Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 31, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1938 at Yankee Stadium I. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 12, New York Yankees 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 5 2 1 0
Walker lf 4 3 2 1
Gehringer 2b 3 3 2 1
Greenberg 1b 5 2 3 3
York c 4 1 1 3
Fox rf 5 1 3 2
Piet 3b 4 0 0 1
Christman ss 5 0 2 1
Benton p 2 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 14 12
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 3 2 2 0
Henrich rf 4 2 1 2
Hoag lf 5 0 3 2
DiMaggio cf 5 0 1 1
Gehrig 1b 3 1 1 0
Dahlgren 3b 5 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 3 0 1 0
Glenn c 4 0 0 0
Sundra p 1 0 0 0
  Andrews p 3 1 1 0
  Knickerbocker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Detroit 421 301 10012141
New York 012 003 0006111
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   3.0 5 3 3 4 0
  Kennedy  W(11-8) 6.0 6 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
8
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sundra  L(3-4) 3.2 8 10 10 4 0
  Andrews   5.1 6 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
14
12
12
7
1

  E–Piet (3), Dahlgren (4).  DP–Detroit 1. Christman-Gehringer-Greenberg, New York 1. Gordon-Crosetti-Gehrig.  2B–Detroit Gehringer 2 (27); Greenberg 2 (18); York (25); Fox (26), New York Hoag (14); Dahlgren (1).  HR–Detroit Walker (4,7th inning off Andrews 0 on); Greenberg (46,2nd inning off Sundra 0 on), New York Henrich (20,3rd inning off Benton 1 on).  SH–Kennedy (6).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  SB–Fox (11).  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve.  T–2:15.  A–7,854.
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