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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1938-05-29 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 15000 · 2:38

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 11–9. Philadelphia Athletics put up 6 in the 3rd. Eddie Smith earned the win and Nels Potter picked up the save. Bill Dickey went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	9	11
PHA	0	0	6	0	1	0	4	0		11	10

W: Eddie Smith L: Bump Hadley SV: Nels Potter

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	1	2	0	0	1
Red Rolfe	5	2	2	0	0	2
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	1	1	1	0
Lou Gehrig	4	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Dickey	4	2	2	3	1	1
Tommy Henrich	4	1	1	1	1	0
Jake Powell	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	2	0	1	1	1	0
Monte Pearson	1	0	1	2	0	0
Bump Hadley	2	0	0	0	0	1
Myril Hoag	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	5	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Siebert	3	2	2	0	2	0
Billy Werber	3	1	1	1	2	0
Frankie Hayes	5	3	2	2	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	2	2	3	1	0
Sam Chapman	2	1	1	2	2	0
Dario Lodigiani	4	0	0	1	0	0
Wayne Ambler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Smith	3	1	1	1	1	2
Mule Haas	1	0	0	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Pearson	2.2	3	3	1
Bump Hadley	4.1	6	4	3
Ivy Andrews	1.0	1	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bud Thomas	1.1	6	1	1
Eddie Smith	5.2	4	4	3
Nels Potter	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: S
Red Rolfe: K
Joe DiMaggio: 8
Lou Gehrig: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: S8.2-H;1X3(85)

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 6
Dick Siebert: 4
Billy Werber: 5

Top 2

Tommy Henrich: S
Jake Powell: S.1-2
Bill Knickerbocker: 34/SH.1-2;2-3
Monte Pearson: S.2-H;3-H
Frankie Crosetti: S.1-2
Red Rolfe: 3
Joe DiMaggio: W.2-3;1-2
Lou Gehrig: 6

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: K
Bob Johnson: E5
Sam Chapman: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bill Dickey: K
Tommy Henrich: 3
Jake Powell: 9

Bot 3

Dario Lodigiani: 9
Wayne Ambler: 7
Eddie Smith: W
Wally Moses: D.1-3
Dick Siebert: W
Billy Werber: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Frankie Hayes: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
Bob Johnson: HR.2-H;1-H
Sam Chapman: W
Dario Lodigiani: WP.1-2
Dario Lodigiani: 53

Top 4

Bill Knickerbocker: 3
Bump Hadley: K
Frankie Crosetti: 8

Bot 4

Wayne Ambler: 6
Eddie Smith: K
Wally Moses: 8

Top 5

Red Rolfe: S
Joe DiMaggio: S.1-2
Lou Gehrig: 3
Bill Dickey: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Henrich: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jake Powell: 8/F.3-H
Bill Knickerbocker: S.1-2;2-H
Bump Hadley: 3

Bot 5

Dick Siebert: S
Billy Werber: CS2(26)
Billy Werber: 7
Frankie Hayes: S
Bob Johnson: S.1-2
Sam Chapman: S.1-2;2-H
Dario Lodigiani: 8

Top 6

Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: D
Joe DiMaggio: WP.2-3
Joe DiMaggio: 8/F.3-H
Lou Gehrig: 4

Bot 6

Wayne Ambler: 63
Eddie Smith: K
Wally Moses: K

Top 7

Bill Dickey: 31
Tommy Henrich: 31
Jake Powell: 53

Bot 7

Dick Siebert: W
Billy Werber: S1/BG.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 36(1)/FO/BG.2-3
Bob Johnson: IW.1-2
Sam Chapman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dario Lodigiani: FC5.1X2(5E4);2-3;3-H
Mule Haas: 7/F.3-H(UR)
Eddie Smith: S.1-2;2-H(UR)
Wally Moses: 9

Top 8

Bill Knickerbocker: W
Myril Hoag: 54(1)3/GDP
Frankie Crosetti: 63

Bot 8

Dick Siebert: T
Billy Werber: W
Frankie Hayes: 4(1)3/GDP.3-3
Bob Johnson: 8

Top 9

Red Rolfe: K
Joe DiMaggio: 9
Lou Gehrig: E1
Bill Dickey: HR.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Tommy Henrich: 31

Notes & reviews

Lou Gehrig intentionally let the popup drop and threw to Frankie Crosetti who stepped on 2B then tagged Dick Siebert; Yankees manager Joe McCarthy argued it was double play
Frankie Crosetti tried to pull the hidden ball trick

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