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Detroit Tigers @
New York Yankees
1938-05-07 Β· Day game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 41070 Β· 2:28
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 12β8. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 4th. Lefty Gomez earned the win and Johnny Murphy picked up the save. Myril Hoag went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| NYA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
W: Lefty Gomez L: Elden Auker SV: Johnny Murphy
Umpires β HP: Steve Basil Β· 1B: Harry Geisel Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: (none) Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Fox | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Dixie Walker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Hank Greenberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Rudy York | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Don Ross | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Cullenbine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Billy Rogell | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Chet Laabs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Piet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jo-Jo White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Yankees β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankie Crosetti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Red Rolfe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tommy Henrich | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Dickey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Lou Gehrig | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Myril Hoag | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Knickerbocker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lefty Gomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bump Hadley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Elden Auker | 1.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lefty Gomez | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Bump Hadley | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Johnny Murphy | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pete Fox: K
- Dixie Walker: 13
- Charlie Gehringer: 31
Bot 1
- Frankie Crosetti: 63
- Red Rolfe: S4/BG
- Tommy Henrich: S39.1-3
- Joe DiMaggio: S7.3-H;1-3
- Bill Dickey: W.1-2
- Lou Gehrig: 2/FL
- Myril Hoag: S9/89S.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Bill Knickerbocker: 8/F
Top 2
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Rudy York: K
- Don Ross: 9/F
- Roy Cullenbine: 7/F7D
Bot 2
- Lefty Gomez: 43
- Frankie Crosetti: K
- Red Rolfe: D9/9S
- Tommy Henrich: D9/9D.2-H
- Joe DiMaggio: W
- Bill Dickey: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Lou Gehrig: 9/F9D
Top 3
- Billy Rogell: 63
- Jake Wade: K
- Pete Fox: 13
Bot 3
- Myril Hoag: K
- Bill Knickerbocker: 13
- Lefty Gomez: K
Top 4
- Dixie Walker: 8/F
- Charlie Gehringer: S9
- Hank Greenberg: 5/P
- Rudy York: 5/FL
Bot 4
- Frankie Crosetti: S7
- Red Rolfe: 7/F
- Tommy Henrich: W.1-2
- Joe DiMaggio: 4/P
- Bill Dickey: S8.2-H;1-3
- Lou Gehrig: S9.3-H;1-2
- Myril Hoag: D9/F89XD.2-H;1-H
- Bill Knickerbocker: 63
Top 5
- Don Ross: 8/F
- Roy Cullenbine: W
- Billy Rogell: S7.1-3(E7/TH3);B-2
- Chet Laabs: K
- Pete Fox: T7/F7DW.3-H;2-H
- Dixie Walker: 8/F89XD
Bot 5
- Lefty Gomez: 43
- Frankie Crosetti: W
- Red Rolfe: CS2(26)
- Red Rolfe: W
- Tommy Henrich: 8/F
Top 6
- Charlie Gehringer: 8/F
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Rudy York: W.1-2
- Don Ross: 7/LDP.2-3;1X1(743)
Bot 6
- Joe DiMaggio: S9/9S
- Bill Dickey: 3/FL
- Lou Gehrig: T.1-H
- Myril Hoag: FC5/DP.3XH(52);BX2(24)
Top 7
- Roy Cullenbine: T7/78.B-H(E6)(NR)(UR)
- Billy Rogell: S7
- Tony Piet: S7.1-2
- Pete Fox: D9.2-H;1-3
- Dixie Walker: K
- Charlie Gehringer: D/89.3-H;2-H
- Hank Greenberg: 7/L
- Rudy York: S8.2-H(UR)
- Don Ross: 43
Bot 7
- Bill Knickerbocker: S9
- Bump Hadley: 2/BP/FL
- Frankie Crosetti: E6/G.1-2
- Red Rolfe: 43.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Henrich: 3/P
Top 8
- Roy Cullenbine: 6/L
- Billy Rogell: E3/G
- Jo-Jo White: W.1-2
- Pete Fox: 43.2-3;1-2
- Dixie Walker: S6.3-H(UR);2-3
- Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: 8/L8XD
Bot 8
- Joe DiMaggio: S8
- Bill Dickey: 36(1)/FO
- Lou Gehrig: S8.1-2
- Myril Hoag: E4/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
- Bill Knickerbocker: S5/G.3-H(UR);1-2
- Johnny Murphy: 4/P
- Frankie Crosetti: 7/F
Top 9
- Rudy York: 3/P
- Don Ross: 8/F
- Roy Cullenbine: W
- Billy Rogell: 13
Notes & reviews
- Off Greenberg's glove
- Hoag: nice catch
- Caught near 367' sign
- 400' wallop to the RCF fence
- DiMaggio: leaping 1-handed catch
- Hoag: spectacular catch
- Crosetti fumbled Hoag's throw-in
- Caught in front of the flagpole (~450' away)






















