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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1938-09-08 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 800 · 1:38

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 4th. Ken Chase earned the win. Zeke Bonura went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	6
WS1	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		5	12

W: Ken Chase L: Bud Thomas SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	3	1	3	0	2	0
Billy Werber	3	0	1	1	1	0
Dario Lodigiani	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	1	0	2
Bob Johnson	2	0	0	0	2	0
Nick Etten	4	0	0	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	1
Charlie Berry	2	0	0	0	0	0
Irv Bartling	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Taffy Wright	3	1	2	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Zeke Bonura	4	1	1	2	0	1
Al Simmons	4	1	2	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	2	1	1	0	1	0
Sam West	4	1	3	1	0	0
Rick Ferrell	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ken Chase	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bud Thomas	8.0	12	2	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Chase	9.0	6	6	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Moses: S
Billy Werber: 64(1)3/GDP
Dario Lodigiani: 99

Bot 1

Taffy Wright: 99
Buddy Lewis: D
Cecil Travis: 99
Zeke Bonura: K

Top 2

Sam Chapman: K
Bob Johnson: 99
Nick Etten: 99

Bot 2

Al Simmons: S.BX2(84)
Buddy Myer: 99
Sam West: 99

Top 3

Skeeter Newsome: 99
Hal Wagner: 99
Bud Thomas: K

Bot 3

Rick Ferrell: W
Ken Chase: E5/SH.1-2
Taffy Wright: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Buddy Lewis: 13(B)/DP.3XH(352)

Top 4

Wally Moses: S9
Billy Werber: S8.1-3
Dario Lodigiani: CS2(99)
Dario Lodigiani: W
Sam Chapman: 53.3-H;1-2
Bob Johnson: W
Nick Etten: 99

Bot 4

Cecil Travis: 99
Zeke Bonura: HR/7
Al Simmons: D8
Buddy Myer: S7/F.2-3
Sam West: D8.3-H;1-3
Rick Ferrell: 99
Ken Chase: K

Top 5

Skeeter Newsome: 99
Hal Wagner: 99
Bud Thomas: 99

Bot 5

Taffy Wright: S
Buddy Lewis: 99
Cecil Travis: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Wally Moses: W
Billy Werber: 99
Dario Lodigiani: E5.1-2
Sam Chapman: K
Bob Johnson: 99

Bot 6

Zeke Bonura: 99
Al Simmons: 99
Buddy Myer: W
Sam West: D.1-H(E2)(UR)(NR);B-3
Rick Ferrell: S9.3-H(UR)
Ken Chase: 99

Top 7

Nick Etten: K
Skeeter Newsome: S9
Charlie Berry: 8/F
Bud Thomas: S4/G.1-2
Wally Moses: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dario Lodigiani: 99

Bot 7

Taffy Wright: S
Buddy Lewis: S.1-2
Cecil Travis: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Zeke Bonura: 63.3-H;2-3
Al Simmons: 99

Top 8

Sam Chapman: 99
Bob Johnson: W
Nick Etten: 99
Skeeter Newsome: 99

Bot 8

Buddy Myer: HP
Sam West: S8.1-2
Rick Ferrell: K+CS3(25)/DP
Ken Chase: 99

Top 9

Charlie Berry: 99
Bud Thomas: 99
Wally Moses: S
Irv Bartling: 99

Notes & reviews

Myers slid, spikes high, knocking out young Wagner
in the sixth inning, Buddy Myer slid into HP and his spikes struck Hal Wagner in the chest; when Myer stole 3B in the eighth he and Billy Werber started fighting; both benches cleared; Werber and Myer ejected by HP umpire Bill Grieve

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