Week 22 Results (September 12, 1938 - September 18, 1938)
Monday, September 12, 1938
Transactions:
New York
(AL) pitcher Spud
Chandler made his Season Finale on 09/11/1938
Boston
(NL) catcher Butch
Sutcliffe made his Major League Finale on 09/11/1938
Chicago
(AL) catcher Luke Sewell
returned to play on 09/13/1938
Cleveland
pitcher Clay
Smith made his Season Debut on 09/13/1938. Smith had previously been
recalled from Wilkes-Barre (EL)
Hank Greenberg socked a solo homerun (49, 164) in the second, and Detroit added two more in the third, but the White Sox added single runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to tie the score at 3-3 and send the game into extra innings. Both teams had chances, but no one could come through. In the bottom of the eleventh and the Tigers loaded the bases, and third baseman Mark Christman stood in there and took an inside pitch off his shoulder, which forced home the game-winner.
Tuesday,
September 13, 1938
Transactions:
Detroit
infielder George
Archie made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1938. Archie had previously
been recalled from Toledo (AA). Detroit outfielder Roy
Cullenbine was recalled from Toledo (AA) before 09/14/1938. Detroit
outfielder Chet Laabs
was recalled from Toledo (IL) before 09/14/1938. Detroit infielder Benny McCoy
made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1938. Detroit pitcher Joe
Rogalski made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1938. Rogalski had previously
been recalled from Beaumont (TL)
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Mort Cooper
made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1938. Cooper had previously been recalled
from Houston (TL). St. Louis (NL) infielder Frank
"Creepy" Crespi made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1938. Crespi
had previously been recalled from Springfield MO (WA)
Boston
(NL) pitcher Art Doll
made his Season Debut on 09/14/1938. Doll had previously been recalled from
Hartford (EL). Boston (NL) outfielder Ralph
McLeod made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1938. McLeod had previously
been recalled from Hartford (EL)
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Tom Lanning
made his Major League Debut on 09/14/1938, Lanning had previously been recalled
from Montgomery (SEAL)
Brooklyn
outfielder Fred
Sington (Team Debut 09/14/1938) was acquired from Washington (DNP) on
08/23/1938 in return for a PTBNL. Johnnie
Chambers (DNP) was sent to Washington after the season to complete the deal
Chicago
(AL) (H) 7 Washington 3 (GM 1)
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Washington 2 (GM 2)
Center
fielder Larry
Rosenthal put Chicago ahead to stay when he smacked a three-run homerun (3)
in the bottom of the sixth and Thornton Lee
(12-14, 4.10) was able to get the complete-game victory.
New York
(AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 1
The
Yankees got the scoring started when Bill Dickey
swatted a two-run homerun (24, 108) in the fourth, and then in the seventh,
right fielder Tommy
Henrich finished the scoring when he hit his own two-run homerun (21, 94). Red Ruffing
(20-6, 3.18) became the AL's first twenty-game winner as he went all the way
for the win.
Boston
(AL) 6 Detroit (H) 2
It was
billed as a battle between the homerun leaders, but neither did much. Hank
Greenberg drove in two runs (166), but twice he failed to produce when
batting with the bases loaded. Jimmie Foxx
had one hit (.442), but his only run came on a three-run homerun (19, 93) from Joe Cronin.
Bill
Harris (6-2, 3.45) got the win with plenty of help from the bullpen, and Vern
Kennedy (15-11, 5.93) took the loss.
Chicago
(NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 0
Clay Bryant
(9-0, 2.41) shut out the Bees, and his solo homerun (2) in the second helped to
secure a solid lead for the Cubs. Catcher and manager Gabby
Hartnett returned to the starting lineup for Chicago as well.
