Week 11 Results (June 27, 1938 - July 3, 1938)
Monday, June 27, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Julio
Bonetti made his Season Finale on 06/26/1938. Bonetti was later sent out to
Toledo (AA)
Boston
(AL) outfielder Fabian
Gaffke made his Season Finale on 06/26/1938. Gaffke was later sent out to
Milwaukee (AA)
Boston
(AL) 8 Cleveland (H) 6
Boston
extended Cleveland's losing streak to seven games as Bob
Feller's (5-8, 4.58) ten walks in his six-plus innings of work kept the Red
Sox in the game until Boston could finally pull ahead for good with a three-run
seventh. The Indians outhit the Red Sox 13-11, but Feller was unable to make
any situation worse with his walks, and Boston came away a winner. Lefty Grove
(12-4, 2.34) got the win despite his own poor pitching results today.
Chicago
(AL) 10 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4
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| Tony Rensa |
Tuesday, June 28, 1938
Transactions:
N/A
Cleveland
(H) 3 Detroit 1
The
Indians ended their seven-game losing streak as Johnny
Allen (8-3, 4.34) outdueled Tommy
Bridges (5-2, 3.21) for the win. Allen also slugged a homerun (2) in the
bottom of the seventh to give himself a little padding in the lead.
Chicago
(AL) 10 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
After
the White Sox collected twenty-two hits in yesterday's game, they came back
today with a twenty-three-hit pounding of the hapless Browns' pitching staff. Jackie
Hayes and Mike
Kreevich both had four hits in the game, and Rip
Radcliff, covering left field while Gee Walker
is absent for a few weeks, had four RBI's. Thornton Lee
(5-7, 3.42) held St. Louis to six hits and went all the way for the victory.
St.
Louis (NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
A
four-run sixth was the big inning for the Cardinals as Lon Warneke
(6-3, 3.01) only allowed five hits in the game, and the Cubs were unable to get
on the scoreboard until the seventh inning. Joe Medwick
drove in four runs, and Enos
Slaughter homered (12) for the first time in a month to power the St. Louis
offense.
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| Mace Brown |
The Pirates led most of the game and appeared to be cruising to an easy home win when the Cincinnati offense suddenly came alive and scored three runs in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 4-4. The Pirates promptly loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning, had a runner thrown out trying to score, and then Lloyd Waner lined one off the wall to bring home the game-winner. Mace Brown (4-1, 3.05) got the Blown Save and the win.
Wednesday,
June 29, 1938
Transactions:
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Al Epperly
was sent out to Indianapolis (AA) after 06/28/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Nels Potter
returned to the mound on 06/30/1938. Philadelphia (AL) first baseman Dick
Siebert returned to play on 06/29/1938
Washington
11 Boston (AL) (H) 0
The
Nationals led 3-0 after the fifth inning, but then the Washington offense kicked
it into gear with a seven-run sixth (all unearned). Dutch
Leonard (10-2, 2.35) held the powerful Red Sox to only three hits and went
all the way for the complete-game shutout.
Detroit
6 Cleveland (H) 3
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| Elden Auker |
New York (AL) (H) 3 Philadelphia (AL) 2 (GM 1) (13)
With two
outs in the bottom of the thirteenth, Bill Dickey
lined a double into the right field corner, and Tommy Henrich was able to come
all the way around from first base with the game-winner. Lefty Gomez
(7-3, 3.74) went all the way for the win over George
Caster (5-7, 4.26).
New York
(AL (H) 11 Philadelphia (AL) 1 (GM 2)
A
seven-run seventh put an end to this contest, but the Yankees hero today was
not a hitter, but rather it was Steve
Sundra (2-3, 6.26). After Bump Hadley
complained of shoulder stiffness, Sundra entered the game in relief and threw
seven innings of one-run ball to collect the win.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 2
The big
hit in this game was when Bobo Newsom
(10-4, 4.09) knocked a three-run triple in the bottom of the sixth to give the
Browns their first lead of the game and the eventual victory. White Sox hurler Jack Knott
(2-4, 3.27), recently acquired from St. Louis, was cruising along just fine
until Newsom darkened his day.
