
in the ninth, and the Cubs had their doubleheader sweep.
Cincinnati
(H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 1
Due to
the occasional bumps and bruises inherent in a baseball season, the Reds
temporarily found themselves without the services of a healthy second baseman,
so backup catcher Willard
Hershberger borrowed an infielder's glove and took a position in the field for
a day. Hershberger handled three chances without an error and scored two runs
from the lead-off spot, sparking the Cincinnati offense. Paul
Derringer (8-3, 2.85) rolled effortlessly through the Phillies' bats and
took home the win.
Pittsburgh
(H) 6 Boston (NL) 0
Bob Klinger
(2-2, 2.13) evened his record up when he threw a six-hit shutout at home versus
the Bees, getting the win over Lou Fette
(3-7, 3.32).
Brooklyn
9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
The
Dodgers plated four runs in the top of the third, the final two coming home on
a Passed Ball that was allowed to rattle around the backstop. The Cardinals
pitchers gave up five doubles on the day, the team committed two crucial
errors, and Luke Hamlin
(5-6, 4.65) was the happy recipient of St. Louis's largesse.
Thursday,
June 9, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) infielder George
Scharein returned to play on 06/10/1938. Philadelphia (NL) first baseman Phil
Weintraub made his Season Debut on 06/10/1938
Detroit
pitcher Harry
Eisenstat returned to the mound on 06/10/1938
Boston
(AL) pitcher Bill
Lefebvre (Major League Debut 06/10/1938) was signed as an amateur free
agent before 06/10/1938
Pittsburgh
pitcher Rip
Sewell returned to the mound on 06/10/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 2 Cleveland 1
A tight
one. Both teams scored a run on sacrifice flies early, and then Joe Cronin
broke the tie when he slugged a solo homerun (6) in the bottom of the sixth. Lefty Grove
(9-3, 2.17) got the complete-game win over Mel Harder
(2.76).
New York
(AL) (H) 13 Chicago (AL) 5
The
White Sox outhit the hometown Yankees 15-14, but they also grounded into four
double plays in the game, limiting their scoring opportunities. Joe Beggs
(3-2, 5.87) pitched into and out of trouble all day, but his defense repeatedly
bailed him out, and he was able to go all the way for the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 11 Detroit 8
The A's
have had a tough season so far, but this might be their highlight game for the
entire season. The visiting Tigers led 8-2 after the top of the fifth, but
Philadelphia made it closer with three runs in the bottom of the inning, then
they took the lead with four runs in the sixth, and they followed that with two
insurance runs in the seventh. Lou Finney
led the A's hitting attack with a 3-for-4 (.405) day that included a walk, a
hbp, three runs scored, five RBI's, and two big homeruns (3, 4).
Washington
5 St. Louis (AL) 4
The
Browns' recent struggles continued as the Nationals fell behind early, but then
they roared back to take a 5-2 lead after the fifth. Jimmie
DeShong (3-4, 6.70) has had an up-and-down season but had the good stuff
today and got the win with help from Pete
Appleton coming out of the bullpen.
New York
(NL) 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 7
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| Slick Castleman |
Boston (NL) 3 Pittsburgh (H) 2
Pittsburgh
first baseman Gus Suhr
hit a two-out two-run triple in the bottom of the first, but that was all of the
Pirates' offense today as Jim Turner
(6-2, 2.72) shut them out thereafter. The Bees struck back when they scored
three times in the top of the sixth, scoring behind back-to-back RBI doubles
from Debs
Garms and Tony
Cuccinello. Jim Tobin
(7-2, 1.49) pitched a strong game but took the loss.
Friday,
June 10, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Nels Potter
was injured (?) on 06/09/1938
Philadelphia
(NL) third baseman Buck Jordan
(Team Debut 06/11/1938) was acquired from Cincinnati on 06/10/1938 in return
for Justin
Stein
Cincinnati
infielder Lonny
Frey returned to play on 06/11/1938. Cincinnati infielder Justin
Stein (Team Debut 06/12/1938) was acquired from Philadelphia (NL) on
06/10/1938 in return for Buck Jordan
Chicago
(AL) 10 Boston (AL) (H) 8
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| Bill Lefebvre |
Note: On this date in 1938, Boston (AL) pitcher Bill Lefebvre, who was signed after he had graduated from Holy Cross University just yesterday, was brought in to relieve and went four innings after the White Sox were well ahead. During his stint on the mound, Lefebvre was allowed to bat when it came his turn, and Lefebvre surprised everyone with a homerun over the Green Monster in left. Lefebvre became the first AL rookie to homer in his first at-bat, and as it turned out, the first AL player to homer in his only at-bat of the season.