Wednesday,
September 14, 1938
Transactions:
Boston
(AL) infielder Eric McNair
made his Season Finale on 09/13/1938. Boston (AL) pitcher Dick
Midkiff made his Major League Finale on 09/13/1938. Boston (AL) pitcher Ted
Olson made his Major League Finale on 09/13/1938
New York
(NL) pitcher Tom Baker
made his Season Debut on 09/15/1938. Baker had previously been recalled from
Jersey City (IL). New York (NL) infielder Mickey
Haslin was recalled from Jersey City (IL) before 09/15/1938
Chicago
(AL) infielder Boze Berger
returned to play on 09/15/1938
Brooklyn
catcher Ray
Hayworth (Team Debut 09/16/1938) was claimed off waivers from Detroit on
09/14/1938
New York
(AL) pitcher Johnny
Murphy returned to the mound on 09/15/1938
Detroit
pitcher Boots
Poffenberger was recalled from Toledo (AA) before 09/15/1938
Detroit
(H) 7 Boston (AL) 5
The
Tigers led 4-0 after the third inning, and then they scored one more time in
the bottom of the fifth. The Red Sox didn’t have a hit until the top of the
sixth, but before the inning was over, they had scored three times to make the
score 5-3. Detroit added two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth, which
came in handy when Boston scored twice in the top of the ninth. Tommy
Bridges (11-3, 3.27) came away with the complete-game victory.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 6
The A's
got the scoring started with a three-run third, but the Browns powered their
way back into game with five runs in the fourth, thanks to homeruns from Red Kress
(10) and George
McQuinn (12). Both teams scored three runs in the fifth, but then Bobo Newsom
(20-12, 4.07) shut down Philadelphia the rest of the way to grab the win.
Boston
(NL) (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 0
The Cubs
ran into a buzz saw in Boston today as Lou Fette
(12-16, 3.10) held them to four hits in the game and picked up the
complete-game victory. Charlie Root
(4-6, 2.37) gave up runs in the first and third innings only, but that was
enough for Fette.
Brooklyn
(H) 4 Cincinnati 3 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
Both
pitchers were overwhelming through the first three innings, but in the bottom
of the fourth, Johnny
Vander Meer lost his control, and the Dodgers managed to fill the bases.
Newly acquired right fielder Fred
Sington, making only his second plate appearance for Brooklyn, walloped a
fast ball for a Grand Slam homerun (1). The Reds came back to make it close,
but Freddie
Fitzsimmons (13-8, 2.04) had the Game One win, with ninth-inning help from Vito
Tamulis.
Brooklyn
(H) 7 Cincinnati 5 (GM 2)
Similar
to Game One, the game started off as a pitcher's duel, but then Brooklyn third
baseman Cookie
Lavagetto blasted a three-run homerun (4) to give the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.
The Reds came back and tied the game at 5-5, but this time, Brooklyn had an
answer and came back to get the win for Fred
Frankhouse (5-3, 3.40) over Bucky
Walters (17-12, 3.40).
New York
(NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2 (GM 1)
After
being off yesterday and after yesterday's Cubs victory, Pittsburgh found itself
in first place still, but only by percentage points over Chicago. Hal
Schumacher (14-9, 2.45) had the good stuff today as he bewildered the
Pirates hitters. New York broke through against Cy Blanton
(14-9, 2.45) with two runs in the fourth, and then Mel Ott
hit a solo homerun (33, 107) in the sixth to give the Giants a 3-0 lead. The
Pirates scored single runs in the seventh and ninth innings, but couldn’t dent
Schumacher any further.
New York
(NL) (H) 10 Pittsburgh 8 (GM 2)
The
Giants jumped ahead 8-0 after the second inning, the big hit was a three-run
homerun (8) by center fielder Bob Seeds
in the five-run second. Harry
Gumbert (10-18, 4.29) wanted to go all the way for the win, but tired late
and Pittsburgh scored four times in the top of the eighth to make the score
9-8, so Jumbo
Brown came in to calm the troubled seas and secure the Game Two win and
doubleheader sweep.
The Phillies jumped on Max Macon (6-7, 4.07) for seven runs in the bottom of the fourth and won Game One going away. Claude Passeau (10-19, 4.67) got the win as he kept the Cardinals from getting comfortable at the plate.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H)_ 5 St. Louis (NL) 2 (GM 2)
Mort Cooper
(0-1, 1.13) made his first major League start and promptly gave up four
unearned runs in the bottom of the first. Cooper settled down from there, but Al
Hollingsworth (9-14, 4.92) held back the Cardinals for the Game Two win and
the doubleheader sweep.
