Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
May 3, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1938 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 10, Washington Senators 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lary ss 5 0 2 0
Heath rf 4 0 0 0
Hale 2b 5 1 2 0
Solters lf 3 2 1 0
  Weatherly lf 1 1 0 0
Averill cf 4 2 2 1
Trosky 1b 5 2 2 2
Keltner 3b 5 2 3 6
Pytlak c 5 0 1 0
Milnar p 3 0 0 0
  Heving p 1 0 0 0
  Hudlin p 0 0 0 0
  Galehouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 13 9
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 5 0 1 0
Lewis 3b 4 2 2 0
Case rf 5 2 3 0
Bonura 1b 5 2 2 3
Stone lf 3 2 1 0
Travis ss 4 1 3 2
Bluege 2b 2 0 1 0
  Myer ph,2b 2 0 1 2
Ferrell R. c 4 0 0 1
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
Ferrell W. p 2 0 1 0
  Appleton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 8
Cleveland 021 050 00210130
Washington 012 030 0039153
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar   4.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Heving  W(1-0) 4.0 5 3 3 3 0
  Hudlin   0.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Galehouse  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
5
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell  L(3-1) 4.1 9 8 7 2 0
  Appleton   4.2 4 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
10
8
3
2

  E–Case (1), Bonura (1), Bluege (1).  DP–Cleveland 2. Lary-Hale-Trosky, Hale-Lary-Trosky.  PB–Pytlak (1).  2B–Washington Case (1); Bonura (3); Myer (3).  3B–Cleveland Averill (2).  HR–Cleveland Keltner 2 (4,2nd inning off W. Ferrell 1 on,5th inning off Appleton 2 on), Washington Bonura (4,3rd inning off Milnar 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Travis (2); Myer (3).  U–Bill Summers, John Quinn, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:45.  A–8,000.
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