Week 13 Results (July 11, 1938 - July 17, 1938)

Monday, July 11, 1938 

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Philadelphia (NL) outfielder Gibby Brack (Team Debut 07/14/1938) was acquired from Brooklyn on 07/11/1938 in return for Tuck Stainback

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Ed Brandt returned to the mound on 07/12/1938. Pittsburgh outfielder Johnny Dickshot returned to play on 07/12/1938

 

Brooklyn catcher Gilly Campbell made his Season Debut on 07/12/1938. Brooklyn infielder Packy Rogers made his Major League Debut on 07/12/1938. Brooklyn outfielder Tuck Stainback (Team Debut 07/13/1938) was acquired from Philadelphia (NL) on 07/11/1938 in return for Gibby Brack. Brooklyn infielder Pete Coscarart made his Season Finale on 07/10/1938. Coscarart was later sent out to Nashville (SOUA)

 

Cincinnati pitcher Lee Grissom returned to play on 07/12/1938

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Pittsburgh 1

 

Ken O'Dea

The first-place Pirates travelled to Chicago to take on the second-place Cubs, and it was the Cubs that came away victorious. In the bottom of the third, backup catcher Ken O'Dea blooped a two-out single to right, which Paul Waner then made a poor throw that allowed a second run to score. Now armed with a 2-0 lead, Larry French (11-8, 3.82) went all the way for the close win over Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati 5 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0

 

Peaches Davis (5-7, 5.32) has had his struggles so far this season, but today he had the good stuff as he shut out the Cardinals on only five hits. Davis induced two key double plays, which helped to keep St. Louis off the scoreboard.

 

Tuesday, July 12, 1938

 

St. Louis (NL) pitcher Max Lanier was sent out to Columbus (AA) after 07/11/1938. St. Louis (NL) infielder Lynn Myers made his Major League Debut on 07/13/1938

 

Chicago (NL) infielder Tony Lazzeri was injured (?) on 07/11/1938

 

New York (AL) (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 3 (GM 1)

 

The Yankees fell behind early, but a three-run seventh gave them their first lead of the game. Red Ruffing (10-3, 3.36) went all the way for the Game One win over Oral Hildebrand (3-10, 8.88).

 

St. Louis (AL) 10 New York (AL) (H) 7 (GM 2)

 

The Browns led 7-1 after the top of the fifth, but they were unable to hold back the powerful Yankees, and by the end of the sixth, the score was tied at 7-7. The Browns didn’t roll over and soon recaptured the lead with a run in the eighth and then added two more in the ninth. Howard "Lefty" Mills (3-5, 6.01) was credited with the win but had plenty of help from his relief corps.

 

Chicago (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 (10)

 

The eighth-place A's had a chance to draw to within one full game of the seventh-place White Sox but let the visitors slip away with a win in extra innings. Both teams scored two runs in the eighth to leave the score tied at 4-4, and then Rip Radcliff put Chicago ahead for good in the tenth. Monty Stratton (6-2, 3.6) got the win over Lynn Nelson (4-9, 5.40), with both pitchers throwing all ten innings.

 

Washington (H) 16 Cleveland 6

 

The Nationals jumped on Indians' starter Denny Galehouse (2-4, 6.53) for six runs in the second before an out was recorded and ended up scoring ten runs in the inning. Ken Chase (4-5, 5.50) tired towards the late innings, but with a substantial lead, he was able to finish the game. Every player in the Washington lineup had at least one run scored, one hit, and one RBI, as it was a team effort in pounding the Indians today.

 

New York (NL) 6 Brooklyn (H) 2

 

The Giants extended their win streak to eight games as they slowly built a lead and then Hal Schumacher (11-3, 3.55) smothered the Dodgers' offense to pick up the win.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh 0

 

Tex Carleton

Tex Carleton (7-6, 5.28) carried a slender 1-0 lead into the eighth when third baseman Stan Hack came to the rescue when he slapped a two-out three-run triple to put the Cubs safely ahead for good. Chicago ended up scoring five runs in the bottom of the eighth, all runs being unearned.

St. Louis (NL) (H) 11 Cincinnati 5

 

Ernie Lombardi smacked a three-run homerun (6) in the top of the third to get the scoring started, but the Cardinals came back with five runs in the bottom of the inning, thanks to four doubles in the inning. St. Louis added three runs in the fifth and eighth innings to lock up the win, but was mostly glad to see Johnny Mize not just in the lineup but to hit a homerun (15) in the fifth.

