Athletics @ Yankees
August 13, 1938

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 7 1
Yankees 11 14 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 7 1
Yankees 11 14 1

Stan Sperry Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .286
OBP .250 .286
At Bats 4 35
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Steve Sundra Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 13, 1938
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Out
Steve Sundra
Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
Stan Sperry

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 4 7 1 6
New York Yankees 11 14 1 11
Winning Pitcher Steve Sundra
Losing Pitcher Nels Potter
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe DiMaggio
Attendance 9,232
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sperry hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mule Haas pinch hits for Dave Smith. Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 8 Crosetti hits a fly ball towards right. Moses catches it and throws to first to double up Sundra.
Bottom 8 Sundra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gordon strikes out.
Top 8 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Smith now pitching. DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 7 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sundra bunts towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ace Parker now playing shortstop. Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Werber hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moses takes first base on ball four. Sperry moves to second.
Top 7 Sperry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Potter hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Wayne Ambler. Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Selkirk hits a line drive towards first. Finney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Dickey reaches second base with a double. Gehrig goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out.
Top 6 Finney strikes out. Dickey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Finney out.
Top 6 Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hayes moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Werber scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Werber moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Werber takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second.
Top 6 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon.
Top 6 Sperry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out.
Bottom 5 Crosetti hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sundra hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Selkirk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Potter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ambler takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Finney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Finney reaches third base with a triple. Chapman scores.
Top 5 Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Johnson strikes out. There goes Hayes. The throw from Dickey to second, and Hayes is out.
Top 5 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dickey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to third. Henrich moves to second.
Bottom 4 Henrich takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to third. Rolfe moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter can't make a play. That's a base hit. Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sundra strikes out.
Top 4 Werber hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moses hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sperry for the out.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Henrich scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Gehrig is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio strikes out.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rolfe hits a fly ball towards center. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 3 Potter hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ambler hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Finney hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sundra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out.
Bottom 2 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Henrich goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Henrich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moses hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sperry hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.