Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees
May 8, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1938 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Berger ss 4 1 1 0
Kreevich cf 3 1 2 0
Steinbacher rf 4 0 1 1
Walker lf 4 0 0 0
Kuhel 1b 2 1 1 0
  Thompson 1b 1 0 0 0
Owen 3b 4 0 2 1
Hayes 2b 2 0 1 0
  Landrum 2b 1 0 0 0
Sewell c 3 0 0 0
  Rensa c 1 0 1 0
Dietrich p 2 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Radcliff ph 1 0 1 0
  Uhl p 0 0 0 0
  Rosenthal ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 2 1 0 0
Rolfe 3b 4 0 1 0
Henrich rf 4 1 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 2 2 1
Dickey c 4 1 2 2
Gehrig 1b 4 2 2 2
Hoag lf 4 0 0 0
Knickerbocker 2b 3 0 0 0
Ruffing p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 6
Chicago 011 010 000–3102
New York 000 403 00x–782
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich  L(1-2) 5.0 6 6 6 2 1
  Cox   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Uhl   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W(4-1) 9.0 10 3 2 3 9
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
3
9
  E–Owen (3), Hayes (3), DiMaggio 2 (4).  DP–Chicago 2. Hayes-Berger-Kuhel, Owen-Kuhel.  PB–Rensa (1).  2B–Chicago Owen (1); Radcliff (1), New York Dickey (6).  HR–New York Henrich (4,6th inning off Dietrich 0 on); DiMaggio (4,6th inning off Dietrich 0 on); Gehrig (2,4th inning off Dietrich 1 on).  SH–Hayes (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–Kreevich (5).  CS–Kuhel (2).  U–George Moriarty, Lou Kolls.  T–1:54.  A–28,440.
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