Boston
(NL) 6 Brooklyn (H) 3
A
five-run fourth was keyed by a three-run triple by weak-hitting shortstop Rabbit
Warstler, and then Boston starter Lou Fette
followed that up with a triple of his how, giving the Bees a substantial lead. Dolph
Camilli hit two homeruns (8, 9) late to make the score closer, but today
was Boston's day.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 4 St. Louis (NL) 1
With two
outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, cleanup hitter Gabby
Hartnett popped up to short, but Don
Gutteridge couldn’t hold on to the ball and two runs scored to give the
Cubs a 2-1 lead. Big Bill Lee
(11-3, 1.41) took over from there and kept the Cardinals scoreless for the
remainder of the game to pick up the win.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 4
The
Giants got off to a hot start when they scored three times in the top of the
first, but this time the Phillies didn’t roll over, and they tied the score with
three runs in the bottom of the inning. Al
Hollingsworth (3-5, 5.37) outdueled Hal
Schumacher (10-4, 3.89) over the remainder of the game to end the Phillies'
twelve-game losing streak.
Pittsburgh
(H) 4 Cincinnati 2
Pirates
catcher Al
Todd stroked a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth to give Pittsburgh
a 3-1 lead, and Jim Tobin
(9-6, 1.70) was able to take it home from there.
Thursday,
June 30, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) catcher Virgil
Davis was injured (?) on 06/29/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Dave Smith
was injured (?) on 06/29/1938
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| Debs Garms |
Note: On this date in 1938, the Philadelphia Phillies played their final game in the Baker Bowl. They will now play their games in Shibe Park, sharing this facility with the Philadelphia Athletics. This arrangement will continue through the 1954 season when the A's moved to Kansas City.
Boston
(AL) (H) 4 Washington 3
The
Nationals led 3-0 after the top of the fifth, but then Doc Cramer
slugged a two-run double to keep the Red Sox in the game. Two innings later, it
was Jim
Bagby's (6-5, 4.17) opportunity, and he responded with a two-run double that
put Boston ahead to stay.
Detroit
8 Cleveland (H) 2
The
Tigers scored four runs in the top of the ninth to make the game look much
easier than it actually was. Vern
Kennedy (11-5, 5.27) came out victorious over Bob Feller
(5-9, 4.61).
Philadelphia
(AL) 9 New York (AL) (H) 7
The A's
flexed their batting muscles by scoring four times in the top of the third to
take a 5-0 lead, but Bill Dickey
led a Yankees comeback with a two-run triple and a two-run homerun (10), but
New York could never quite catch up. In the top of the seventh, Joe
DiMaggio had an uncharacteristic throwing error that let in two runs, and Al Williams
pitched the final three innings, holding New York to only one run, to pick up
the save.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0
Harlond
Clift singled home George McQuinn in the bottom of the first for the game's
only run as Bobo Newsom
(11-4, 3.82) threw a two-hit shutout against the visiting White Sox. Jack Knott
(2-5, 2.98) only allowed four hits but took the hard-luck loss.
Brooklyn
(H) 7 Boston (NL) 3
Two
Boston errors opened the door to a five-run (all unearned) Dodgers outburst in
the bottom of the sixth, and Van Mungo
(6-7, 4.67) was able to go all the way for the victory. Dolph
Camilli hit a triple and a homerun (10) to account for the first two
Brooklyn runs.
New York
(NL) 18 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
The
Phillies led 3-2 after the fourth inning was completed, but then the Giants'
offense kicked it into gear and the visitors pounded the Phillies' pitching
staff thereafter with a four-run fifth, a four-run seventh, and ended with a
five-run ninth. Catcher Gus Mancuso
provided the big bat with a three-run homerun (2) in the fifth and ended up
with four runs scored and five RBI's in the game.
New York
(NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
Both
teams scored three runs in the second inning, but it wasn't so easy after that
as both pitchers bore down and turned it into a tight game. The Phillies led
4-3 after the fourth, but single runs by the Giants in the fifth and sixth
innings made a winner of Slick
Castleman (3-5, 6.41).
Cincinnati
4 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (10)
Reds
second baseman Lonny Frey
tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the eighth with a surprise homerun (1), and
then in the tenth, Cincinnati scored twice to grab the extra-inning win. Bucky
Walters (6-7, 3.98) went all the way for the win, with Mace Brown
(4-2, 3.35) getting the loss in relief.
Friday,
July 1, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) outfielder Ray Stoviak
was injured (?) on 06/30/1938
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Les Tietje
was injured (elbow and shoulder pain) on 06/30/1938
New York
(AL) (H) 12 Washington 8
Washington
led 5-1 after the top of the third, but then the Yankees scored seven times to
take the lead for good. Ivy Andrews
(2-1, 3.24) got the win in relief when Spud
Chandler couldn’t make it through the fifth, with Harry Kelly
(2-3, 5.70) taking the loss after giving up nine runs (six unearned). Bill Dickey
led the New York offense by driving in six runs in the game.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 Boston (AL) 5
A
three-run fifth inning was the big inning for the Red Sox as Lefty Grove
(13-4, 2.34) had this game well in hand. Bob Johnson
spoiled Grove's shutout with a two-run homerun (6) in the seventh, but that was
the only Philadelphia highlight for the day.
