1938 All-Star Game Play by Play

1938 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"It's a wonderful honor for me to be on the team, not to mention the distinction of being the starting pitcher." - Johnny Vander Meer

AL STARS 1ST: Kreevich flied to Ott; Gehringer grounded out (Vander Meer to McCormick); Averill grounded out (Herman to McCormick); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Hack singled to Kreevich; Herman reached on an error by Cronin [Hack to third]; Goodman was called out on strikes; Medwick made an out to Averill [Hack scored (unearned)]; Ott flied to Averill; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 2ND: Foxx struck out; DiMaggio grounded out (Vander Meer to McCormick); Dickey grounded out (Herman to McCormick); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 2ND: Lombardi grounded out (Lewis to Foxx); McCormick popped to Gehringer; Durocher grounded out (Cronin to Foxx); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 3RD: Cronin singled; Lewis flied to Ott; Gomez grounded out (Vander Meer to McCormick) [Cronin to second]; Kreevich popped to Herman; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 3RD: LEIBER BATTED FOR VANDER MEER; Leiber lined to Kreevich; Hack grounded out (Gehringer to Foxx); Herman singled; Goodman popped to Dickey in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 4TH: LEE REPLACED LEIBER (PITCHING); Gehringer walked; Averill flied to Medwick; Foxx forced Gehringer (Durocher to Herman); DiMaggio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 4TH: ALLEN REPLACED GOMEZ (PITCHING); Medwick made an out to Foxx; Ott tripled; Lombardi singled to Kreevich [Ott scored]; McCormick grounded out (Gehringer to Foxx) [Lombardi to second]; Durocher struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 5TH: Dickey doubled; Cronin flied to Ott; GEHRIG BATTED FOR LEWIS; Gehrig grounded out (Herman to McCormick) [Dickey to third]; Allen grounded out (Hack to McCormick); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 5TH: GEHRIG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FOXX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Lee flied to Averill; Hack flied to Averill; Herman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 6TH: CRAMER BATTED FOR KREEVICH; Cramer grounded out (Herman to McCormick); Gehringer grounded out (Durocher to McCormick); Averill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 6TH: CRAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Goodman was hit by a pitch; Medwick grounded out (Averill to DiMaggio); Goodman stole second [Goodman to third (error by Dickey)]; Ott struck out; Lombardi grounded out (Cronin to Gehrig); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Foxx singled; DiMaggio popped to Herman [Foxx out at second]; Dickey popped to Hack; DiMaggio stole second; Cronin walked; Gehrig singled [DiMaggio to third, Cronin to second]; YORK BATTED FOR ALLEN; York struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 7TH: GROVE REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); McCormick singled to Averill; Durocher singled to Foxx [McCormick scored (unearned) (error by Foxx), Durocher scored (unearned) (error by DiMaggio)]; Brown struck out; Hack struck out; Herman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 8TH: Cramer grounded out (Hack to McCormick); Gehringer singled to Goodman; Averill flied to Goodman; Foxx grounded out (Brown to McCormick); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 8TH: Goodman lined to DiMaggio; Medwick singled to Cramer; Ott flied to Averill; Lombardi singled [Medwick to third]; McCormick forced Lombardi (Foxx to Gehringer); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 9TH: DiMaggio singled to Medwick; Dickey flied to Medwick; Cronin doubled to Medwick [DiMaggio scored]; Gehrig lined to Goodman [Cronin to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR GROVE; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 4.

End of 1938 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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