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White Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 4, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 4, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Boze Berger | Shortstop |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Hank Steinbacher | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Gene Hasson | First Baseman |
| Dario Lodigiani | Second Baseman |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 4, 1938
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Caster
Berger strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbacher vs. Caster
Steinbacher hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Dietrich
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Dietrich
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Caster
Walker hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Caster
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hasson vs. Dietrich
Hasson hits a fly ball into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Dietrich
Lodigiani hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Dietrich
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Caster
Dykes hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Caster
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Caster
Dietrich hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Dietrich
Ambler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Dietrich
Caster bunts towards the mound. Dietrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Dietrich
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Dietrich
There's a wild pitch. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Dietrich
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Caster
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbacher vs. Caster
Steinbacher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Steinbacher reaches third base with a triple. Kreevich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Caster
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbacher scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Caster
There goes Walker. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Caster
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler throws to second for one, and Lodigiani throws to first, and Hasson drops the ball. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Caster
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hasson vs. Dietrich
Hasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hasson for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Caster
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Caster
Dietrich strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Caster
Berger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbacher vs. Caster
Steinbacher hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Dietrich
Lodigiani hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Dietrich
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Dietrich
Ambler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Dietrich
Caster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Dietrich
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Caster
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Caster
Owen bunts towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to third for the out. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Caster
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuhel moves to third. Owen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sewell vs. Caster
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuhel scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dietrich vs. Caster
Dietrich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Dietrich
Werber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hasson vs. Dietrich
Hasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hasson for the out. Werber moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lodigiani vs. Dietrich
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Caster
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbacher vs. Caster
Steinbacher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Caster
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Dietrich
Brucker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Dietrich
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes misplays the ball. That's an error on Dykes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Dietrich
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for George Caster.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Dietrich
Ace Parker pinch runs for Lynn Nelson.
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berger fields it and throws to second for the out. Ambler moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Dietrich
Werber takes first base on ball four. Finney moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hasson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuhel for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Potter
Owen strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Potter
Dykes hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hasson vs. Dietrich
Hasson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Steinbacher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Dietrich
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Potter
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Potter
Dietrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Potter
Berger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Dietrich
Mule Haas pinch hits for Earle Brucker.
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Dietrich
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Dietrich
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haas moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Dietrich
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dietrich, and towards Berger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1938 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Berger B, ss 5 0 1 0 Finney L, cf 5 0 0 0
Kreevich M, cf 3 1 1 0 Werber B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Steinbacher H, rf 3 1 1 1 Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0
Walker G, lf 4 1 2 1 Johnson B, lf 3 1 1 1
Kuhel J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Hasson G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Owen M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lodigiani D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Dykes J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Brucker E, c 3 0 1 0
Sewell L, c 4 0 0 1 Haas M, ph 0 0 0 0
Dietrich B, p 4 0 0 0 Ambler W, ss 4 0 1 0
Caster G, p 2 0 1 0
Nelson L, ph 0 0 0 0
Parker A, pr 0 0 0 0
Potter N, p 1 0 0 0
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33 4 6 3 33 1 5 1
Chicago 000 301 000 -- 4
Philadelphia 010 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 7.0 6 4 3 4 3
Potter N 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Hasson G, Dykes J
LOB -- Chicago 6, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Walker G
3B -- Steinbacher H
HR -- Johnson B
SB -- Walker G
WP -- Dietrich B
T -- 1:50
A -- 3000
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