Week 9 Results (June 13, 1938 - June 19, 1938)
Monday, June 13, 1938
Transactions:
Chicago
(AL) first baseman Tommy
Thompson made his Season Finale on 06/12/1938
Philadelphia
(NL) player-manager Jimmie
Wilson made his Season Finale on 06/12/1938
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| Al Hollingsworth |
Cincinnati pitcher Bucky Walters (Team Debut 06/17/1938) was acquired on 06/13/1938 from Philadelphia in return for Virgil Davis, Al Hollingsworth, and cash
Washington
first baseman Jimmy
Wasdell was recalled from Indianapolis (AA) before 06/13/`938
Note:
Travel Day, no games scheduled
Tuesday, June 14, 1938
Transactions:
N/A
New York
(AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Bill Dickey
smacked a two-out three-run homerun (9) in the top of the first, and that was
all the support that Spud
Chandler (6-0, 1.88) needed as he went all the way and shut out the White
Sox in game one of the series.
The Indians jumped off quickly with three runs in the bottom of the first, but Washington tied it at 3-3 with three runs in the top of the third, and then the Nationals put up five runs in the fifth to build a commanding lead. Jimmy Wasdell, just recently called back up, hit a triple and a homerun (1) and drove in three runs to key the Washington offense,
Detroit
(H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 5
After
the A's tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the third, the Tigers put up a
five-spot in the bottom half of the inning to essentially lock up the game. Vern
Kennedy (8-3, 5.59) was a key to the early Tigers surge, but has struggled
his last few times out, but got the key win today.
Boston
(AL) 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
The Red
Sox opened a quick 3-0 lead, then in the top of the seventh Jimmie Foxx
lined a two-out three-run triple to put the game out of reach. Lefty Grove
(10-3, 2.15) became the first pitcher in double figures for wins as he kept
the Browns off stride all day.
Chicago
(NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 0
Tex
Carleton (5-4, 6.65) threw a four-hit shutout and got the win over Lou Fette
(3-8, 3.43). Billy
Herman hit a two-out two-run double in the top of the fifth to give the
Cubs the lead, and Carleton took it from there.
New York
(NL) (H) 9 Pittsburgh 5
The
Giants moved off to a 7-0 lead after the sixth, however, the Pirates struck back
with five runs in the top of the seventh. Hal
Schumacher (9-2, 3.40) went to the bench, but the Giants' bullpen calmed
everything down and secured the win for New York.
St.
Louis (NL) 9 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
The
Cardinals blew open a close game with a five-run sixth and Curt Davis
(5-3, 3.48) never let the Phillies off the mat to pick up the win.
Wednesday,
June 15, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) outfielder Mel Almada
(Team Debut 06/19/1938) was acquired from Washington on 06/15/1938 in return
for Sam
West. St. Louis (AL) outfielder Glenn
McQuillen made his Major League Debut on 06/16/1938
Cleveland
catcher Rollie
Hemsley returned to play on 06/16/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Dave Smith
(Major League Debut 06/16/1938) was signed as an amateur free agent on
06/12/1938
Washington
outfielder Sam
West (Team Debut 06/17/1938) was acquired on 06/15/1938 from St. Louis (AL)
in return for Mel Almada
New York
(AL) 14 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
The
White Sox tried to keep it close, but the Yankees' offensive machine finally
came awake and ran away with it. A four-run third put New York ahead 5-0, and
then a four-run fifth really kicked it off. Joe Beggs
(4-2, 5.13) not only went all the way for the win but also went 2-for-4 from
the plate, with a walk, three runs scored, two RBI's, and a double. Joe DiMaggio
had the big bat as he went 4-for-6 (.357) with two runs scored, five RBI's, and
a triple.
Washington
6 Cleveland (H) 2
The
Nationals jumped out with four runs in the top of the first, and then they
added two more runs in the second to take a 6-0 lead. Ken Chase
(2-5, 7.46) picked up his first complete game of the year, while Earl
Whitehill (3-4, 7.45) stayed in the game after having surrendered six runs
in the first two innings, and he kept Washington scoreless thereafter.
