Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
August 29, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1938 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lary ss 5 1 1 0
Heath lf 4 1 3 1
Hemsley c 4 1 0 0
Solters rf 4 0 1 1
Averill cf 4 0 2 1
Trosky 1b 3 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 1 0
Hale 2b 4 0 1 0
Whitehill p 1 0 0 0
  Kroner ph 1 1 1 0
  Jungels p 0 0 0 0
  Pytlak ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 3 1 1 0
Lewis 3b 4 1 1 2
Travis ss 3 1 1 0
Bonura 1b 4 0 1 1
Simmons lf 3 2 1 2
Bluege 2b 3 0 0 0
West cf 3 0 1 0
Ferrell c 4 1 1 0
Chase p 4 0 1 1
Totals 31 6 8 6
Cleveland 000 001 0304102
Washington 011 121 00x682
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill  L(8-6) 5.0 6 5 5 4 0
  Jungels   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Humphries   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
6
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Chase  W(5-8) 9.0 10 4 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
3

  E–Lary (22), Hale (18), Travis (36), Chase (4).  DP–Washington 3. Bonura-Travis-Bonura, Bluege-Travis-Bonura, Travis-Bluege.  2B–Cleveland Averill (25); Kroner (8), Washington R. Ferrell (22).  3B–Washington Lewis (9).  HR–Washington Simmons (18,2nd inning off Whitehill 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–West (11).  Team–8.  SB–Case (10).  CS–Simmons (1).  U–George Pipgras, John Quinn, Steve Basil.
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