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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 6, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 6, 1938 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 43,399 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Joe Glenn | Catcher |
Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 6, 1938
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Allen
Crosetti hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Allen
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Allen
Henrich 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 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gomez
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Gomez
Pytlak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Gomez
Heath hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. Pytlak goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Allen
DiMaggio hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Averill chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Pytlak fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Pytlak. DiMaggio moves all the way to home. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Allen
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Allen
Selkirk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Allen
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glenn vs. Allen
Glenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Glenn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Allen
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Allen
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Allen
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Allen
Henrich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Gomez
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gomez
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Allen
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Allen
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Allen
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Selkirk vs. Allen
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Allen
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Allen
Glenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Campbell who is chasing the ball. Glenn reaches third base with a triple. Selkirk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Allen
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Gomez
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gomez
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Allen
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Allen
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Allen
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Allen. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Allen
DiMaggio is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Allen
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Selkirk vs. Allen
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Gomez
John Kroner pinch hits for Johnny Allen.
Kroner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gomez
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jungels
Ken Jungels now pitching.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glenn vs. Jungels
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jungels, and towards Hale, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Jungels
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Jungels
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Jungels
Rolfe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. Crosetti goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Gomez
Pytlak hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gomez
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rolfe. Averill scores. Trosky goes all the way around to score. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Humphries
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Humphries
Selkirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Humphries
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Gomez
Rollie Hemsley pinch hits for Johnny Humphries.
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gomez
Lary hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gomez
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Milnar
Al Milnar now pitching.
Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Milnar
Gomez bunts in front of the plate. Pytlak fields it and throws to first for the out. Glenn moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Glenn scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Gomez
Pytlak hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gomez
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Gomez
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Gomez
There goes Heath. The throw from Glenn and he is safe. Heath steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Gomez
Trosky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Milnar
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Milnar
Gehrig bunts towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Gomez
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Gomez
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Gomez
Moose Solters pinch hits for Al Milnar.
Solters hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1938 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Crosetti F, ss 4 1 0 1 Lary L, ss 4 0 1 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 1 2 Campbell B, rf 4 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 4 0 1 0 Pytlak F, c 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 2 2 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 4 1 Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Averill E, cf 4 1 1 0 Selkirk G, lf 4 2 2 1 Trosky H, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Glenn J, c 4 1 3 2 Hale O, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gomez L, p 3 0 0 0 Allen J, p 1 0 0 0 Kroner J, ph 1 0 0 0 Jungels K, p 0 0 0 0 Humphries J, p 0 0 0 0 Hemsley R, ph 1 0 0 0 Milnar A, p 0 0 0 0 Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 9 6 36 3 9 2 New York 020 202 010 -- 7 Cleveland 100 002 000 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gomez L (W) 9.0 9 3 2 0 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Allen J (L) 5.0 7 4 4 2 3 Jungels K 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 Humphries J 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 Milnar A 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 E -- Pytlak F, Allen J, Rolfe R LOB -- New York 7, Cleveland 6 2B -- Selkirk G, Rolfe R 3B -- Heath J, DiMaggio J, Glenn J SB -- Heath J SH -- Gomez L WP -- Allen J T -- 2:58 A -- 43399
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