Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
August 28, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1938 at Fenway Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 5 0 2 1
Walker lf 3 0 0 0
Gehringer 2b 3 0 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 1 1
York c 3 2 2 1
Fox rf 3 0 0 0
Piet 3b 4 0 1 1
Christman ss 4 1 1 0
Bridges p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 5 0 2 0
Vosmik lf 4 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 5 0 1 0
Cronin ss 4 1 1 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 1 1
Chapman rf 5 1 3 1
Doerr 2b 5 1 1 0
Peacock c 5 0 1 1
Dickman p 3 0 1 0
Totals 40 3 11 3
Detroit 010 000 200 1471
Boston 010 110 000 03111
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges  W(9-8) 10.0 11 3 3 4 5
Totals
10.0
11
3
3
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dickman  L(5-4) 10.0 7 4 4 5 1
Totals
10.0
7
4
4
5
1

  E–Bridges (2), Cronin (28).  DP–Boston 4. Doerr-Cronin-Foxx, Doerr-Cronin-Foxx, Higgins-Doerr-Foxx, Cramer-Cronin.  2B–Detroit York (24), Boston Cronin (33); Doerr (22).  3B–Detroit Christman (3).  HR–Detroit Greenberg (45,7th inning off Dickman 0 on); York (29,7th inning off Dickman 0 on), Boston Chapman (5,4th inning off Bridges 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–11.  SB–Doerr (3).  CS–Higgins (8).  U–Cal Hubbard, Joe Rue, Lou Kolls.  T–2:17.  A–18,000.
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