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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1938-07-31 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 1:53

New York Yankees defeated Chicago White Sox 5–1. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 3rd. Monte Pearson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	11
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Monte Pearson L: Ted Lyons SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	3	2	0	0	1
Red Rolfe	5	2	4	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	0	0	1	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	3	0	2	1	2	0
Lou Gehrig	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	3	0	1	2	1	1
George Selkirk	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	2
Monte Pearson	4	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Boze Berger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Steinbacher	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Kreevich	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rip Radcliff	3	0	1	0	1	0
Luke Appling	3	0	2	0	1	0
Marv Owen	4	0	2	1	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Sewell	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Lyons	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Pearson	9.0	5	3	3

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Lyons	8.0	10	2	6
John Whitehead	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: 43
Tommy Henrich: 43

Bot 1

Boze Berger: K/C
Hank Steinbacher: K
Mike Kreevich: 63

Top 2

Joe DiMaggio: S
Lou Gehrig: 7
Bill Dickey: W.1-2
George Selkirk: 8
Joe Gordon: K

Bot 2

Rip Radcliff: 43
Luke Appling: S
Marv Owen: S.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Monte Pearson: 7
Frankie Crosetti: S
Red Rolfe: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Tommy Henrich: 9/F.3-H
Joe DiMaggio: S.2-H
Lou Gehrig: S.1-2
Bill Dickey: 63

Bot 3

Luke Sewell: K
Ted Lyons: 23
Boze Berger: 23

Top 4

George Selkirk: 31
Joe Gordon: K
Monte Pearson: 8

Bot 4

Gee Walker: 63
Mike Kreevich: W
Rip Radcliff: S.1-2
Luke Appling: W.2-3;1-2
Marv Owen: 9/F.3-H
Joe Kuhel: 8

Top 5

Frankie Crosetti: E5
Red Rolfe: D.1-3
Tommy Henrich: 8
Joe DiMaggio: IW
Lou Gehrig: 3/FL
Bill Dickey: D.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
George Selkirk: K

Bot 5

Luke Sewell: 8
Ted Lyons: 13
Boze Berger: 9

Top 6

Joe Gordon: 8
Monte Pearson: 43
Frankie Crosetti: T
Red Rolfe: S.3-H
Tommy Henrich: 9

Bot 6

Gee Walker: 53
Mike Kreevich: 4
Rip Radcliff: 5/FL

Top 7

Joe DiMaggio: 63
Lou Gehrig: K
Bill Dickey: K/C

Bot 7

Luke Appling: 9
Marv Owen: S
Joe Kuhel: 4
Luke Sewell: 8

Top 8

George Selkirk: 9
Joe Gordon: 7/L
Monte Pearson: S
Frankie Crosetti: 8

Bot 8

Larry Rosenthal: 43
Boze Berger: 43
Gee Walker: 7

Top 9

Red Rolfe: S
Tommy Henrich: WP.1-2
Tommy Henrich: 13/SH.2-3
Joe DiMaggio: W
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Mike Kreevich: 9
Rip Radcliff: W
Luke Appling: S.1-2
Marv Owen: 64(1)3/GDP