 

Wednesday, July 13, 1938

 

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Boston (AL) (H) 13 Detroit 4 (GM 1)

 

Emerson Dickman

After a rain-out yesterday, the #2 and #3 teams in the AL played a doubleheader today. The lead switched back and forth several times to start, but in the bottom of the fifth, the Red Sox scored five runs to take an 8-4 lead, the big hit being a two-out three-run homerun (2) by catcher Gene DeSautels. Now with a comfortable lead, Emerson Dickman (4-1, 6.33) was able to go all the way for the Game One win.

Boston (AL) (H) 15 Detroit 2 (GM 2) (Grand Slam!)

 

Jimmie Foxx hit a solo homerun (23) in the first inning of Game One, and then he hit a two-run homerun (24) in the first inning of Game Two. The Red Sox blew this game open when they scored twelve runs in the bottom of the second, with Foxx hitting a Grand Slam homerun (25) to cap off the scoring. Jim Bagby (7-6, 4.40) easily was able to go all the way for the win over Elden Auker (1-9, 8.54). Foxx finished the day with 86 RBI's for the season, well behind Hank Greenberg, who had no homeruns (29) or RBI's (105) in the two games.

 

New York (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 4

 

The game was scoreless through the first four innings, but then the scoring started, an advantage that always seems to go to the Yankees. Spud Chandler (8-2, 3.45) got the win, despite the Browns outhitting the Yankees 15-9 in the game.

 

Chicago (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0

 

The White Sox scored five runs in the top of the first to knock out A's starter George Caster (6-9, 4.21), although reliever Al Williams came in and threw eight-plus innings of shutout ball in relief. Jack Knott (3-5, 2.91) threw a three-hit shutout and came away with the win.

 

Cleveland 7 Washington (H) 2

 

Bob Feller (7-9, 4.76) walked seven but scattered them out amongst seven hits allowed, but he held Washington scoreless until the eighth inning and went all the way for the win. The Indians scored four runs in the top of the eighth to lock up the win, with Harry Kelley (2-5, 5.76) taking the loss.

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 New York (NL) 2

 

In the bottom of the first, Ernie Lombardi put the Reds on top 3-2 when he popped a three-run homerun (7), and there the score stayed until Cincinnati added two insurance runs in the sixth. Paul Derringer (14-4, 2.23) went all the way for the win, with Slick Castleman (4-6, 5.66) taking the loss.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 5 Brooklyn 0

 

Left fielder Johnny Rizzo smacked a three-run homerun (9) in the bottom of the first and Russ Bauers (10-2, 2.73) threw a two-hit shutout to get the complete-game victory.

 

St. Louis (H) (NL) 4 Boston (NL) 3

 

Both teams scored a run in the first, and then they did it again in the third. The Bees scored a run in the top of the fifth, but a two-run homerun (7) by Joe Medwick altered that scoring sequence, and the Cardinals held on for the 4-3 win.

 

Thursday, July 14, 1938

 

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New York (AL) pitcher Joe Beggs made his Season Finale on 07/13/1938. Beggs was later sent out to Newark (IL)

 

Chicago (AL) infielder Jackie Hayes was injured (knee injury) on 07/13/1938

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Jim Walkup was sent out to Toledo (AA) after 07/13/1938

 

Philadelphia (NL) catcher Virgil Davis returned to play on 07/15/1938

 

Boston (NL) infielder Debs Garms returned to play on 07/15/1938

 

Cleveland pitcher Willis Hudlin returned to the mound on 07/15/1938

 

Boston (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 0

 

The Tigers came into the series with intentions of catching and maybe even passing the second-place Red Sox, but instead, Boston spanked the visitors from Detroit. Lefty Grove (14-4, 2.27) held Detroit to only four hits as he went all the way for the shutout victory. The big hit for the Red Sox was Joe Vosmik's two-run double in Boston's three-run sixth.

 

On this date in 1938, in the fourth inning, Boston starter Lefty Grove seriously injured his arm fielding a bunt and throwing to first base. Grove will make two more starts and a few relief appearances before the end of his season, but will not win any more games this season.

 

New York (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 0

 

A three-run double by Joe DiMaggio in the fifth essentially locked this game up for the Yankees, but a two-run homerun (8) by Lou Gehrig in the seventh really put an end to this one. Monte Pearson (11-1, 3.29) continued his stellar season with a win over Bobo Newsom (11-6, 4.21).