Thursday,
September 15, 1938
Transactions:
New York
(NL) infielder Dick
Bartell made his Season Finale on 09/14/1938
Brooklyn
outfielder Kiki Cuyler
made his Major League Finale on 09/14/1938. Brooklyn pitcher Jim Winford
made his Season Debut on 09/16/1938. Winford had previously been recalled from
Houston (TL)
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Bill
Hallahan made his Major League Finale on 09/14/1938
Cleveland
pitcher Charley
Suche made his Major League Debut on 09/18/1938. Suche had previously been
recalled from Wilkes-Barre (EL)
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Jim Walkup
was recalled from Toledo (AA) before 09/16/1938
Chicago
(AL) (H) 17 Philadelphia (AL) 10 (GM 1)
The offensively
challenged White Sox started off quick with six runs in the bottom of the
first, and then they added on four more in the second. That lead was shortened when Philadelphia scored five times in the fifth to make the score 10-8, but
then Chicago went back to work and ran away with it. John
Whitehead (8-15, 7.05) got the win, as the White Sox pounded out eight
doubles in the game.
Chicago
(AL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 6 (GM 2)
After
the offensive explosion by both teams in Game One, Game Two was quite a bit
different, at least until the ninth inning. The White Sox were up 4-2, but in
the top of the ninth Lou Finney
swatted a two-out three-run pinch-hit double, and Philadelphia had 6-4 lead. In
the bottom of the ninth, the White Sox loaded the bases and Boze Berger,
making his first start in two-plus weeks, lined a three-run double off the
wall, and Chicago had the comeback victory and the doubleheader sweep.
Cleveland
(H) 7 Boston (AL) 5 (GM 1)
The
Indians put up five runs in the third and then built their lead up to 7-0 after
the fifth inning. Mel Harder
(17-7, 2.95) kept Boston quiet for seven innings, but then the Red Sox came
alive when facing the Cleveland bullpen.
Boston
(AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 5 (GM 2) (12) (Grand Slam!)
New York (AL) 11 Detroit (H) 10
The
Yankees started quickly by scoring five runs in the top of the first, and after
the top of the fourth, they were up 8-0. The Tigers eventually got it going and
made it close, but Johnny
Murphy struggled through the final two innings before he could secure the
win for Bump
Hadley (11-4, 5.37) and the Yankees.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 5 Washington 4 (10)
The
Browns led 3-2 at the completion of the third inning, and that was all the
scoring until Washington tied the score at 3-3 with a run in the top of the
eighth. Washington took a 4-3 lead when they scored a run in the top of the
tenth, but this time St. Louis was able to come back, and a pinch-hit RBI single
by Glenn
McQuillen brought home their second run in the inning and the game-winner.
New York
(NL) (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1
After
being swept in a doubleheader versus New York yesterday, the Pirates woke up
this morning in second place, 0.5 games behind Chicago. A win today could tie
those two teams back up, and to that end, Pittsburgh scored first with a run in
the top of the first. Jim Tobin
kept the Giants off the scoreboard until they tied that game at 1-1 in the
bottom of the fifth. In the bottom of the eighth, catcher Harry
Danning's two-out RBI single put New York ahead to stay and pushed Pittsburgh
back to one full game behind Chicago.
Friday,
September `16, 1938
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Emil
Bildilli made his Season Debut on 09/17/1938 after having been recalled
from Springfield (IIIL)
Washington
catcher Mickey
Livingston made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1938. Livingston had
previously been recalled from Trenton (EL)
New York
(NL) first baseman Les Powers
made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Jim
Reninger made his Major League Debut on 09/17/1938. Reninger had been
acquired from Baltimore (IL) on 09/09/1938 in return for Philadelphia (AL)
infielder Ace
Parker
The Indians scored two runs in the first on a two-out two-run single by backup catcher Frankie Pytlak, and then in the bottom of the fifth, Pytlak struck again with another two-run single. Denny Galehouse (6-7, 5.97) held off the powerful Red Sox and went all the way for the win.
New York
(AL) 3 Detroit (H) 2
The
Yankees scored two runs in the top of the third when third baseman Red Rolfe
doubled home two runs, but the Tigers finally got on the board and tied the
score at 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh. New York immediately regained the
lead on a Lou
Gehrig solo homerun (22, 129) in the eighth, and Lefty Gomez
(17-7, 3.10) held on for the win after having to fight through some rough
innings before he could close it out.
Pittsburgh
7 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Pittsburgh
shortstop Arky
Vaughan smacked two-run homeruns (6, 7) in the first and third innings to
get the visiting Pirates off to a fast start, and Russ Bauers
(19-4, 2.55) got the Game One win with help from the Pittsburgh bullpen.