Detroit
(H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 2
Rudy York
singled a home a run in the bottom of the eighth to regain their slender lead
and Vern
Kennedy (9-3, 5.15) held off the A's for the complete-game victory. Lynn Nelson
(2-6, 5.57) pitched well as well, but the Tigers were able to get to him in the
eighth.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 3
The
Browns strung together some singles, added in a
few walks, and the Red Sox threw in an E7 in a five-run fourth inning
and knocked out Jim Bagby
(3-5, 4.53), who wasn't able to get the third out. Oral
Hildebrand (3-5, 7.18) has struggled much of this year, but he put together
a good outing today.
Boston
(NL) (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 0
The Bees
scored a run in the first, added one more in the sixth, and Danny
MacFayden (4-7, 2.23) had what he needed to go all the way in a shutout win
over the Cubs. Clay Bryant
(6-3, 2.62) pitched well but took the hard-luck loss.
Cincinnati
7 Brooklyn (H) 4
In the
first night game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, Johnny
Vander Meer (7-1, 3.39) scattered seven hits and picked up the win over Max Butcher
(1-2, 5.91). The Reds built up an early lead but could never quite shake the
Dodgers until a two-run ninth provided them with some much-needed cushion.
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New York (NL) (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1 (13)
A single
and an error on left fielder Jo-Jo Moore
allowed Arky
Vaughan to come around with a run, and Pittsburgh led 1-0 in the third, and
for a long time it looked like that was how the game would end. The Giants
would eventually come back, and they tied the score at 1-1 with two outs in the
bottom of the ninth when Harry
Danning doubled home Johnny
McCarthy with the tying run. With the game now in extra innings, both teams
tightened up with no scoring until the bottom of the thirteenth when, with one
and Dick
Bartell on second base, Jimmy
Ripple poked a long fly ball to left that arrived at the short left field
wall at the same time as left fielder Johnny
Rizzo and Rizzo couldn't hold on to the ball, allowing Bartell to score
with the game-winner.
Thursday,
June 16, 1938
Transactions:
Boston
(NL) pitcher Danny
MacFayden was injured (?) on 06/15/1938
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Mike Ryba
made his Season Finale on 06/15/1938. Ryba was later sent out to Columbus (AA)
New York
(AL) 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 4
A
four-run sixth was the big inning for the Yankees, and Lou
Gehrig's two-run single was the big hit of the inning. Monte
Pearson (9-0, 3.36) held off a belated White Sox rally and got the win over
Monty
Stratton (4-1, 3.80).
Cleveland
(H) 6 Washington 3
The
Nationals led 3-`1 after the top of the sixth, but then the Indians regained
the lead with three runs in the bottom of the seventh and then Cleveland added
two insurance runs in the eighth, Bob Feller
(5-7, 4.40) struck out eleven as he went all the way for the win.
Detroit
(H) 10 Philadelphia (AL) 1
Tommy
Bridges (4-1, 3.23) gave up four hits in the game and didn't allow a run
until the eighth, going all the way for the complete-game victory. Chet Laabs
slammed a three-run homerun (4) in the fourth, and then the Tigers followed that
up with a five-run fifth to win going away.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 13 Boston (AL) 8
In a
total of thirty-five hits, the Browns outlasted the Red Sox with some timely
hitting that helped them get the edge over the visitors. Mel Mazzera
hit a two-out three-run homerun (3) in the bottom of the first, and the Browns
ran off to a big lead and then held off a belated Red Sox rally. Les Tietje
(2-1, 12.00) picked up the win with some late-inning help from the Browns'
bullpen.
Note: On
this date in 1938, St. Louis Browns pitchers walked Boston first baseman Jimmie Foxx
six times, with one intentional walk and another described as semi-intentional.
Walt
Wilmot was walked six times in 1891, and Andre
Thornton did it later in 1984.
The score was tied at 3-3 after the second inning, and then the Giants led 5-4 after the fourth inning, but then Carl Hubbell (7-3, 3.21) settled down and the Pirates quieted the rest of the way to get the win. Bob Klinger (2-4, 2.68) had a pair of RBI singles in his first two at-bats, but the Pirates offense couldn't add on in the late innings.