 

Chicago (AL) 13 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6

 

Chicago led 6-2 after the top of the fifth, but then the A's scored three times to pull within one run in the bottom of the inning. The White Sox then kicked it into high gear and ran away with the win for John Whitehead (3-11, 8.09).

 

Washington 8 Cleveland 7

 

Ossie Bluege

The Nationals scored two runs in the bottom of the first, but in the top of the second, the Indians got their offense started by hitting four consecutive doubles and taking a 3-2 lead. The Nationals came back again, this time with two runs in the bottom half of the second. Washington added two more in the sixth, and appeared to be cruising to the win, only to see the Indians score four times in the top of the ninth to grab a 7-6 lead. Undaunted, the Nationals came back again as they scored twice in the bottom of the ninth, the winning run scored by Earl Averill on a sacrifice fly by Ossie Bluege.

Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 3 (GM 1)

 

Center fielder Carl Reynolds stroked a two-out two-run double in the bottom of the third to put Chicago up 4-0 and Clay Bryant (10-5, 2.59) was able to go all the way for the Game One win. Cubs first baseman Ripper Collins took to the field in this game after having been limited to occasional pinch-hitting duties for the past month, and he picked up from where he left off by going 2-for-4 (.438) with a run scored, and hitting a double and a triple.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (GM 2)

 

Big Bill Lee (12-5, 1.38) threw a one-hit shutout to grab the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep to keep the pressure on first-place Pittsburgh. Left fielder Augie Galan singled home two runs in the second, and the Cubs never looked back.

 

Cincinnati (H) 1 New York (NL) 0

 

The Giants out-hit the hometown Reds 8-5, but Bucky Walters (8-8, 4.04) still shut them out for the win. Wally Berger hit a solo homerun (2) in the bottom of the first for the only run of the game, and Walters made that slender lead stand up.

 

Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh (H) 1

 

Paul Waner tripled home Lloyd Waner in the bottom of the sixth to break open a scoreless tie, but in the top of the eighth, right fielder Goody Rosen smacked a two-run homerun (2) and suddenly it was the Dodgers on top. Freddie Fitzsimmons (9-4, 1.79) was able to go all the way for the tough road win.

 

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

 

St. Louis took the early lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth, but Boston finally got through against Max Macon (3-3, 3.83) with two runs in the top of the sixth. Lou Fette (5-11, 3.63) went all the way for the complete-game victory.

 

Friday, July 15, 1938

 

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St. Louis (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 1

 

Howard "Lefty" Mills (4-5, 5.50) gave up eleven hits but held the Red Sox to one first-inning run, while two Boston errors led to four unearned runs in the third inning for St. Louis, giving Mills the lead he needed. Johnny Marcum (6-5, 4.50) committed one of those two Boston errors but pitched a strong game as well.

 

New York (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 3

 

The Yankees led 2-1 after the first and then 4-1 after the third, and then the pitchers took over. Lefty Gomez (8-4, 3.79) gave up a two-run homerun to Hank Greenberg (30, 107) in the sixth, but he could be dented no further, with Boots Poffenberger (6-5, 5.36) taking the loss.

 

Cleveland 12 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7

 

The Indians led 4-2 after the third, but then a six-run sixth, capped off by a three-run homerun (2) from right fielder Roy Weatherley, put the game out of reach. Weatherley got the opportunity to make a start in the field, and he responded by going 4-for-6 with three runs scored, four RBIs, and hit a triple and a homerun, just a double short of hitting for the cycle. Willis Hudlin (3-3, 7.31), making his first start since returning to active duty, faded late but got the win.

 

Chicago (AL) 5 Washington (H) 1

 

The White Sox led 3-1 after the second inning, with two runs scoring on Thornton Lee's (7-8, 3.39) two-out triple in the top of the second. Wes Ferrell (10-6, 4.63) did a good job of keeping the visitors in check, although Chicago did plate two runs in the top of the eighth for insurance.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 13 Philadelphia (NL) 2

 

After having swept the Phillies in a doubleheader yesterday, and combined with Pittsburgh's loss, the Cubs woke up this morning to see themselves in first place by a full game over the Pirates. Philadelphia scored twice in the second to tie the score at 2-2, but Chicago scored six times in the bottom of the second, and the rout was on. Billy Herman hit a three-run triple for the big hit in the second, and then Larry French (12-8, 3.67) knocked a three-run triple in the sixth to effectively lock the game up.