Pittsburgh
3 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
Pirates started off with a first-inning two-run homerun (23, 94), but this one
was by Johnny
Rizzo. This time, the Bees came right back with two runs in the bottom of
the inning to tie the score at 2-2, but then Rizzo singled home a run in the
third, and then the game turned into a pitcher's duel. Both teams had
opportunities, but neither could cross the late, with relief ace Mace Brown
(5-2, 3.48) winning in a spot start over Dick
Errickson (4-8, 4.55).
After
today's doubleheader sweep, and with the Cubs not playing at all, the two teams
now find themselves with identical 83-53 records and tied for first-place in
the NL.
Brooklyn
(H) 14 St. Louis (NL) 0 (GM 1)
After
scoring two runs in the first, the Dodgers poured it on with an eight-run third
and ran away to the Game One win. Luke Hamlin
(14-10, 3.27) threw a three-hit shutout, while Cardinal pitchers combined to
walk twelve Brooklyn batters in the game.
St.
Louis (NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 1 (GM 2)
The
Dodgers scored first, but the Cardinals crept back into the game and came away
with the Game Two win and the doubleheader split. Ray Harrell
(3-0, 3.27) went seven innings for the win, and Bill McGee
came in to finish things up for St. Louis.
Cincinnati
10 Philadelphia (NL) 5 (GM 1)
The Reds
scored three runs in the top of the first, led 6-0 after the fourth, and then
added four more runs in the top of the eighth. Paul
Derringer (24-7, 2.35) tried to lighten up, and the Phillies hit him for
five runs in the bottom of the eighth, but Derringer got through the remainder
of the game with no issue.
Cincinnati
5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2) (12)
The Reds
and the Phillies swapped leads several times, but at the end of the seventh
inning, they found the score tied at 4-4, and there it stayed as the game moved
into extra innings. In the top of the twelfth, center fielder Harry Craft
smacked a two-out solo homerun (26, 97) to give Cincinnati the lead. Bucky
Walters was summoned from the pen and threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the twelfth
to preserve the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep.
Saturday,
September 17, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) catcher Cap Clark
made his Major League Finale on 09/16/1938
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Ray Harrell
made his Season Finale on 09/16/1938
Cleveland
pitcher Charley
Suche made his Major League Finale on 09/18/1938. Cleveland outfielder Chuck
Workman made his Major League Debut on 09/18/1938. Workman had previously
been recalled from Springfield OH (MATL)
St.
Louis (AL) catcher Sam
Harshaney was recalled from Toronto (IL) before 09/18/1938
Chicago
(NL) infielder Tony
Lazzeri returned to play on 09/18/1938
New York
(AL) pitcher Steve
Sundra returned to the mound on 09/18/1938
Chicago
(AL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 4 (GM 1)
Chicago (AL) (H) 11 Philadelphia (AL) 10 (GM 2)
Chicago
led 2-1 after the second, and 6-4 after the fourth, and then things got
interesting. The A's scored once in the sixth to make it close, and then they
took an 8-6 lead with three runs in the top of the eighth. The White Sox came
back with four runs in the bottom of the eighth, only to see Philadelphia come
right back with two runs in the top of the ninth to make the score 10-10. Now,
it was the White Sox's turn - the first three batters loaded the bases and Rip
Radcliff poked a medium fly ball to right, just far enough that shortstop Johnny
Gerlach could successfully dash home from third with the game-winner.
Cleveland
(H) 3 Boston (AL) 2 (10)
The
Indians took a 2-1 lead with a run in the bottom of the seventh, only to see
the Red Sox tie the game at 2-2 with a run in the top of the ninth. In the
bottom of the tenth, center fielder Roy
Weatherly hit a one-out solo homerun (5) to get the win for reliever Johnny
Humphries (9-10, 7.37).
New York
(AL) 5 Detroit (H) 2
The
Yankees already lead 2-0 when Bill Dickey
swatted a two-run homerun (25, 111) in the top of the third, and Monte
Pearson (18-4, 4.48) had what he needed to get the complete-game victory
over Al
Benton (3-3. 2.35).
