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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 3, 1938 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 3, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1938
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Campbell. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Cramer scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Wilson
There goes Campbell. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Campbell steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Wilson
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Harder
Peacock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Harder
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik who is chasing the ball. Averill reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a popup towards the mound. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner hits a fly ball towards right. Chapman catches it and throws to home to double up Averill. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a line drive into right field. Campbell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Campbell. Cramer scores. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Wilson
Pytlak hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Peacock settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Peacock. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Wilson
Pytlak hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Wilson
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Harder
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Harder
Wilson bunts towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wilson
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Wilson
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harder vs. Wilson
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keltner scores. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Harder
Peacock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Harder
Wilson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Harder covering, for the out. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary misplays the ball. That's an error on Lary. Peacock moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Harder
There go the runners. The throw from Pytlak to Lary covering second. The throw back to home, and Peacock is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wilson
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Wilson
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Wilson
Harder hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Harder
Peacock hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Wilson
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. Lary scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Wilson
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hale scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Ostermueller
Gene Desautels now catching. Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Averill takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Ostermueller
Trosky hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Ostermueller
Keltner hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Harder
Ostermueller hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a popup in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Ostermueller
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Ostermueller
Moose Solters pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Solters hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ostermueller
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1938, game 1 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Cramer D, cf 5 3 2 0 Lary L, ss 5 1 3 1 Vosmik J, lf 4 1 2 0 Campbell B, rf 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Hale O, 2b 4 1 0 0 Cronin J, ss 5 0 1 1 Heath J, lf 4 0 1 1 Chapman B, rf 3 0 1 1 Averill E, cf 2 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 1 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 0 0 Peacock J, c 3 0 1 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 0 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 2 0 0 0 Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0 Ostermueller F, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 33 3 6 2 Boston 102 100 000 -- 4 Cleveland 000 010 020 -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson J (W) 7.1 6 3 2 3 6 Ostermueller F (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M (L) 9.0 9 4 4 4 2 E -- Campbell B, Peacock J, Lary L, Doerr B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 9, Cleveland 7 2B -- Chapman B, Cramer D, Lary L 2 3B -- Averill E SB -- Campbell B SH -- Wilson J T -- 2:25 A -- 0
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