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Chicago Cubs @ New York Yankees

1938-10-08 · 1938 World Series · Game 3 of 4 ◀ Game 2 Game 4 ▶ · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 55236 · 1:57

New York Yankees defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 5th. Monte Pearson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	5
NYA	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		5	7

W: Monte Pearson L: Clay Bryant SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: Charlie Moran · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	1	0	1	1
Billy Herman	3	0	0	0	1	2
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Marty	4	1	3	2	0	0
Carl Reynolds	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ripper Collins	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Jurges	3	0	0	0	0	1
Clay Bryant	2	0	0	0	0	1
Augie Galan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	3	0	0	0	2	1
Red Rolfe	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	3	1	1	0	1	0
Lou Gehrig	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Dickey	3	1	1	1	1	0
George Selkirk	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Gordon	4	1	2	3	0	1
Monte Pearson	3	1	1	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Bryant	5.1	6	5	3
Jack Russell	0.2	0	1	0
Larry French	2.0	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Pearson	9.0	5	2	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: W.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 8/F89
Joe Marty: S6/G56.2-3;1-2
Carl Reynolds: K
Gabby Hartnett: K

Bot 1

Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: 6/P6MD
Tommy Henrich: 8/F8XD

Top 2

Ripper Collins: K
Billy Jurges: K
Clay Bryant: E6/TH1.B-2
Stan Hack: 1/G13

Bot 2

Joe DiMaggio: W
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)/FO
Bill Dickey: W.1-2
George Selkirk: K
Joe Gordon: K

Top 3

Billy Herman: K
Phil Cavarretta: S9/L
Joe Marty: S8/L.1-3
Carl Reynolds: K
Gabby Hartnett: 43

Bot 3

Monte Pearson: 63
Frankie Crosetti: W
Red Rolfe: 8/F89
Tommy Henrich: CS2(26)

Top 4

Ripper Collins: 7/F7S
Billy Jurges: 4/L
Clay Bryant: K/C

Bot 4

Tommy Henrich: 3/G
Joe DiMaggio: 63
Lou Gehrig: 4/P4MD

Top 5

Stan Hack: D7/7L
Billy Herman: K/C
Phil Cavarretta: E4/G4.2-3;B-1
Joe Marty: 54(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Carl Reynolds: 2/P2F/FL

Bot 5

Bill Dickey: 8/F89D
George Selkirk: 3/G
Joe Gordon: HR/F7D
Monte Pearson: S8
Frankie Crosetti: W.1-2
Red Rolfe: S8/F89S.2-H;1-3
Tommy Henrich: 5/FL

Top 6

Gabby Hartnett: 3/P23F/FL
Ripper Collins: 9/L9D
Billy Jurges: 2/P2

Bot 6

Joe DiMaggio: S7/G5L
Lou Gehrig: S8/8S.1-3
Bill Dickey: 5/P25F/FL
George Selkirk: W.1-2
Joe Gordon: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Monte Pearson: W.2-3;1-2
Frankie Crosetti: 6/P7LSF/FL
Red Rolfe: 6/P6M

Top 7

Augie Galan: 6/P6MD
Stan Hack: K/C
Billy Herman: 43

Bot 7

Tommy Henrich: 9/F9L
Joe DiMaggio: 63
Lou Gehrig: 9/F

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: 31/G34
Joe Marty: HR/F7D
Carl Reynolds: 7/F
Gabby Hartnett: 9/L9D

Bot 8

Bill Dickey: HR/F9D
George Selkirk: 13/G1S
Joe Gordon: 3/G
Monte Pearson: E4/TH1.B-1
Frankie Crosetti: 13

Top 9

Ripper Collins: 2/P2F/FL
Tony Lazzeri: 43
Ken O'Dea: 9/F9

Notes & reviews

Pearson ran over to 1B
Gordon: leaping catch
Ump Moran was hit in the face by Gordon relay to 1B and required first aid for a bloody nose.
Caught near 367-foot sign
Into 2nd row of lower LF stands
Into lower LF stands; a 400-foot drive
Into lower RF stands
Selkirk ducked an inside pitch that hit his bat. He got up and started towards the mound. Benches emptied and all umpires rushed in.

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