Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
October 2, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1938 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Washington Senators 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 4 0 0 0
Finney cf 4 0 1 0
Etten 1b 3 0 1 0
Chapman lf 4 0 0 0
Lodigiani 3b 3 0 0 0
Hayes c 3 1 0 0
Newsome ss 4 1 1 0
Ambler 2b 4 0 2 1
Reninger p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 2 0 1 1
Totals 32 2 6 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 3 1 1 0
Lewis 3b 4 0 3 2
Wright rf 4 0 0 0
Bonura 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons lf 4 1 3 2
Myer 2b 4 1 2 0
Travis ss 4 1 2 0
Ferrell c 4 0 1 1
Krakauskas p 2 1 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 5
Philadelphia 000 010 001261
Washington 000 041 00x5121
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Reninger  L(0-2) 4.1 5 4 4 2 1
  Smith   3.2 7 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
2
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Krakauskas  W(7-5) 9.0 6 2 2 4 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
7

  E–Finney (9), Lewis (47).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Ambler-Etten-Lodigiani, Newsome-Etten, Washington 1. Lewis-Myer-Bonura.  2B–Philadelphia Newsome (4), Washington Lewis (35); Simmons (23); Travis (30); R. Ferrell (24).  HBP–Lodigiani (7).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Finney (5); Lewis (17).  CS–Moses (5).  U–Bill McGowan, John Quinn.
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