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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1938-08-19 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 12000 · 1:59

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 2nd. Spud Chandler earned the win. Lou Gehrig went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	14
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6

W: Spud Chandler L: Lynn Nelson SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	4	1	2	2	1	0
Red Rolfe	4	1	2	0	1	0
Tommy Henrich	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	5	0	1	1	0	1
Lou Gehrig	3	1	2	1	2	0
Bill Dickey	5	0	4	1	0	0
Myril Hoag	4	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Gordon	5	1	0	0	0	0
Spud Chandler	5	1	2	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Sperry	3	1	0	0	1
Wally Moses	3	1	3	0	1
Billy Werber	4	0	2	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	2	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	0	0
Lou Finney	3	0	0	0	0
Wayne Ambler	3	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson	3	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spud Chandler	9.0	6	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	9.0	14	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: S
Red Rolfe: 2/FL.1-2
Tommy Henrich: 3/G.2-3
Joe DiMaggio: K

Bot 1

Stan Sperry: W
Wally Moses: W.1-2
Billy Werber: S.2-3;1-2
Frankie Hayes: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI);2-3
Bob Johnson: 6/L

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: HR/9
Bill Dickey: S
Myril Hoag: 8/L
Joe Gordon: FLE5
Joe Gordon: 54(1)/FO
Spud Chandler: S.1-3(E7);B-2
Frankie Crosetti: D.3-H;2-H(UR)
Red Rolfe: 43

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: 53
Lou Finney: E5
Wayne Ambler: 8/F
Lynn Nelson: 43

Top 3

Tommy Henrich: 6/P
Joe DiMaggio: 4/P
Lou Gehrig: W
Bill Dickey: D.1-3
Myril Hoag: 8/F

Bot 3

Stan Sperry: 43
Wally Moses: S
Billy Werber: S.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 7(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 4

Joe Gordon: 7/F
Spud Chandler: K
Frankie Crosetti: 53

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: 9/F
Sam Chapman: 5/P
Lou Finney: 13

Top 5

Red Rolfe: W
Tommy Henrich: 3/P
Joe DiMaggio: 7/F
Lou Gehrig: S.1-3
Bill Dickey: S.3-H;1-2
Myril Hoag: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Gordon: 6/P

Bot 5

Wayne Ambler: 23
Lynn Nelson: 43
Stan Sperry: 13

Top 6

Spud Chandler: 13
Frankie Crosetti: W
Red Rolfe: S.1-3
Tommy Henrich: 6/P
Joe DiMaggio: S.3-H;1-2
Lou Gehrig: 3/P

Bot 6

Wally Moses: D
Billy Werber: 63.2-3
Frankie Hayes: S.3-H
Bob Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Bill Dickey: D
Myril Hoag: FC1/BG.2X3(15)
Joe Gordon: 7/F
Spud Chandler: S.1-2
Frankie Crosetti: 1/P

Bot 7

Sam Chapman: 53
Lou Finney: 43
Wayne Ambler: 63

Top 8

Red Rolfe: S
Tommy Henrich: 13/SH.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: 7/L
Lou Gehrig: W
Bill Dickey: 7/F

Bot 8

Lynn Nelson: 9/F
Stan Sperry: 13
Wally Moses: S
Billy Werber: 53

Top 9

Myril Hoag: D8.BX3(845)
Joe Gordon: 2/FL
Spud Chandler: 43

Bot 9

Frankie Hayes: 63
Bob Johnson: 63
Sam Chapman: 53