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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 4

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New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 4

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Thursday, August 4, 1938 (D) at Briggs Stadium

NY  A    0  0  0    0  6  0    1  1  0  -   8 10  2
DET A    2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Crosetti ss                   4   1   2   0       1   1       2   4
Rolfe 3b                      4   1   2   1       1   0       2   1
Henrich rf                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Hoag ph,rf                  1   0   0   1       2   0       0   0
DiMaggio cf                   5   2   1   2       0   0       2   0
Gehrig 1b                     5   0   0   1       0   1       8   0
Dickey c                      0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Glenn pr,c                  4   0   1   1       0   0       5   0
Selkirk lf                    3   1   1   0       2   1       3   0
Gordon 2b                     4   2   2   0       0   1       4   5
Pearson p                     3   1   1   2       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   8  10   8       7   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Crosetti-Gordon-Gehrig.
E: Rolfe (11), DiMaggio (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Gordon (10,off Kennedy); Pearson (3,off Kennedy).
HR: DiMaggio (20,7th inning off Coffman 0 on 0 out).
SH: Pearson (2,off Coffman).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Crosetti (13,2nd base off Coffman/York).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
White lf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
Rogell ss                     4   0   1   2       0   1       1   1
Gehringer 2b                  4   1   1   0       1   0       4   5
Greenberg 1b                  4   1   1   0       0   1       6   1
York c                        3   0   1   0       1   1       5   0
Morgan cf                     4   0   1   2       0   0       1   0
Fox rf                        4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Christman 3b                  4   1   0   0       0   0       4   3
Kennedy p                     2   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
  Wade p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Walker ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Coffman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Piet ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Benton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4       3   4      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Gehringer (20,off Pearson); Rogell (15,off Pearson).
SH: White (2,off Pearson); Rogell (4,off Pearson).
GDP: Greenberg (13,off Pearson).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gehringer (10,2nd base off Pearson/Glenn).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pearson W(9-5)                9     9   4   2   3   4   0  39

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kennedy L(10-7)               4     5   5   5   3   2   0  20
Wade                          2     2   1   1   3   0   0  10
Coffman                       2     3   2   2   1   0   1  10
Benton                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9    10   8   8   7   4   1  43
Kennedy faced 5 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Kennedy (6).
BK: Kennedy (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wade 3-3.
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Umpires: HP - Lou Kolls, 1B - Bill Grieve, 3B - George Moriarty
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 16000
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers           
1. Crosetti            ss        White               lf
2. Rolfe               3b        Rogell              ss
3. Henrich             rf        Gehringer           2b
4. DiMaggio            cf        Greenberg           1b
5. Gehrig              1b        York                c
6. Dickey              c         Morgan              cf
7. Selkirk             lf        Fox                 rf
8. Gordon              2b        Christman           3b
9. Pearson             p         Kennedy             p

YANKEES 1ST: Crosetti struck out; Rolfe singled to left; Kennedy
balked [Rolfe to second]; Henrich popped to third in foul
territory; DiMaggio popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: White grounded out (second to first); Rogell
grounded out (second to first); Gehringer doubled to right;
Greenberg singled to shortstop [Gehringer to third]; York walked
[Greenberg to second]; Morgan singled to center [Gehringer
scored, Greenberg scored, York to second]; Fox popped to first
in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Gehrig grounded out (second to first); Dickey
walked; GLENN RAN FOR DICKEY; Selkirk singled to right [Glenn to
second]; Kennedy threw a wild pitch [Glenn to third, Selkirk to
second]; Gordon struck out; Pearson flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: GLENN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Christman reached
on an error by DiMaggio; Kennedy singled to center [Christman to
second]; White reached on an error by Rolfe on a sacrifice bunt
[Christman to third, Kennedy out at third (second unassisted),
White to second]; Rogell doubled to right [Christman scored
(unearned), White scored (unearned)]; Gehringer walked;
Greenberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Gehringer out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Crosetti flied to center; Rolfe lined to pitcher;
Henrich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: York flied to right; Morgan flied to left; Fox
singled; Christman forced Fox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: DiMaggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Gehrig
grounded out (second to first); Glenn grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Kennedy singled; White walked [Kennedy to second];
Rogell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kennedy to
third, White to second]; Gehringer reached on a fielder's choice
[Kennedy out at home (second to catcher), White to third];
Gehringer stole second; Greenberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Selkirk walked; Gordon doubled [Selkirk to third];
Pearson doubled [Selkirk scored, Gordon scored]; Crosetti
singled [Pearson to third]; Rolfe walked [Crosetti to second];
WADE REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); HOAG BATTED FOR HENRICH; Hoag
walked [Pearson scored, Crosetti to third, Rolfe to second];
DiMaggio forced Hoag (third to second) [Crosetti scored, Rolfe
to third]; Gehrig grounded out (second to pitcher) [Rolfe
scored, DiMaggio to second]; Glenn singled [DiMaggio scored];
Selkirk walked [Glenn to second]; Gordon forced Selkirk (third
to second); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: HOAG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); York singled;
Morgan flied out to left; Fox forced York (third to second);
Christman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Tigers 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Pearson grounded out (second to first); Crosetti
walked; Rolfe singled [Crosetti out at third (right to third)];
Hoag flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: WALKER BATTED FOR WADE; Walker struck out; White
singled; Rogell forced White (second to shortstop); Gehringer
made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 7TH: COFFMAN REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); DiMaggio
homered to right; Gehrig made an out to third; Glenn made an out
to second; Selkirk popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Greenberg popped to first in foul territory; York
struck out; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Gordon singled; Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Gordon to second]; Crosetti singled [Gordon
to third]; Crosetti stole second; Rolfe flied to left [Gordon
scored]; Hoag walked; DiMaggio flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Fox flied out to left; Christman grounded out
(shortstop to first); PIET BATTED FOR COFFMAN; Piet made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: BENTON REPLACED PIET (PITCHING); Gehrig was called
out on strikes; Glenn made an out to third; Selkirk struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: White flied out to center; Rogell struck out;
Gehringer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          8  10   2    8
 Tigers           4   9   0    8
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