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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1938-04-30 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 16000 · 2:03

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 8–4. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 9th. Spud Chandler earned the win. Red Rolfe went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	10
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	14

W: Spud Chandler L: Dutch Leonard SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: George Moriarty · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	3	1	0	1	1	0
Red Rolfe	5	1	3	3	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	3	1	1	0	0	0
Lou Gehrig	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	4	0	1	2	0	2
Tommy Henrich	4	1	1	0	0	0
Myril Hoag	4	2	2	0	0	0
Joe Gordon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Spud Chandler	4	1	1	0	0	2
Bill Knickerbocker	1	1	0	0	1	0
George Selkirk	2	0	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	4	0	3	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	5	0	2	0	0	0
Goose Goslin	5	1	1	0	0	0
Zeke Bonura	5	1	2	0	0	0
John Stone	5	1	2	1	0	0
Cecil Travis	5	1	2	2	0	0
Buddy Myer	4	0	0	0	1	0
Rick Ferrell	3	0	2	1	1	0
Dutch Leonard	2	0	0	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spud Chandler	9.0	14	3	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	6.0	4	0	3
Pete Appleton	2.0	2	0	0
Ken Chase	1.0	4	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: 99
Red Rolfe: S9
Joe DiMaggio: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
Lou Gehrig: 5/FL
Bill Dickey: D9.3-H;2-H(UR)
Tommy Henrich: 99

Bot 1

Mel Almada: W
Buddy Lewis: S4.1-2
Goose Goslin: 8
Zeke Bonura: 5(2)/FO.1-2
John Stone: 8

Top 2

Myril Hoag: D7
Joe Gordon: 7.2-3
Spud Chandler: K
Frankie Crosetti: E5.3-H(NR)(UR)
Red Rolfe: 99

Bot 2

Cecil Travis: 99
Buddy Myer: 99
Rick Ferrell: 99

Top 3

Joe DiMaggio: 99
Lou Gehrig: K
Bill Dickey: K

Bot 3

Dutch Leonard: 99
Mel Almada: D
Buddy Lewis: 99/G.2-3
Goose Goslin: 43

Top 4

Tommy Henrich: 99
Myril Hoag: 99
Joe Gordon: 99

Bot 4

Zeke Bonura: S
John Stone: 99
Cecil Travis: 99
Buddy Myer: 99

Top 5

Spud Chandler: 99
Frankie Crosetti: 99
Red Rolfe: 99

Bot 5

Rick Ferrell: S
Dutch Leonard: 16(1)3/GDP
Mel Almada: S
Buddy Lewis: S.1-2#
Goose Goslin: 9

Top 6

Joe DiMaggio: 99
Lou Gehrig: 99
Bill Dickey: 99

Bot 6

Zeke Bonura: D8
John Stone: 99/G
Cecil Travis: S8.2-H
Buddy Myer: 99/F
Rick Ferrell: W.1-2
Taffy Wright: 7/F78

Top 7

Tommy Henrich: 99
Myril Hoag: 99
Bill Knickerbocker: 99

Bot 7

Mel Almada: S
Buddy Lewis: 99
Goose Goslin: 99
Zeke Bonura: 99

Top 8

Spud Chandler: S
Frankie Crosetti: 99/SH.1-2
Red Rolfe: T9.2-H
George Selkirk: 99
Lou Gehrig: 99

Bot 8

John Stone: S
Cecil Travis: 99(1)/FO
Buddy Myer: W.1-2
Rick Ferrell: S.2-H;1-2
Ossie Bluege: SB3;SB2
Ossie Bluege: K
Mel Almada: 99

Top 9

Bill Dickey: K
Tommy Henrich: S
Myril Hoag: S.1-2#
Bill Knickerbocker: W.2-3;1-2
Spud Chandler: K
Frankie Crosetti: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Red Rolfe: S.3-H;2-H;1-2#
George Selkirk: S.2-H;1-2#
Lou Gehrig: 99

Bot 9

Buddy Lewis: 99
Goose Goslin: S
Zeke Bonura: 99
John Stone: D.1-H
Cecil Travis: S.2-H
Buddy Myer: 99(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Gordon and DiMaggio collided while Hoag was catching Wright's fly ball. Both players were knocked unconscious in the collision and taken to the hospital for overnight observation.

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