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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1938-05-27 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 3000 · 1:45

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Vern Kennedy earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	10
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6

W: Vern Kennedy L: Frank Gabler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Rogell	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dixie Walker	5	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	1	0	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	4	2	3	1	0	0
Rudy York	2	0	0	0	2	0
Pete Fox	4	1	2	2	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Ross	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vern Kennedy	4	1	1	1	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Boze Berger	5	0	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	3	0	1	0	2
Hank Steinbacher	4	0	3	2	1
Gee Walker	2	0	0	0	2
Rip Radcliff	4	0	0	0	0
Marv Owen	4	0	0	0	0
Jackie Hayes	3	1	1	0	1
Luke Sewell	4	1	1	0	0
Frank Gabler	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	9.0	6	6	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Gabler	7.0	5	2	1
Johnny Rigney	2.0	5	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Rogell: HP
Dixie Walker: 6/P
Charlie Gehringer: 36(1)/FO
Hank Greenberg: S8.1-3
Rudy York: W.1-2
Pete Fox: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Birdie Tebbetts: 63

Bot 1

Boze Berger: 13
Mike Kreevich: 8/F
Hank Steinbacher: S8
Gee Walker: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Don Ross: S6
Vern Kennedy: 8/L
Billy Rogell: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 2

Rip Radcliff: 3/G
Marv Owen: 6/P
Jackie Hayes: S9
Luke Sewell: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Dixie Walker: 63
Charlie Gehringer: 6/P
Hank Greenberg: HR/8
Rudy York: W
Pete Fox: 8/F

Bot 3

Frank Gabler: 2/FL
Boze Berger: 9/F
Mike Kreevich: 8/F

Top 4

Birdie Tebbetts: 5/P
Don Ross: 63
Vern Kennedy: 63

Bot 4

Hank Steinbacher: S9
Gee Walker: 4/P
Rip Radcliff: 7/F
Marv Owen: 13

Top 5

Billy Rogell: S/89
Dixie Walker: 8/F
Charlie Gehringer: 7/F
Hank Greenberg: SB2
Hank Greenberg: 8/L

Bot 5

Jackie Hayes: 3/FL
Luke Sewell: 13
Frank Gabler: 43

Top 6

Rudy York: 8/F
Pete Fox: 3/G
Birdie Tebbetts: 2/FL

Bot 6

Boze Berger: 53
Mike Kreevich: S8
Hank Steinbacher: W.1-2
Gee Walker: W.2-3;1-2
Rip Radcliff: 6/P
Marv Owen: 4/P

Top 7

Don Ross: 7/L
Vern Kennedy: 7/L
Billy Rogell: K23

Bot 7

Jackie Hayes: W
Luke Sewell: S9.1-3
Tommy Thompson: 6/P
Boze Berger: 4/P
Mike Kreevich: W.1-2
Hank Steinbacher: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Gee Walker: W.1-2
Rip Radcliff: 6/P

Top 8

Dixie Walker: 5/FL
Charlie Gehringer: 5/L
Hank Greenberg: S9
Rudy York: 7/F

Bot 8

Marv Owen: 3/G
Jackie Hayes: 7/F
Luke Sewell: 13

Top 9

Pete Fox: S8
Birdie Tebbetts: 3/SH.1-2
Don Ross: 8/F
Vern Kennedy: S4/G/4M.2-H
Billy Rogell: S/78.1-3
Dixie Walker: S5/BG.3-H;1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G

Bot 9

Joe Kuhel: 5/P
Boze Berger: 53
Mike Kreevich: W
Hank Steinbacher: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Ladies Day total attendance 8000.
Greenberg HR 1st time ever hit into CF bleachers 440ft.

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