Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees
October 8, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1938 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Yankees 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 3 1 1 0
Herman 2b 3 0 0 0
Cavarretta rf 4 0 1 0
Marty cf 4 1 3 2
Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Hartnett c 4 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 0 0 0
Jurges ss 3 0 0 0
  Lazzeri ph 1 0 0 0
Bryant p 2 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Galan ph 1 0 0 0
  French p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 3 0 0 0
Rolfe 3b 4 0 1 1
Henrich rf 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 3 1 1 0
Gehrig 1b 4 1 1 0
Dickey c 3 1 1 1
Selkirk lf 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 1 2 3
Pearson p 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Chicago 000 010 010251
New York 000 022 01x572
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant  L (0-1) 5.1 6 4 4 5 3
  Russell   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  French   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
6
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson  W (1-0) 9.0 5 2 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
9

  E–Herman (2), Crosetti (1), Gordon (1).  2B–Chicago Hack (1,off Pearson).  HR–Chicago Marty (1,8th inning off Pearson 0 on, 1 out), New York Gordon (1,5th inning off Bryant 0 on, 2 out); Dickey (1,8th inning off French 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  CS–Crosetti (1,2nd base by Bryant/Hartnett).  U-HP–Ziggy Sears (NL), 1B–Cal Hubbard (AL), 2B–Charlie Moran (NL), 3B–Lou Kolls (AL).  T–1:57.  A–55,236.
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