Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
September 5, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1938 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Yankees 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sperry 2b 5 1 1 2
Finney lf 5 0 2 0
Moses rf 3 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 4 0 2 1
Johnson cf 3 0 2 0
Werber 3b 4 0 0 0
Hayes c 4 0 0 0
Ambler ss 4 1 1 0
  Newsome ss 0 0 0 0
Thomas p 1 0 0 0
  Chapman ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith E. p 1 1 1 0
  Smith D. p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 1 0 0
Rolfe 3b 3 0 1 0
Henrich rf 4 2 0 0
DiMaggio cf 3 0 2 1
Gehrig 1b 4 1 1 2
Dickey c 4 2 2 2
Selkirk lf 4 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 2 0 1 1
Pearson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Philadelphia 100 000 200–392
New York 001 110 30x–6101
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas   4.0 5 2 1 3 1
  Smith E.  L(3-10) 3.0 5 4 4 3 2
  Smith D.   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
7
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson  W(14-6) 9.0 9 3 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
3
  E–Werber (27), Hayes (8), Gehrig (10).  PB–Hayes 2 (9).  2B–Philadelphia Sperry (5); Finney (19); Siebert (8); E. Smith (2), New York Gehrig (29); Dickey (22); Selkirk 2 (11).  3B–Philadelphia Johnson (9).  HR–New York Dickey (26,7th inning off E. Smith 1 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Crosetti (22); Gordon (8).  U–George Pipgras, Steve Basil, George Moriarty.  T–2:20.  A–35,567.
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