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 12 Washington 5 (GM 1)
Washington
got an early lead and led 5-3 going into the bottom of the seventh, but then, while facing the Nationals' bullpen, the Browns came alive and scored eight
runs to take an 11-5 lead. St. Louis collected seven doubles, with every
non-pitcher in the starting lineup having at least one hit and one run scored,
with third baseman Harlond
Clift leading the way by going 3-for-5 (.327) from the plate.
Washington
7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
The
Nationals broke open a 1-1 tie when they scored four runs in the top of the
fifth, and left fielder Al Simmons
added a two-run homerun (16) as insurance in the top of the seventh. Joe
Krakauskas (4-4, 3.80) pitched a masterful five-hitter to get the Game Two
win and the doubleheader split for Washington.
Pittsburgh
11 Boston (NL) (H) 1
The
Pirates jumped ahead with a four-run first, and then they added four more runs
in the third. Now backed up with an 8-0 lead, Pirates hurler Bob Klinger
(7-12, 2.74) held the Bees scoreless until the eighth inning and went all the
way for the complete-game victory.
Chicago
(NL) 14 New York (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The Cubs
exploded for eight runs in the top of the third, the big hit being a three-run
triple by shortstop Billy
Jurges. Bill
Lee (21-9, 1.66) retired after seven innings with a comfortable lead,
and the Chicago bullpen successfully closed things out.
New York
(NL) (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 2 (GM 2)
The Cubs
wished they could have kept some of the runs from the first game for use in
Game Two, but Bill
Lohrman (10-4, 2.03) kept the visitors off-stride for the whole game. Clay Bryant
(19-10, 2.48) pitched well, but the Giants were able to take advantage
of their run-scoring opportunities when they occurred.
Sunday,
September 19, 1938
Transactions:
Detroit
pitcher Bob
Harris made his Major League Debut on 09/19/1938. Harris had previously
been recalled from Toledo (AA)
Cleveland
(H) 9 Philadelphia (AL) 3 (GM 1)
The
Indians led 5-1 after the third inning, and then they put up a four-spot in the
bottom of the seventh to lock up Game One. Willis
Hudlin (5-7, 7.33) went all the way for the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 2 (GM 2)
Cleveland
scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie the score at 2-2, but the A's
took the lead back with a run in the top of the sixth. Philadelphia added on
from there, with Bud Thomas
(7-17, 5.60) getting the win over Bob Feller
(12-12, 4.38).
Detroit
(H) 13 Washington 3
The
Tigers scored runs in each of the first
four innings to build up a 7-2 lead. Tommy
Bridges (12-3, 3.25) gave ten hits and seven walks but induced two crucial
double plays and never let the Nationals get the big hit. Hank
Greenberg swatted a two-run homerun (50, 171) to keep pace in the homerun
and RBI derby.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 8 New York (AL) 7 (GM 1) (10)
A
four-run fifth gave the Yankees a 5-1 lead, but Red Ruffing
couldn’t hold back the Browns, who recaptured the lead at 7-6 when they scored
four runs in the seventh. New York tied it back up, and the game soon moved
into extra-innings. In the bottom of the tenth, the Browns put on a pair of base
runners, and center fielder Mel Almada
brought home catcher Billy Sullivan with a two-out single.
New York
(AL) 16 St. Louis (AL) 2 (GM 2)
New York
scored three runs in both the first and third innings, and then they turned it
on from there. Lou Gehrig
knocked a two-run homerun (23, 134) and Tommy
Henrich added a solo blast (22, 100) in the eighth. Johnny
Murphy (3-2, 5.02) made his first start of the season and held the hometown
Browns to only six hits.
Brooklyn
(H) 3 Chicago (NL) 2 (GM 1)
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Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 1 (GM 1)
Left
fielder Morrie
Arnovich broke up the scoreless tie with a solo homerun (3) in the bottom
of the sixth, and then the Phillies added to more runs in the seventh, and Al
Hollingsworth (10-14, 4.73) kept the Pirates scoreless and held to one hit
thought the eighth inning, and when the Pirates threatened in the ninth he
weathered the storm and got the complete-game Game One victory.
Pittsburgh
1 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 (GM 2) (5) (Tie Game!)
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Note:
The NL schedule was impacted and the second games in the doubleheaders games in
Brooklyn and Philadelphia were ended early because of a hurricane that was
moving through the East Coast. The NL would play no games on Monday or Tuesday
of this coming week as the storm ran its course.
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