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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1938-04-26 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 6300 · 2:10

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–3. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 3rd. Monte Pearson earned the win. Joe Gordon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Monte Pearson L: Eddie Smith SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: George Moriarty · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	0	1	0	0	1
Red Rolfe	5	1	2	0	0	2
Jake Powell	4	1	1	0	0	2
Lou Gehrig	3	1	1	1	1	2
Myril Hoag	3	1	1	1	1	1
George Selkirk	4	0	2	1	0	0
Joe Gordon	4	1	1	2	0	0
Joe Glenn	3	0	0	0	1	0
Monte Pearson	4	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	4	2	3	0	0	0
Mule Haas	4	1	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	2	1	0	2
Gene Hasson	3	0	0	1	1	0
Dario Lodigiani	4	0	1	1	0	0
Earle Brucker	2	0	0	0	0	2
Wayne Ambler	4	0	2	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Pearson	9.0	9	2	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	3.0	7	2	3
Lynn Nelson	6.0	2	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: 7/L
Red Rolfe: K
Jake Powell: K

Bot 1

Lou Finney: 99/G
Billy Werber: S
Mule Haas: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: K
Myril Hoag: W
George Selkirk: S5/G.1-2
Joe Gordon: 8/F
Joe Glenn: SB3
Joe Glenn: W.1-2
Monte Pearson: 7/L

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: K
Gene Hasson: 7/F
Dario Lodigiani: 99/G

Top 3

Frankie Crosetti: S
Red Rolfe: S8.1X3(85)
Jake Powell: S7.1-3
Lou Gehrig: D9/9D.3-H;1-3
Myril Hoag: S.3-H;2-3
George Selkirk: 5/FL.3-H
Joe Gordon: HR/7.1-H
Joe Glenn: 3/P

Bot 3

Earle Brucker: K
Wayne Ambler: S
Lynn Nelson: 2/FL
Lou Finney: WP.1-2
Lou Finney: 99/G

Top 4

Monte Pearson: 9/F
Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: K

Bot 4

Billy Werber: S
Mule Haas: FC6.1-3(E6/TH2);B-2
Bob Johnson: K
Gene Hasson: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Dario Lodigiani: D/89D.3-H(UR)
Earle Brucker: PB.2-3
Earle Brucker: K

Top 5

Jake Powell: K
Lou Gehrig: W
Myril Hoag: K
George Selkirk: S.1-3
Joe Gordon: 5/FL

Bot 5

Wayne Ambler: 99/G
Lynn Nelson: 8/F
Lou Finney: 99/G

Top 6

Joe Glenn: 8/F
Monte Pearson: 8/F
Frankie Crosetti: E6/P
Red Rolfe: S.1-3
Jake Powell: CSH(262)#

Bot 6

Billy Werber: S9
Mule Haas: K
Bob Johnson: D8.1-H
Gene Hasson: W
Dario Lodigiani: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Jake Powell: 7/F
Lou Gehrig: K
Myril Hoag: 6/P

Bot 7

Chubby Dean: S6
Wayne Ambler: S.1-2
Lynn Nelson: 99(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Lou Finney: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

George Selkirk: 4/L
Joe Gordon: 7/FL
Joe Glenn: 8/F

Bot 8

Billy Werber: 99/G
Mule Haas: 31
Bob Johnson: D
Gene Hasson: 7/F

Top 9

Monte Pearson: 8/F
Frankie Crosetti: 13
Red Rolfe: 2/FL

Bot 9

Dario Lodigiani: 13
Frankie Hayes: W
Wayne Ambler: 8/F
Lynn Nelson: 99/G