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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1938-05-29 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 16000 · 1:53

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Boots Poffenberger earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Boots Poffenberger L: Monty Stratton 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	1	1	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	2	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	2	0	1	0	2	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	0	0	2	0
Rudy York	2	0	0	1	2	1
Pete Fox	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ray Hayworth	4	0	1	1	0	1
Don Ross	3	0	0	0	1	0
Boots Poffenberger	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jo-Jo White	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Boze Berger	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jackie Hayes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Steinbacher	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Kuhel	3	0	0	0	1	0
Marv Owen	4	1	1	0	0	0
Luke Sewell	3	0	0	1	0	0
Monty Stratton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Boots Poffenberger	9.0	4	5	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Stratton	9.0	6	9	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Rogell: W
Dixie Walker: S7.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Hank Greenberg: IW
Rudy York: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pete Fox: 6
Ray Hayworth: K

Bot 1

Boze Berger: S
Jackie Hayes: SB2
Jackie Hayes: 99
Hank Steinbacher: W
Mike Kreevich: 99
Gee Walker: 99

Top 2

Don Ross: 99
Boots Poffenberger: K
Billy Rogell: 99

Bot 2

Joe Kuhel: 2/FL
Marv Owen: S7
Luke Sewell: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Luke Sewell: 9.3-H(UR)
Monty Stratton: 43

Top 3

Dixie Walker: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Hank Greenberg: 99

Bot 3

Boze Berger: 99
Jackie Hayes: 99
Hank Steinbacher: 99

Top 4

Rudy York: W
Pete Fox: D8.1XH(8462);B-3
Ray Hayworth: S8.3-H
Don Ross: FC4.1-2(E4/TH)
Boots Poffenberger: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Mike Kreevich: 99
Gee Walker: S
Joe Kuhel: SB2
Joe Kuhel: 99
Marv Owen: 99

Top 5

Billy Rogell: S
Dixie Walker: 99/SH.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: 99
Rudy York: K

Bot 5

Luke Sewell: 99
Monty Stratton: 99
Boze Berger: 99

Top 6

Pete Fox: 99
Ray Hayworth: 99
Don Ross: 99

Bot 6

Jackie Hayes: W
Hank Steinbacher: 99/G.1-2
Mike Kreevich: 99/G
Gee Walker: W
Joe Kuhel: W.2-3;1-2
Marv Owen: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Boots Poffenberger: K
Billy Rogell: 99
Dixie Walker: S
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: W.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: 3/FL

Bot 7

Luke Sewell: 99
Monty Stratton: 99
Boze Berger: W
Jackie Hayes: 99

Top 8

Pete Fox: 99
Ray Hayworth: 99
Don Ross: W
Boots Poffenberger: 99

Bot 8

Hank Steinbacher: S
Mike Kreevich: 99/SH.1-2
Gee Walker: 43.2-3
Joe Kuhel: 43

Top 9

Billy Rogell: 99
Dixie Walker: W
Charlie Gehringer: S.1-2#
Hank Greenberg: 99
Jo-Jo White: 99

Bot 9

Marv Owen: 99
Larry Rosenthal: K
Tommy Thompson: 99