New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 3, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1938 at Briggs Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 1 2 0
Rolfe 3b 5 1 3 1
Henrich rf 5 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 6 2 3 2
Gehrig 1b 4 1 2 1
Dickey c 6 0 1 2
Selkirk lf 5 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 5 3 2 2
Ruffing p 3 1 3 2
  Murphy p 2 0 0 0
Totals 46 10 17 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
White lf 5 0 1 0
Rogell ss 6 1 0 0
Gehringer 2b 5 2 3 1
Greenberg 1b 5 3 3 1
Fox rf 6 1 2 1
Morgan cf 5 0 1 0
York c 5 0 2 2
Christman 3b 5 0 2 2
Auker p 0 0 0 0
  Benton p 3 0 0 0
  Eisenstat p 2 0 1 0
Totals 47 7 15 7
New York 210 002 101 0310172
Detroit 012 011 002 007151
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing   8.0 11 5 4 4 5
  Murphy  W(7-1) 3.0 4 2 2 2 3
Totals
11.0
15
7
6
6
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Auker   1.1 4 3 3 3 0
  Benton   5.0 5 3 3 4 1
  Eisenstat  L(6-4) 4.2 8 4 4 0 2
Totals
11.0
17
10
10
7
3

  E–DiMaggio (12), Gordon (13), Gehringer (14).  DP–Detroit 3. Gehringer-Rogell-Greenberg, Gehringer-Rogell-Greenberg, Gehringer-Rogell-Greenberg.  2B–New York DiMaggio (20); Dickey (16), Detroit Gehringer 2 (19); York (18).  HR–New York Gordon (14,11th inning off Eisenstat 1 on); Ruffing (2,6th inning off Benton 1 on).  SH–Ruffing (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–13.  SB–Fox (8); Morgan (3).  U–George Moriarty, Lou Kolls, Bill Grieve.  T–3:12.  A–20,000.
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