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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1938-04-21 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 2500 · 2:10

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 9–3. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 7th. Elden Auker earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	2	9	8
CHA	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	7

W: Elden Auker L: Bill Dietrich SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Cullenbine	5	1	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	0	0	2	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	2	1	1	1	0
Hank Greenberg	3	1	2	1	2	0
Rudy York	3	1	0	1	2	0
Pete Fox	4	1	1	2	1	0
Don Ross	5	0	2	2	0	0
Billy Rogell	4	1	1	0	1	1
Elden Auker	3	1	0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	5	0	1	0	0	1
Hank Steinbacher	4	1	1	0	1	0
Rip Radcliff	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Kuhel	3	2	1	0	1	0
Marv Owen	4	0	2	2	0	0
Boze Berger	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Rensa	2	0	0	1	2	0
Bill Dietrich	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	9.0	7	5	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Dietrich	6.1	5	7	1
Bill Cox	0.2	0	1	0
George Gick	1.0	0	0	1
Clint Brown	1.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Cullenbine: 3/G
Dixie Walker: W
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: WP.2-3;1-2
Hank Greenberg: W
Rudy York: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Jackie Hayes: 13
Mike Kreevich: 53
Hank Steinbacher: W
Rip Radcliff: 7/F

Top 2

Pete Fox: 3/FL
Don Ross: 63
Billy Rogell: 9/F/9D

Bot 2

Joe Kuhel: W
Marv Owen: S8.1-3
Boze Berger: 5/FL
Tony Rensa: 7/FL.3-H;1-2
Bill Dietrich: 7/F

Top 3

Elden Auker: K/C
Roy Cullenbine: 6/P
Dixie Walker: 8/F

Bot 3

Jackie Hayes: 7/F
Mike Kreevich: S5/G
Hank Steinbacher: 36(1)/FO
Rip Radcliff: 3/FL

Top 4

Charlie Gehringer: 9/F
Hank Greenberg: 5/P
Rudy York: 6/P

Bot 4

Joe Kuhel: T9/89D
Marv Owen: 43.3-H
Boze Berger: 8/F
Tony Rensa: 63

Top 5

Pete Fox: DGR/7
Don Ross: S9/89.2-H
Billy Rogell: W.1-2
Elden Auker: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: E3/TH.2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: 3/FL.3XH(3E2)(NR)(UR);2-3
Charlie Gehringer: 9/F

Bot 5

Bill Dietrich: K/C
Jackie Hayes: 7/F
Mike Kreevich: K/C

Top 6

Hank Greenberg: HR/7
Rudy York: 8/F
Pete Fox: 7/L
Don Ross: 43

Bot 6

Hank Steinbacher: D9
Rip Radcliff: 13/SH.2-3
Joe Kuhel: 7/F
Marv Owen: S9/89.3-H
Boze Berger: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Billy Rogell: S6/G
Elden Auker: 36(1)/FO/BG
Roy Cullenbine: S7.1-2
Dixie Walker: W.2-3;1-2
Charlie Gehringer: E3/TH.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2
Hank Greenberg: IW
Rudy York: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pete Fox: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Don Ross: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Tony Rensa: W
Tommy Thompson: S5/BG.1-2
Jackie Hayes: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Mike Kreevich: 7/L
Hank Steinbacher: 8/L

Top 8

Billy Rogell: K23
Elden Auker: HP
Roy Cullenbine: 9/F
Dixie Walker: 6/L

Bot 8

Rip Radcliff: W
Joe Kuhel: 8/F
Marv Owen: 16(1)/FO
Boze Berger: S7/78S.1-3
Tony Rensa: W.1-2
Larry Rosenthal: 9/F

Top 9

Charlie Gehringer: S9/L
Hank Greenberg: S5/BG.1-2
Rudy York: W.2-3;1-2
Pete Fox: 5(2)3/GDP.3-H(RBI);1-2
Don Ross: D7.2-H
Billy Rogell: 7/F

Bot 9

Jackie Hayes: 53
Mike Kreevich: 4/P
Hank Steinbacher: 43

Notes & reviews

Rogell initially missed plate and Rensa tagged him on Rogell's second try. Hubbard called out and turned away but Ormsby saw Rensa drop the ball and ruled safe.
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