Philadelphia
(NL) 9 Boston (NL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
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| Morrie Arnovich |
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 5 (GM 2)
Similar
to Game On, the Phillies rose up in the top of the ninth to score two runs and
take the lead at 5-4, but this time the Bees were able to come back. Gene Moore
hit a pinch-hit single to start the bottom of the ninth, and scored when Elbie
Fletcher tripled. With a runner on third and the score tied, the Phillies
drew the infield in, only to see shortstop George
Scharein muff a grounder to short that allowed the winning run to score.
Brooklyn
(H) 3 New York (NL) 2
The
Dodgers finally broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the bottom of the eighth,
which turned out to be just enough as the Giants were able to score a single
run in the top of the ninth, but it wasn't enough and Luke Hamlin
(6-6, 4.24) was able to come away with the win. Harry
Gumbert (4-10, 4.35) took the hard-luck loss.
Chicago
(NL) 4 Cincinnati (H) 0
Stan Hack
started the top of the first off with a triple, and then there were a couple of
walks, and then some singles, and finally, center fielder Harry Craft
bungled a line drive to center to allow two additional unearned runs to score,
and the visiting Cubs led 4-0 before the Reds ever came to bat. Clay Bryant
(8-4, 2.48) threw a three-hit shutout, and Paul
Derringer (12-4, 2.41) took the loss even after he recovered from his rough
start to the game.
Saturday,
July 2, 1938
Transactions:
Brooklyn
catcher Babe
Phelps was injured on 07/01/1938. Phelps fractured the thumb on his
throwing hand for the second time this year. Brooklyn infielder Woody
English (Major League Finale 07/01/1938) was claimed off waivers on
07/08/1938 by Cincinnati (DNP). English later announced his retirement on
08/22/1938
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Max Lanier
returned to the mound on 07/03/1938
New York
(NL) outfielder Jo-Jo Moore
returned to play on 07/03/1938
Washington
6 New York (AL) (H) 1
The
Yankees scored a run in the bottom of the first, but then Wes
Ferrell (10-4, 4.10) shut them down for the win, with Monte
Pearson (10-1, 3.45) picking up his first loss of the season. Pearson
walked seven batters in his six-plus innings of work, and the Nationals were
finally able to capitalize with a two-run sixth and a three-run third.
Ferrell's two-run homerun (1) in the sixth got the scoring started for
Washington, and the Nationals ran away with it from there.
Boston
(AL) 20 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8 (Cycle!)
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| Jimmie Foxx |
Detroit 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 6
St.
Louis third baseman Harlond
Clift socked a three-run homerun (10) in the bottom of the third to get the
scoring started, but that was answered in the top of the fourth when Hank
Greenberg socked a three-run homerun (24, 94) to tie the score at 3-3. The scoring
wasn't done, and the Browns eventually took a 6-5 lead into the ninth, but Howard
"Lefty" Mills (2-5, 4.93) got the lead-off man, walked the next
two batters, and then Rudy York
slammed a three-run homerun (14, 73) and the Tigers soon had their win.
Philadelphia
(NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 3 (12)
Boston
led 3-1 after the third, but the Phillies scored twice in the fourth inning to
tie the score at 3-3, and there the score stayed until the twelfth inning. In
the twelfth, the Phillies strung several hits together, scored three times, and
Al Smith
(1-0, 4.62), who threw four scoreless innings in relief, picked up the win.
Brooklyn
(H) 3 New York (NL) 2
The
Dodgers scored first with a run in the first, but after the top of the sixth, it
was the Giants with a 2-1 lead. Brooklyn scored a run in the sixth and in the
seventh to take a 3-2 lead, and Freddie
Fitzsimmons (8-3, 1.64) bore down to shut down New York late to take the
tough home win.
St.
Louis (NL) 16 Pittsburgh (H) 2
The
Cardinals scored seven runs in the top of the first, with three consecutive
run-scoring doubles the key hits in the inning. St. Louis collected nineteen
hits on the day, including seven doubles, and Bill McGee
(5-3, 2.65) kept the Pirates scoreless until the eighth inning. Pittsburgh
starter. Bob
Klinger (3-5, 3.82) offered to stay in the game and take his lumps, knowing
the team faced doubleheaders on both of the two following days.
Sunday,
July 3, 1938
Transactions:
Cincinnati
infielder Don
Lang made his Major League Debut on 07/04/1938
Note:
Six doubleheaders today, and then eight doubleheaders on Monday for the Fourth
of July holiday doubleheader explosion. This all led up to a three-day All-Star
break, with the All-Star Game itself being played in Cincinnati on Wednesday.