St.
Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
The
Cardinals moved off to an early 3-1 lead after the third inning, and Fiddler
Bill McGee (3-3, 2.74) shut down the hapless Phillies the rest of the way
to pick up the win. Joe Medwick
had a 2-for-3 day with three RBI's to lead the St. Louis offense.
Friday,
June 17, 1938
Transactions:
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| Luke Appling |
Cincinnati
pitcher Whitey
Moore returned to the mound on 06/18/1938
Boston
(AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
Jack Wilson
(5-6, 3.13) kept the White Sox scoreless until the bottom of the ninth and went
all the way for the win. Jimmie Foxx
had a two-run triple in the top of the first, and Wilson and the Red Sox cruised
on from there.
Philadelphia
(AL) 16 Cleveland (H) 13
The A's
broke open a close ballgame when they scored nine runs in the top of the sixth
inning to take a 10-4 lead, only to see the Indians come right back with six
runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the score at 10-10. The game
eventually moved into extra-innings, where Philadelphia did it again, this time
scoring five runs in the top of the tenth. Cleveland scored twice in the bottom
of the tenth but could get it no closer. A's leadoff hitter right fielder Wally Moses
went 4-for-7 with three runs scored, four RBI's, and a homerun (2) to spark the
Philadelphia offense, while Cleveland center fielder Earl
Averill went 3-for-5 on the day with a double, a triple, and a homerun
(11), just missing a single to complete the cycle.
Washington
8 Detroit (H) 4 (GM 1)
The
Nationals built up a 4-1 lead through the top of the fourth, but Chat Laabs
erased that lead with one swing of the bat when he knocked a three-run triple
in the bottom of the inning. Washington kept up the pressure, regained the lead, and
Wes
Ferrell (8-4, 4.44) was able to get the complete-game victory over Elden Auker
(1-6, 6.75).
Washington
8 Detroit (H) 0 (GM 2)
Dutch
Leonard (8-2, 2.65) held the powerful Tigers offense to only one hit and
went all the way for the Game Two shutout and the doubleheader sweep. The
Nationals scored runs in seven of the nine innings, not no big innings, but
instead a consistent application of offensive pressure to the Detroit defense.
Tiger's pitchers contributed with ten walks on the day, though.
Chicago
(NL) 2 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
Boston
starter Jim
Turner (6-4, 2.54) held Chicago to only two runs, but Bill Lee
(9-3, 1.26) was better as he went all the way on a five-hit shutout to garner
the Game One win. Lee also doubled in the second run of the game to help secure
his own victory.
Chicago
(NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Larry
French (9-6, 3.69) completed Chicago's doubleheader shutouts by holding
the Bees to six hits and going all the way for the win. Johnny
Lanning (1-2, 5.84) made his first start of the season and gave up three
unearned runs in the top of the first but otherwise pitched well for Boston.
Cincinnati
6 Brooklyn (H) 1 (GM 1)
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| Harry Craft |
Brooklyn (H) 11 Cincinnati 6 (GM 2)
The Reds
outhit the hometown Dodgers 13-12, but Brooklyn pitchers gave up zero walks in
the game, and it made the difference as Max Butcher
(2-2, 5.84) picked up the Game Two win. Butcher helped himself when he walloped
a surprise two-run homerun (1) in the second inning.
St.
Louis (NL) 6 New York (NL) (H) 1
Johnny Mize
hit a pair of two-run homeruns (13, 14) that gave the Cardinals a quick lead, and then the latter of the two locked the win up for Lon Warneke
(4-3, 3.26).
Note:
After Mize hit homerun #1 in today's game, he was sitting on 13 doubles, 13
triples, and 13 homeruns in the replay.
Pittsburgh
13 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
The
Pirates were clinging to an early 3-0 lead when left fielder Johnny
Rizzo socked a three-run homerun (6) in the top of the fifth, but then when
Lloyd
Waner added a three-run homerun (4) of his own in the seventh, the rout was
on. Bill
Swift (1-1, 2.97) got a spot start from out of the bullpen and was grateful
for all the run support.
