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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 11, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 11, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 11, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 5,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
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 |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Earle Brucker | Catcher |
Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
Lou Finney | First Baseman |
Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
George Caster | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 11, 1938
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Grove
Sperry 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Grove
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Grove
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Grove
Brucker takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Caster
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Grove
Finney bunts towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ambler vs. Grove
Ambler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Grove
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Grove
Sperry 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Caster
Jim Bagby pinch hits for Lefty Grove.
Bagby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with McKain covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McKain
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. McKain
Brucker takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a popup in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. McKain
Chapman 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, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. McKain
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. McKain
There goes Finney. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Cronin applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. McKain
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Caster
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKain vs. Caster
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. McKain
Caster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. McKain
Sperry hits a popup in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. McKain
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. McKain
There goes Moses. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Moses steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. McKain
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. McKain
Brucker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses scores. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Heving
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Heving covering. Safe. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ambler vs. Heving
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Caster
The ball gets by Brucker for a passed ball. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Heving
Caster 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, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Heving
Sperry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Heving
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Sperry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Heving
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Caster
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Caster
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Heving
Brucker hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heving
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Caster
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Joe Heving.
Nonnenkamp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer takes first base on ball four. Nonnenkamp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Midkiff
Dick Midkiff now pitching.
Finney 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, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Midkiff
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Midkiff
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Caster
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Pinky Higgins pinch hits for Bobby Doerr.
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/11/1938 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D) Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cramer D, cf 2 1 0 0 Sperry S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 1 1 3 Moses W, rf 3 1 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Werber B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cronin J, ss 4 0 2 0 Brucker E, c 2 1 1 1 Chapman B, rf 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, cf 4 1 1 3 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Chapman S, lf 4 1 2 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Finney L, 1b 3 0 2 0 Higgins P, ph 1 0 0 0 Ambler W, ss 4 0 1 1 Desautels G, c 4 0 1 0 Caster G, p 4 0 1 0 Grove L, p 0 0 0 0 Bagby J, ph 1 0 1 0 McKain A, p 1 0 0 0 Heving J, p 0 0 0 0 Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 1 1 0 Midkiff D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 6 3 31 5 10 5 Boston 000 000 030 -- 3 Philadelphia 010 040 00x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Grove L (L) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 McKain A 2.2 5 4 4 2 0 Heving J 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 Midkiff D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Caster G (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 3 DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Boston 5, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Cronin J HR -- Johnson B, Vosmik J SB -- Moses W CS -- Finney L SH -- Finney L PB -- Brucker E T -- 1:56 A -- 5000
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