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 New York (NL) 3

 

Billy Myers

New York slowly built a 3-0 lead, and Hal Schumacher (11-4, 3.67) appeared to be in control of the game, but then in the bottom of the sixth, the Reds scored a run, and then weak-hitting shortstop Billy Myers uncorked a two-out three-run homerun (7) that put Cincinnati ahead for the first time in the game. Johnny Vander Meer (11-2, 3.02) kept New York quiet for the remainder of the game and got the win.

Pittsburgh (H) 7 Brooklyn 6

 

Dolph Camilli smacked a three-run homerun (13) in the top of the third to put Brooklyn ahead 5-0, but Pittsburgh never gave up, and in the bottom of the seventh, Johnny Rizzo hit a two-out two-run homerun (10) to put the Pirates ahead 7-6. Mace Brown came in and finished the game for Pittsburgh, picking up his fifth save.

 

St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 4

 

An E-7 by Boston left fielder Max West led to two St. Louis runs in the third and a 3-1 lead, but the Cardinals couldn't hold the lead, and when the Bees scored a run in the top of the seventh, the score was tied at 4-4. Joe Medwick drove home a run in the bottom of the seventh, and the St. Louis bullpen was able to hold off Boston for the win.

 

Saturday, July 16, 1938

 

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Boston (AL) pitcher Johnny Marcum made his Season Finale on 07/15/1938. Marcum was later sent out to Buffalo (IL)

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Dizzy Dean returned to the mound on 07/17/1938

 

Boston (NL) pitcher Danny MacFayden returned to the mound on 07/17/1938

 

St. Louis (AL) 11 Boston (AL) (H) 4

 

St. Louis shortstop Red Kress smacked a two-run homerun (5) in the Browns' three-run first, and Oral Hildebrand (4-10, 8.36) kept the Red Sox at bay to get the win. St. Louis scored four runs in the sixth and then added three more in the seventh to lock up the win.

 

Detroit 10 New York (AL) (H) 0

 

The Tigers ended their six-game losing streak by pounding the Yankees, with Harry Eisenstat (3-1, 3.44) going all the way for the shutout victory. Rudy York popped a two-run homerun (18) in Detroit's three-run first, and the Tigers ran away with it from there.

 

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 11 Cleveland 10

 

Ace Parker

The Athletics got the scoring started with a run in the bottom of the fifth, and then chaos erupted. Both teams scored three runs in the sixth, both teams scored a single run in the seventh, and then both teams scored five runs in the eighth, putting Philadelphia ahead 10-9 heading into the ninth. In the top of the inning, with two outs, shortstop Ace Parker airmailed a throw to first and allowed the tying run to score. In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on second, Parker got his chance at redemption, and he came through with an RBI single to end the game in a walk-off.

Washington (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 4

 

The White Sox led 3-0 after the top of the third, but then the Nationals' bats came alive and they took the lead at 4-3 heading into the fourth inning. Washington added one in the seventh, and Chicago cut the lead back to one with a run in the eighth, but Monte Weaver (4-5, 5.23) was able to head off any further rallies to get the complete-game victory.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 11 Boston (NL) 5

 

It started out close, but the Cubs' offense came alive and they pounded Johnny Lanning (3-5, 6.17) and the Bees' bullpen for the easy home win. Tex Carleton (8-6, 5.27) got the win, with Ripper Collins providing the offensive support with four key RBI's in the game.

 

Cincinnati (H) 14 Brooklyn 1

 

The Red scored five runs in both the second and third innings to run away with the easy win for Jim Weaver (7-4, 3.52). Right fielder Ival Goodman and shortstop Billy Myers led the way for the offense by driving in four runs in the game.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 7 New York (NL) 1

 

The Pirates started the day with a 3.5 game lead over the Giants, but could definitely feel their hot breath on their neck. Pittsburgh plated three runs in the second and then put up a second three-spot in the fifth, the big hit being a two-run homerun from left fielder Johnny Rizzo (11). Bob Klinger (4-7, 3.22) went all the way for the win over Cliff Melton (7-8, 4.37).

 

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

 

The Cardinals scored three times in the first and added two more in the third, and then they turned the game over to Lon Warneke (9-3, 2.93), who overpowered the Phillies, holding them to six hits in the game.