Saturday,
June 18, 1938
Transactions:
Washington
outfielder John Stone
made his Major League Finale on 06/17/1938
Pittsburgh
pitcher Cy
Blanton returned to the mound on 06/19/1938
Boston
(AL) 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
The Red
Sox scored two runs in each of the first two innings to give Lefty Grove
(11-3, 1.99) some level of comfort, and Grove responded by giving up eight hits
and two walks, but never gave up a run for the shutout victory. Right fielder Ben Chapman
led the Red Sox offense by going 4-for-5 (.365) and scoring two runs, having
two RBI's, and stroking two doubles.
Cleveland
(H) 10 Philadelphia (AL) 8
The
Athletics led 8-1 after the top of the third, and the only question remaining was whether they could hold that lead for six more innings. They couldn't. Cleveland
began its comeback immediately and finally tied the score in the bottom of the seventh
and then took the lead in the bottom of the eighth. Denny
Galehouse (2-2, 3.93) picked up the win in a relief role.
Detroit
(H) 6 Washington 5
The
Nationals were riding high after their doubleheader sweep over the Tigers
yesterday and in this game, they continued their domination by building up a
6-0 lead through six innings. Detroit began its comeback at that point, pulling
to within two runs when they entered the bottom of the ninth. After two quick
outs, the next two batters reached base, and then Charlie
Gehringer sent everyone home happy when he slugged a three-run homerun (12)
to end the game.
New York
(AL) 10 St. Louis (AL) (H)( 8 (12)
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| Ethan Allen |
Note: St. Louis outfielder Ethan Allen played his last major league game on this date. In the following month, he would begin to work on an MLB film about Johnny Vander Meer. He would later invent a tabletop baseball game, a precursor to APBA and Stratomatic.
Cincinnati
6 Boston (NL) (H) 1
A
two-run homerun (3) by Ernie
Lombardi in the second inning and then a two-run double by Wally
Berger in the third put the Reds comfortably ahead, and Paul
Derringer (10-3, 2.65) was able to go all the way for the win. Milt
Shoffner (2-9, 3.84) took the loss as the Bees could only come up with six
hits in the game.
Chicago
(NL) 7 Brooklyn (H) 1
Tex
Carleton (6-4, 6.01) outdueled Freddie
Fitzsimmons (6-4, 1.78) for the win in Brooklyn. The Cubs built a slight
lead early and then added on late against the Dodgers' bullpen.
Note: On
this date in 1938, the Brooklyn Dodgers signed Babe Ruth
as a third base coach for the remainder of the season. Ruth was in uniform and
provided a batting demonstration the following day.
St.
Louis (NL) 6 New York (NL) (H) 4
The
Cardinals took a 4-1 lead into the ninth inning and then added two more runs to
expand their lead. This came in handy when backup catcher Gus Mancuso
hit a pinch-hit three-run homerun (1) in the bottom half of the inning. Bob Weiland
(7-4, 3.29) quickly regained his composure and got the final two outs to
capture the win.
Pittsburgh
5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 (13)
The
Phillies took a slender 3-1 into the eighth inning, but the Pirates' bats
suddenly awakened and tied the score at 3-3, and the game eventually moved into
extra innings. It was a largely quiet set of extra innings, but then Pittsburgh
broke through with three runs in the top of the thirteenth to grab the win. Mace Brown
(3-1, 2.40) threw five scoreless innings of relief and picked up the win.
Sunday,
June 19, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) outfielder Ethan Allen
(Major League Finale 06/18/1938) was granted his release on 06/19/1938
Pittsburgh
pitcher Ed
Brandt was injured (?) on 06/18/1938. Pittsburgh pitcher Red Lucas
was injured (?) on 06/18/1938
Cleveland
pitcher Willis
Hudlin was injured (?) on 06/18/1938
Boston
(NL) pitcher Milt
Shoffner was injured (?) on 06/18/1938
Boston
(AL) 7 Chicago (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Jimmie Foxx
(17) and Joe
Cronin (7) homered to get the Red Sox off to a fast start, and Johnny
Marcum (5-3, 4.79) pitched a five-hitter as he overpowered the White Sox in
Game One. Gee
Walker hit a solo homerun (4) in the seventh to spoil the shutout.
