Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
July 8, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1938 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Frey 2b 6 1 1 0
Berger lf 5 2 3 4
Goodman rf 3 2 2 1
McCormick 1b 4 0 1 0
Lombardi c 5 0 2 0
Craft cf 5 0 1 1
Riggs 3b 5 0 1 0
Myers ss 4 1 1 1
Derringer p 3 1 1 0
  Cascarella p 0 0 0 0
  Walters p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 13 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 2 2
Herman 2b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds lf,cf 4 0 0 0
O'Dea c 5 1 3 1
Marty cf 3 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 1 0 1 0
  Asbell lf 1 1 0 0
Demaree rf 5 2 3 1
Cavarretta 1b 5 0 0 1
Jurges ss 2 0 0 0
  Galan ph 0 0 0 0
  Bryant pr 0 1 0 0
  French p 0 0 0 0
Carleton p 0 0 0 0
  Root p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell p 1 0 0 0
  Lazzeri ss 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 5
Cincinnati 300 200 100 17130
Chicago 000 000 105 06110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer   8.0 10 4 4 1 8
  Cascarella   0.1 0 2 2 2 0
  Walters  W(5-11) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
11
6
6
5
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Carleton   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Root   5.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Russell   4.0 3 1 1 2 0
  French  L(5-11) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
13
7
7
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2. Derringer-Frey-Myers-McCormick, Myers-Frey-McCormick, Berger-Lombardi.  2B–Cincinnati McCormick (21), Chicago O'Dea (6); Demaree (5).  3B–Cincinnati Frey (4), Chicago Hack (5).  HR–Cincinnati Berger 2 (6,1st inning off Carleton 1 on,4th inning off Root 1 on); Goodman (21,1st inning off Carleton 0 on); Myers (3,10th inning off French 0 on), Chicago O'Dea (2,9th inning off Derringer 0 on); Demaree (3,7th inning off Derringer 0 on).  SH–McCormick (5); Derringer (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  U–George Barr, George Magerkurth, Charlie Moran.
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