 

Sunday, July 17, 1938

 

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Philadelphia (NL) outfielder Ray Stoviak returned to play on 07/18/1938

 

St. Louis (AL) 7 Boston (AL) (H) 6 (GM 1)

 

Two-run homeruns by Beau Bell (14) and Harlond Clift (13) helped the Browns build a 7-1 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth, but no lead is truly safe when facing the Red Sox. Boston scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth to draw within one, a three-run homerun (11) by Joe Cronin being the big hit in the inning. Bobo Newsom (12-6, 4.31) stayed in the game and got through a treacherous ninth to pick up the Game One win.

 

Boston (AL) (H) 14 St. Louis (AL) 1 (GM 2)

 

Jimmie Foxx got things started with a two-run homerun (27) in the first, but a pair of three-run homeruns by Joe Vosmik (4) and Bobby Doerr (6) in Boston's seven-run sixth locked this up for Boston. Jim Bagby (8-6, 4.12) gave up an unearned run in the seventh for the Browns' only run.

 

New York (AL) (H)( 8 Detroit 6 (Three Homerun Game!)

 

Joe DiMaggio

The Tigers led 4-0 after the top of the fourth, but Joe DiMaggio's solo homerun (14) got the scoring started for the Yankees. DiMaggio then blasted a second homerun (15) in the seventh to cut Detroit's lead to 6-4, and then in the bottom of the ninth, DiMaggio's third homerun (16) of the day scored three runs and gave the Yankees their first lead of the day. Spud Chandler (9-2, 3.60) got the win over Elden Auker (1-10, 8.55).

Cleveland 13 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8

 

The A's scored three in the first, the Indians scored three in the second, and then the A's did it again with three runs in the third. Cleveland took the lead with four runs in the top of the sixth, but Philadelphia grabbed the lead back with two runs in the seventh, only to see Cleveland tie the score at 8-8 with a run in the eighth. The game wasn't over yet, and the Indians captured the lead for good with five runs in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth the Athletics had the bases loaded with two outs, but Bob Johnson's long fly ball was caught at the wall to end the game.

 

Washington (H) 7 Chicago (AL) 5

 

The weak-hitting White Sox stormed off to a 5-0 lead after the top of the third, but by the end of the fourth, it was all tied at 5-5 as the Nationals' offense asserted itself. In the bottom of the seventh, with two outs and two on, a controversial catcher's interference call extended the inning, and Washington was able to score twice to take a 7-5 lead. Harry Kelley (3-5, 5.58) took home the win over Monty Stratton (6-3, 3.80).

 

Boston (NL) 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

In his first appearance on the mound since mid-May, Dizzy Dean (4-1, 3.68) sparkled, holding Boston to two runs in seven innings of work. Unfortunately for Dean and the Cubs, Boston starter Jim Turner (7-9, 2.89) was better as Turner went all the way for the tough Game One win.

 

Boston (NL) 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

In his first game in a month, Denny MacFayden (5-7, 2.04) hamstrung the hometown Cubs on four hits in a shutout Game Two win. Backup third baseman Gil English provided the pop when he smashed a three-run homerun (4) in the top of the third, and MacFayden took over from there.

 

Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati (H) 7 (GM 1)

 

Brooklyn led 4-1 after the top of the fourth, but in the bottom of the inning, a three-run homerun (18) by Harry Craft was the big hit in Cincinnati's four-run fourth. The Dodgers came back with two in the fifth and then three in the sixth to get the Game One win for Tot Pressnell (3-9, 3.59).

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 Brooklyn2 (GM 2)

 

Paul Derringer

Harry Craft hit his second homerun (19) of the day in the second, but a double E-4 in the top of the seventh by Lonny Frey put the Dodgers up 2-1. The Reds responded by scoring four runs in the bottom of the inning and giving the Game Two win to Paul Derringer (15-4, 2.17).

Pittsburgh (H) 5 New York (NL) 3 (GM 1)

 

This game went back and forth until the Pirates scored three times in the bottom of the sixth, the big hit coming off the bat of Jim Tobin (12-4, 1.87) when he connected for a two-out two-run single that put the Pirates ahead to stay. This win, combined with Chicago getting swept in their doubleheader today, put the Pirates back atop the NL, while the Giants' loss, their fifth in a row, bumped them back down to fourth place behind Cincinnati.

 

New York (NL) 7 Pittsburgh (H) 7 (GM 2) (Tie Game!)

 

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