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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
1938-09-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 8000 · 1:47
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 6–4. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 2nd. Lefty Gomez earned the win. Frankie Crosetti went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
W: Lefty Gomez L: George Gill SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Crosetti | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Rolfe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Henrich | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Gehrig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Dickey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Selkirk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Gordon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lefty Gomez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roy Cullenbine | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chet Laabs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Rogell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Christman | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 George Archie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Wade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Piet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Gomez | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gill | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Wade | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frankie Crosetti: K
- Red Rolfe: T8
- Tommy Henrich: 63.3-H
- Joe DiMaggio: S5
- Lou Gehrig: 3/G
Bot 1
- Roy Cullenbine: K/C
- Chet Laabs: S5
- Charlie Gehringer: 36(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Bill Dickey: S8
- George Selkirk: 8
- Joe Gordon: HR/7.1-H
- Lefty Gomez: S8
- Frankie Crosetti: HR/7.1-H
- Red Rolfe: 7
- Tommy Henrich: W
- Joe DiMaggio: 5/P
Bot 2
- Hank Greenberg: S7
- Rudy York: 9
- Pete Fox: 43.1-2
- Billy Rogell: E6/G.2-3
- Mark Christman: S5.3-H(UR);1-2
- George Archie: K
Top 3
- Lou Gehrig: 31
- Bill Dickey: 8
- George Selkirk: K/C
Bot 3
- Roy Cullenbine: 8
- Chet Laabs: 53
- Charlie Gehringer: 43
Top 4
- Joe Gordon: D
- Lefty Gomez: 54/SH.2-3
- Frankie Crosetti: 53.3-H
- Red Rolfe: 43
Bot 4
- Hank Greenberg: HR/7
- Rudy York: W
- Pete Fox: S.1-2
- Billy Rogell: W.2-3;1-2
- Mark Christman: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI);2-3
- Jake Wade: K
Top 5
- Tommy Henrich: W
- Joe DiMaggio: 7
- Lou Gehrig: 8
- Bill Dickey: S.1-2
- George Selkirk: 3/G
Bot 5
- Roy Cullenbine: 23
- Chet Laabs: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: 7
Top 6
- Joe Gordon: 43
- Lefty Gomez: 63
- Frankie Crosetti: 53
Bot 6
- Hank Greenberg: S
- Rudy York: 9
- Pete Fox: 9
- Billy Rogell: K
Top 7
- Red Rolfe: 43
- Tommy Henrich: T
- Joe DiMaggio: 2/FL
- Lou Gehrig: W
- Bill Dickey: 3/G
Bot 7
- Mark Christman: S.BX1(6)
- Tony Piet: K/C
- Roy Cullenbine: S
- Chet Laabs: 63
Top 8
- George Selkirk: S
- Joe Gordon: 54(1)/FO
- Lefty Gomez: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Charlie Gehringer: 43
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: 63
Top 9
- Frankie Crosetti: S
- Red Rolfe: 46(1)3/GDP
- Tommy Henrich: 43
Bot 9
- Pete Fox: S
- Billy Rogell: 7
- Mark Christman: S.1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 941(1)/FO.2-3
- Roy Cullenbine: S.3-H;1-2
- Chet Laabs: 4