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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1938-08-04 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 1:44

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–2. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 3rd. Thornton Lee earned the win. Rip Radcliff went 5-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6
CHA	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	1		8	14

W: Thornton Lee L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	5	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Moses	2	0	0	0	2	0
Billy Werber	4	1	1	0	0	1
Frankie Hayes	3	1	1	0	1	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	2	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	2	0	0	1
Stan Sperry	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ace Parker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nels Potter	3	0	0	0	0	0
Earle Brucker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Boze Berger	3	0	1	1	1	1
Marv Owen	5	1	1	1	0	0
Gee Walker	5	2	3	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	5	0	5	3	0	0
Luke Appling	3	0	0	0	2	0
Mike Kreevich	5	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	1	0	0	1	0
Luke Sewell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Thornton Lee	4	2	2	2	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	8.0	14	4	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Thornton Lee	9.0	6	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Finney: K/C
Wally Moses: W
Billy Werber: K
Frankie Hayes: SB2
Frankie Hayes: K

Bot 1

Boze Berger: HP/COUR
Marv Owen: 64(1)/FO
Gee Walker: 63.1-2
Rip Radcliff: D9.2-H
Luke Appling: W
Mike Kreevich: 3/G

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 43
Sam Chapman: S8
Stan Sperry: 8
Ace Parker: 9

Bot 2

Joe Kuhel: 43
Luke Sewell: 6/L
Thornton Lee: S7
Boze Berger: W.1-2
Marv Owen: S9.2-H;1-3
Gee Walker: 8

Top 3

Nels Potter: 7
Lou Finney: 23/BG
Wally Moses: 9

Bot 3

Rip Radcliff: S4
Luke Appling: 8
Mike Kreevich: S9.1-3
Joe Kuhel: W.1-2
Luke Sewell: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Thornton Lee: S9.3-H;2-H;1-H(E9/TH);B-2
Boze Berger: S8.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
Marv Owen: 3/P

Top 4

Billy Werber: 7
Frankie Hayes: W
Bob Johnson: 6/P
Sam Chapman: 9

Bot 4

Gee Walker: D7
Rip Radcliff: S/89.2-H
Luke Appling: 4(B)43(1)/DP
Mike Kreevich: 53

Top 5

Stan Sperry: 3/P
Ace Parker: D7
Nels Potter: 9
Lou Finney: 5/FL

Bot 5

Joe Kuhel: 43
Luke Sewell: 43
Thornton Lee: 43

Top 6

Wally Moses: W
Billy Werber: 54(1)/FO
Frankie Hayes: S3.1-2
Bob Johnson: D/89.2-H;1-H
Sam Chapman: K
Stan Sperry: 53

Bot 6

Boze Berger: K
Marv Owen: 8
Gee Walker: S7
Rip Radcliff: S9.1-3
Luke Appling: SB2
Luke Appling: W
Mike Kreevich: 2/FL

Top 7

Ace Parker: 4/P
Nels Potter: 13
Lou Finney: 53

Bot 7

Joe Kuhel: 53
Luke Sewell: S9
Thornton Lee: K
Boze Berger: 53

Top 8

Wally Moses: 2/FL
Billy Werber: S8
Frankie Hayes: 8
Bob Johnson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Marv Owen: 53
Gee Walker: T7
Rip Radcliff: S8.3-H
Luke Appling: 2/FL
Mike Kreevich: 9

Top 9

Sam Chapman: S/78
Stan Sperry: 64(1)/FO
Ace Parker: 6E4.1-2
Earle Brucker: 13.2-3;1-2
Lou Finney: 7

Notes & reviews

Boze Berger struck by ball, which caromed off his shoulder to his head; Athletics permit Larry Rosenthal as courtesy runner

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