Regular game play is to resume on Friday, with intra-regional games carrying
over through the weekend. This will mark the completion of the first half of
the season.
Cleveland
8 Chicago (AL) (H) 6 (GM 1)
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| Marv Owen |
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Cleveland 0 (GM 2)
Thornton Lee
(6-7, 3.13) scattered five hits and went all the way for the shutout victory in
Game Two. The White Sox offense didn’t do much, but Mike
Kreevich and Rip
Radcliff each scored a pair of runs to lead the offense.
Boston
(AL) 8 New York (AL) (H) (11)
The Red
Sox finally broke out with four runs in the top of the eleventh to stay within
view of the first-place Yankees. Emerson
Dickman (3-1, 7.22) picked up the win in relief, with third baseman Pinky
Higgins driving in two runs with a double in the eleventh.
Washington
2 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Dutch
Leonard (11-2, 2.27) held the A's to five hits and went all the way for the
Game One win. Washington scored their runs early and then held on to get the
win over George
Caster (5-8, 4.04).
Washington
5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2) (12)
Washington
starter Monte
Weaver was pulled in the sixth inning after his arm came up lame, but the
Nationals bullpen continued to overpower the Athletics, until Lou Finney
socked a pinch-hit two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth that tied the
score at 3-3. Finally, Washington pushed across two runs in the top of the
twelfth, and Harry
Kelley came in to finish off Philadelphia in the bottom of the inning.
Detroit
14 St. Louis (AL) (H) 9 (GM 1)
The
Browns scored three runs in the bottom of the second, but by the end of the
fifth inning, it was the Tigers on top by the score of 9-3. St. Louis refused to
roll over, though, and by the end of the seventh, they had pulled to within 9-8.
Both teams scored a run in the eighth, but in the top of the ninth, Charlie
Gehringer (15) and Hank Greenberg (26, 96) each swatted two-run homeruns to
lock the win up for Vern
Kennedy (12-5,5.33).
Detroit
5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2) (10)
Solo
homeruns by Billy
Rogell (3) and Rudy York
(15) led the Tigers to an early 2-1 lead, but Harlond
Clift belted a two-run homerun (11) in the bottom of the eighth to put the
Browns ahead at 3-2. Detroit tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the ninth, and
then in the tenth, Hank
Greenberg swatted a two-run homerun (26, 98), and this time the Tigers held
on for the doubleheader sweep.
New York
(NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
Giants moved ahead early, and Bill
Lohrman (2-0, 2.27) was able to cruise to the easy Game One win in Boston.
Second baseman Alex
Kampouris hit a two-run homerun (7) in the top of the second, and New York
was off and running from there.
New York
(NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
New York
didn't have a hit until the fifth inning, and they didn't score a run until left
fielder Bob
Seeds smacked a three-run homerun (2) in the top of the seventh, but it
took a three-run ninth to put them ahead for good. Jumbo Brown
(4-0, 1.34) picked up the win in relief with Boston's Lou Fette
(4-10, 3.550 taking the loss.
Brooklyn
(H) 13 Philadelphia (NL) 12 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
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| Etrnie Koy |
Philadelphia (NL) 6 Brooklyn (H) 4 (11) (GM 2)
The
Phillies led 3-0 after the third, the score was tied 3-3 after the fifth, and then both teams scored a run in the eighth. The score remained tied
until the top of the eleventh, when third baseman Pinky
Whitney singled home two runs to give Philadelphia the win and the
doubleheader split.
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Chicago (NL) 1
Johnny
Vander Meer (9-2, 3.19 held the Cubs to only five hits and went all the way
for the win over Bill Lee
(11-4, 1.42).
Pittsburgh
(H) 8 St. Louis (NL) 2 (GM 1)
St.
Louis starter Curt Davis
(6-5, 3.78) singled home a run in the top of the second, the only Cardinals hit
until the sixth inning, but the Pirates soon came back and grabbed a lead they
would never give up. Jim Tobin
(10-4, 1.73) got the win and also went 2-for-4 on the day with two runs scored,
an RBI, and a double.
Pittsburgh
(H) 3 St. Louis (NL) 2 (GM 2)
The
Pirates scored three times in the first two innings, and Russ Bauers
(9-2, 3.03) made that lead stand up as the Cardinals didn’t score until the top
of the seventh when Don Padgett
hit a two-run homerun (4). This doubleheader sweep, combined with the Chicago
loss today, moved the Pirates back atop the NL standings, if only by a few
percentage points.
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