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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1938-04-28 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 9100 · 2:08

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–2. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 3rd. Wes Ferrell earned the win. Buddy Lewis went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Wes Ferrell L: George Caster SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	3	0	0	1	0	1
Buddy Lewis	5	1	3	6	0	0
Al Simmons	3	0	0	0	1	1
Zeke Bonura	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Stone	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cecil Travis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	2	2	0	0	2	0
Rick Ferrell	4	2	2	0	0	1
Wes Ferrell	3	2	2	0	1	0
Goose Goslin	2	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	9.0	8	5	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	3.0	2	2	1
Harry Kelley	6.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: 8/L
Buddy Lewis: 8
Al Simmons: K

Bot 1

Lou Finney: 7
Billy Werber: W
Mule Haas: PO1(E1/TH).1-3
Mule Haas: D9.3-H(UR)
Bob Johnson: K
Gene Hasson: K

Top 2

Zeke Bonura: 8
John Stone: 7
Cecil Travis: 13

Bot 2

Dario Lodigiani: 63
Earle Brucker: K
Wayne Ambler: S7
George Caster: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Buddy Myer: W
Rick Ferrell: S8.1-2
Wes Ferrell: W.2-3;1-2
Mel Almada: 8/L.3-H
Buddy Lewis: HR.2-H;1-H
Al Simmons: 4
Zeke Bonura: 8

Bot 3

Lou Finney: 43
Billy Werber: 7
Mule Haas: W
Bob Johnson: 4

Top 4

John Stone: 63
Cecil Travis: 43
Buddy Myer: 63

Bot 4

Gene Hasson: W
Dario Lodigiani: 64(1)3/GDP
Earle Brucker: K

Top 5

Rick Ferrell: S7
Wes Ferrell: D7.1-3
Mel Almada: K/C
Buddy Lewis: S8.3-H;2-H
Al Simmons: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Wayne Ambler: S4
Harry Kelley: 7
Lou Finney: W.1-2
Billy Werber: 8
Mule Haas: 4

Top 6

Zeke Bonura: 23
John Stone: W
Cecil Travis: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: 8
Gene Hasson: D9
Dario Lodigiani: S8.2-H
Chubby Dean: W.1-2
Wayne Ambler: 7
Harry Kelley: 43

Top 7

Buddy Myer: E6
Rick Ferrell: 2
Wes Ferrell: 8
Goose Goslin: S9.1-3(E7)
Buddy Lewis: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Al Simmons: W.2-3;1-2
Zeke Bonura: 8

Bot 7

Lou Finney: 13
Billy Werber: 3/L
Mule Haas: 8

Top 8

John Stone: 8
Cecil Travis: 7
Buddy Myer: W
Rick Ferrell: SB2
Rick Ferrell: K

Bot 8

Bob Johnson: S7
Gene Hasson: 2/FL
Dario Lodigiani: 7
Frankie Hayes: S6.1-2
Wayne Ambler: 31

Top 9

Wes Ferrell: S7
Goose Goslin: 2/FL
Buddy Lewis: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Babe Barna: K
Lou Finney: 5/FL
Billy Werber: S7
Mule Haas: 5

Notes & reviews

Almada ejected by HP umpire Quinn for arguing called third strike

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