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Washington Senators @ New York Yankees

1938-04-23 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 24949 · 2:25

Washington Senators defeated New York Yankees 7–4. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 2nd. Wes Ferrell earned the win. Frankie Crosetti went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	7	8
NYA	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	7

W: Wes Ferrell L: Lefty Gomez SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Lewis	5	2	1	0	0	0
Al Simmons	5	1	2	2	0	1
Zeke Bonura	4	2	1	0	1	0
John Stone	4	1	1	0	1	2
Cecil Travis	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ossie Bluege	4	0	1	2	1	1
Rick Ferrell	4	0	2	2	1	0
Wes Ferrell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Mel Almada	0	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	3	1	1	1	2	0
Red Rolfe	5	1	2	0	0	0
George Selkirk	3	1	1	0	2	0
Lou Gehrig	3	1	1	1	2	0
Bill Dickey	3	0	1	0	2	0
Tommy Henrich	4	0	0	1	0	0
Myril Hoag	4	0	0	1	0	1
Joe Gordon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lefty Gomez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	9.0	7	8	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Gomez	6.2	7	5	5
Johnny Murphy	2.1	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: K
Buddy Lewis: 43
Al Simmons: 9/F

Bot 1

Frankie Crosetti: 3/FL
Red Rolfe: D9/9L
George Selkirk: 3/G.2-3
Lou Gehrig: D8/F89XDW.3-H;BX3(865)

Top 2

Zeke Bonura: S8
John Stone: D9.1-3
Cecil Travis: 13
Ossie Bluege: W
Rick Ferrell: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Wes Ferrell: 2/FL
George Case: 9/F

Bot 2

Bill Dickey: W
Tommy Henrich: 2/FL
Myril Hoag: K
Joe Gordon: S5/G.1-2
Lefty Gomez: 13

Top 3

Buddy Lewis: S8
Al Simmons: T8/78D.1-H
Zeke Bonura: 53
John Stone: W
Cecil Travis: 8/F8S
Ossie Bluege: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Rick Ferrell: W.2-3;1-2
Wes Ferrell: 8/F

Bot 3

Frankie Crosetti: HR/F7D
Red Rolfe: S/BG46
George Selkirk: 36(1)/FO
Lou Gehrig: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 4

George Case: 8/F
Buddy Lewis: 63
Al Simmons: 53

Bot 4

Bill Dickey: 8/F
Tommy Henrich: 63
Myril Hoag: 63

Top 5

Zeke Bonura: 43
John Stone: K
Cecil Travis: 2/FL

Bot 5

Joe Gordon: 53
Lefty Gomez: 43
Frankie Crosetti: W
Red Rolfe: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Ossie Bluege: K
Rick Ferrell: D7
Wes Ferrell: 8/F
George Case: 63

Bot 6

George Selkirk: W
Lou Gehrig: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Henrich: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Myril Hoag: 9/F9D.3-H;1-2
Joe Gordon: 13

Top 7

Buddy Lewis: E5/BG
Al Simmons: K
Zeke Bonura: W.1-2
John Stone: K
Cecil Travis: W.2-3;1-2
Ossie Bluege: S68/G.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Rick Ferrell: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Johnny Murphy: 63
Frankie Crosetti: E6/TH1
Red Rolfe: 5/P
George Selkirk: S9.1-3
Lou Gehrig: 9/F

Top 8

Wes Ferrell: W
Mel Almada: 53/SH.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 8/F
Al Simmons: S8/F8S.2-H
Zeke Bonura: 53

Bot 8

Bill Dickey: S8
Tommy Henrich: 6/P
Myril Hoag: 53.1-2
Joe Gordon: 53

Top 9

John Stone: 5/L
Cecil Travis: 13
Ossie Bluege: E6/G
Rick Ferrell: PO1(E1).1-2
Rick Ferrell: 8/F

Bot 9

Red Ruffing: 13
Frankie Crosetti: W
Red Rolfe: 7/F
George Selkirk: W.1-2
Lou Gehrig: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Dickey: 9/L9DW

Notes & reviews

407' blast
Into lower LF stands
Over Ferrell
Off Crosetti's glove
Hoag just missed shoestring catch
Simmons: hard running catch
Stone leaned back over the concrete rail at the 344' sign and made a 1-handed catch.

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