New York
(AL) (H) 12 Cleveland 7
The
Yankees moved off with a 5-0 lead after the fourth inning, but Cleveland cut
into that lead with three runs in the top of the fifth. The Yankees offense
then kicked it into gear and scored seven times in the bottom of the fifth, and
even a Ken
Keltner three-run homerun (12) wasn't enough to get the Indians back into
the game. Lefty
Gomez (4-3, 4.23) got the win over Earl
Whitehill (3-3, 7.7400).
St.
Louis (AL) 11 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7
The
Browns put an end to their seven-game losing streak as they pounded the A's for
the easy road win. First baseman George
McQuinn led the offensive attack with a 5-for-5 (.405) day that included
three doubles, two runs scored, and three RBI's. Bobo Newsom
(8-2, 3.70) welcomed the run support and went all the way for the win.
Washington
(H) 5 Detroit 3
The
Nationals extended their winning streak to nine games as they let Detroit grab
the early lead, and then they roared back to regain the lead and then their
bullpen held off a furious Detroit rally. Shortstop Cecil
Travis hit a two-run double in the fourth that put Washington ahead, and
then Monte
Weaver (3-3, 4.12) and Pete
Appleton did their late-inning magic to secure the win.
Pittsburgh
(H) 11 Philadelphia (NL) 1
The
Pirates scored once in the first, twice in the second, three times in the
third, and four times in the fourth. Now armed with a 10-0 lead, they backed
the offense off and let Russ Bauers
(8-1, 2.96) mow down the Phillies and claim the win.
New York
(NL) 7 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
Both
teams have losing records over their ten previous games, and both are looking
to regain some of the spark they showed earlier in the season. The Giants
jumped on Roy
Henshaw (1-3, 5.06) for their runs in the middle of the game, and Hal
Schumacher (8-2, 3.13) gave up a few runs late but had enough of a lead to
garner the win.
Saturday,
June 11, 1938
Transactions:
Pittsburgh
infielder Bill
Brubaker was injured (?) on 06/10/1938
Boston
(AL) pitcher Bill
Lefebvre made his Season Finale on 06/10/1938. Lefebvre was later sent out
to Minneapolis (AA)
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Bill Cox
(Team Debut 06/19/1938) was acquired from Chicago (AL) on 06/11/1938 in return
for Jack
Knott
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Jack Knott
(Team Debut 06/17/1938) was acquired from St. Louis (AL) on 06/11/1938 in
return for Bill
Cox
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 St. Louis (AL) 3
The A's
have struggled this season, but they won this one in a laugher, collecting
nineteen hits and shutting down the visiting Browns. Wally Moses
supplied the offensive pop, going 5-for-6 (.299) in the lead-off spot and
scoring four runs, all in support of George
Caster (4-5, 4.81), who kept St. Louis scoreless until the top of the
eighth.
Washington
(H) 6 Detroit 5
Ten wins
in a row for the Nationals as they pulled out another victory over Detroit. The
Nationals led 2-0 early, but Detroit scored five times in the fifth, only to
see Washington slowly make it close, tie it up, and then in the bottom of the
eighth Buddy
Myer knocked a two-out double into the corner that allowed Dutch
Leonard (7-2, 2.88) to come all the way around from first with the
game-winner.,
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Boston (NL) 4
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| Johnny Vander Meer |
Note: On this date in 1938, Cincinnati lefthander Johnny Vander Meer threw a 3-0 no-hitter versus Boston (NL).
Philadelphia
(NL) 9 Pittsburgh (H) 7 (13)
In a
battle of back-and-forth, the Pirates led 5-2 after the sixth, but then the
Phillies scored three times in the top of the seventh to tie the score at 5-5.
Pittsburgh first baseman Gus Suhr
smacked a two-run homerun (3) in the bottom of the inning, but that lead
wouldn’t last either as Philadelphia scored twice in the top of the ninth to
make the score 7-7. Off to extra innings. It was initially quiet in the extra
frames, but then in the top of the thirteenth, Phillies outfielder Hersh
Martin crushed a two-run homerun (3), and this time the Phillies held on
for the win.
New York
(NL) 2 St. Louis (NL) (H) (Tie Game!)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN193806110.shtml
Sunday,
June 12, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) outfielder Terry Moore
was injured (?) on 06/11/1938
Chicago
(AL) 15 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
White Sox offense was generally considered pretty anemic, but every once in a
while, they would come alive and surprise everyone with the results. In today's
game, they collected twenty-five hits and humbled the hometown Red Sox. Every
White Sox player had at least one hit, three different players had four hits,
and lead-off hitter Boze Berger
led the offense with a 4-for-6 (.168) day with two runs scored and four RBI's. Ted Lyons
(5-1, 2.85) went all the way in a laugher.