Boston
(AL) 11 Chicago (AL) (H) 8 (GM 2)
The Red
Sox led 8-1 after the top of the fourth, but the White Sox refused to roll over
as they scored four runs in the bottom half of the inning and then eventually
pulled with one run after the seventh. Boston added a few runs late, which were
necessary because Chicago did the same. Jim Bagby
(4-5, 5.15) got the win, despite his mid-game breakdown.
Philadelphia
(AL) 11 Cleveland (H) 4
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Washington 13 Detroit (H) 1
Three-run
homeruns from Cecil
Travis (2) and Taffy
Wright (2) built up a solid lead, but then a six-run eighth inning sealed
the deal. Ken
Chase (3-5, 6.37) kept the Tigers scoreless until Hank
Greenberg touched for a solo homerun (19) in the bottom of the ninth.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 13 New York (AL) 6 (GM 1)
The
Browns ended the Yankees' twelve-game winning streak by scoring three runs in
the first, three more on the third, and then ended up scoring six times in the
bottom of the eighth to lock things up. Bobo Newsom
(9-3, 4.15) went all the way for the Game One win.
New York
(AL) 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 (GM 2) (Tie Game!)
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Cincinnati
3 Boston (NL) (H) 2
Ival
Goodman slugged a two-run homerun (7) in the top of the sixth to get the
scoring started, but thanks to an error and then a sacrifice fly, Boston scored
single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to tie the score at 2-2, The Reds
scored a run on a sacrifice fly in the ninth, and Johnny
Vander Meer (8-1, 3.03) had a two-hit victory. Ira
Hutchinson (1-1, 2.70) took the loss, despite only allowing three hits in
the game.
Note: On
this date in 1938, Johnny
Vander Meer, after having pitched two consecutive no-hitters, finally gave
up a hit in the fourth inning to Boston third baseman Debs Garms.
Counting the innings of his two no-hitters, the final outs of a previous start,
and the no-hit innings of this game, Vander Meer ended up going 21.2
consecutive innings without allowing a hit.
Brooklyn
(H) 5 Chicago (NL) 2 (GM 1)
The Cubs
scored a run in the first, but then Dolph
Camilli slammed a three-run homerun (6) in the bottom of the fourth, and the
Dodgers had what they needed for the Game One win. Tot
Pressnall (2-6, 3.09) threw a masterpiece to get the win over Larry
French (9-7, 3.81).
Brooklyn
(H) 3 Chicago (NL) 1 (GM 2)
Another
set of well-pitched games, with Fred
Frankhouse (3-0, 1.26) coming out on top of Bob Logan
(1-1, 1.02). Clay Bryant
was the Cubs' starter, but shoulder issues forced him out of the game in the
second inning, and Logan came in from the pen. Dolph
Camilli singled home a run in the fifth to give Brooklyn a 2-1 lead, and the
Dodgers swept the doubleheader from the first-place Cubs.
New York
(NL) (H) 7 St. Louis (NL) 5 (GM 1)
A pair
of St. Louis errors opened the door to a five-run third for the Giants, with
the inning capped off with a Hank Leiber
two-run homerun (8). Hal
Schumacher (10-2, 3.57) kept the Cardinals in check until the Cardinals
plated three runs in the top of the ninth, so Dick
Coffman was brought in to get the final two outs.
New York
(NL) (H) 4 St. Louis (NL) 0 (GM 2)
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Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
Pirates had a slim 2-1 lead after the fourth inning, but then a four-run fifth
blew the game open, and they rolled to an easy Game One win from there. Lloyd Waner
and Johnny
Rizzo both had three hits and three RBI's to lead the offense, with Jim Tobin
(8-3, 1.46) getting the win.
Pittsburgh
10 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
The
Phillies led 2-0 after the third, but the Pirates tied the score at 2-2 after
the fifth, and then Pittsburgh stepped on the gas to win Game Two going away. Pep Young
and Ray
Berres, the eighth and ninth hitters for Pittsburgh, both collected three
hits and two RBI's, with Cy Blanton
(6-1, 2.29) getting the win in his first game back from injury.
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