Boston
(AL) (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 5 (GM 2)
A
five-run second put the Red Sox up 6-1 after the second inning, but Chicago
starter Bill
Dietrich (1-4, 5.95) locked the Red Sox down from there. Unfortunately, the White Sox rally attempt fell short. Johnny
Marcum (5-4, 5.57) went all the way for the Game Two win.
New York
(AL) (H) 10 Cleveland 2 (Grand Slam!)
The
Yankees scored three times in the first, and Red Ruffing
(8-2, 3.34) got the win with another strong pitching performance. The game was
close until Ruffing hit a two-out three-run homerun (1) in the bottom of the sixth, and then in the bottom
of the eighth, second baseman Joe Gordon
hit a Grand Slam homerun (2).
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 0 (GM 1)
Buck Ross
(3-2, 4.46) continued the Browns baseball blues as he held the visitors to
three hits and went all the way for the shutout victory. Center fielder Sam Chapman
slapped a two-out two-run single in the bottom of the first, giving the A's a
quick 3-0 lead, and then Ross did the rest.
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| Bob Johnson |
St. Louis (AL) 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
Game Two
was scoreless through the first five innings, but then the Browns scored a run
in the top of the sixth, only to see the A's come back and score three times in
the bottom half of the inning. The St. Louis offense kept up the charge and
soon regained the lead, while Howard
"Lefty" Mills (1-3, 5.17) kept the Philadelphia bats quiet
thereafter and picked up the win for the doubleheader split.
Detroit
19 Washington (H) 14 (Grand Slam!) (Three Homeruns!)
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| Rudy York |
Note: On this date in 1938, the Nationals jumped ahead of the Tigers by an 11-1 lead, but after a long rain delay, Detroit scored ten runs in the top of the sixth to tie the score at 11-11. Washington regained the lead with a run in the seventh, but then in the ninth, Detroit scored seven runs to put an end to the run-scoring deluge. And yes, the replay game today mimicked much of this excess
(https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1193806120.shtml).
Chicago
(NL) (H) 8 Brooklyn 1 (GM 1)
Brooklyn
appeared to have Chicago and Bill Lee
(8-3, 1.36) on the run in the first inning, but Lee got out of it, giving up
only one run, and then Lee proceeded to shut out the visiting Dodgers the rest
of the way. The Cubs didn’t have any big innings, but they pelted Van Mungo
(5-5, 4.93) and the Brooklyn bullpen consistently to win going away.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3 (GM 2)
After scoring
in the first inning of Game One, Brooklyn didn’t score again today until the
ninth inning of Game Two, and almost pulled out a come-from-behind victory. Jack
Russell came in from the bullpen to relieve Larry
French (8-6, 4.02) and to preserve the win and the doubleheader sweep for
the Cubs.
Boston
(NL) 5 Cincinnati 1 (H) (GM 1)
A
four-run fourth was the big inning for the Bees, and featured back-to-back
triples from eighth-place hitter Rabbit
Warstler and starting pitcher Milt
Shoffner (2-0, 3.61). Shoffner gave up a solo homerun (11) to Harry Craft
in the seventh that spoiled his shutout, but Shoffner was able to finish what
he started, holding the Reds to three hits in the game.
Cincinnati
(H) 7 Boston (NL) 2 (GM 2)
Paul
Derringer (9-3, 2.78) gave up two runs in the top of the first, but then he
shut down the Boston attack thereafter and took home the Game Two win and the
doubleheader split.
Philadelphia
(NL) 2 Pittsburgh (H) 1
A
pitcher's duel as the Phillies pushed across single runs in the sixth and
eighth innings and pushed their winning streak to two games. Claude
Passeau (3-6, 3.80) got the win over Bob Klinger
(2-3, 2.13).
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 2 (GM 1)
Johnny Mize
tripled (12) and scored to give St. Louis the early lead, and then in the fourth
his two-run homerun put the Cardinals ahead to stay. Lon Warneke
(3-3, 3.83) kept the Giants off-stride all day and got the Game One win over Harry
Gumbert (4-6, 4.12)
New York
(NL) 12 St. Louis (NL) (H) 9 (12) (GM 2)
The
Giants scored three times in the first, but were losing 5-3 after the second,
and then New York went ahead 6-5 after the fourth, and then 9-5 after the
seventh. A four-run eighth by St. Louis tied the score at 9-9, and the game was
soon off to extra innings. Second game of a doubleheader, on a hot St. Louis
afternoon … both teams were pretty cooked by this point, so the next few
innings were quiet. Finally, the Giants scored three times in the top of the
twelfth to get the doubleheader split on the day, with Jumbo Brown
(2-0, 1.52) going four innings in relief to get the win.
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