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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 15, Boston Red Sox 1

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Detroit Tigers 15, Boston Red Sox 1

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Monday, August 29, 1938 (D) at Fenway Park

DET A    2  0  0    3  1  5    0  0  4  -  15 17  1
BOS A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     6   1   3   0       0   0       2   0
Walker lf                     6   2   2   1       0   0       2   0
Gehringer 2b                  4   1   1   0       2   0       2   3
Greenberg 1b                  3   2   0   0       2   1      12   0
York c                        6   3   4   6       0   0       4   0
Fox rf                        6   3   3   2       0   0       3   0
Piet 3b                       4   2   3   3       1   0       1   2
Christman ss                  5   1   1   2       1   0       1   6
Auker p                       4   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
Totals                       44  15  17  14       7   2      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Christman-Gehringer-Greenberg, Christman-Gehringer-Greenberg.
E: Piet (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Gehringer (25,off Wilson); Walker (22,off Wilson); Piet 2 (5,off McKain,off
Baker).
3B: Walker (5,off McKain).
HR: York 2 (31,5th inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Baker 2 on 2
out).
HBP: Piet (1,by Wilson); Greenberg (3,by Baker).
GDP: Morgan (2,off Wilson).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Piet (1,2nd base off Wilson/Desautels); Fox (10,2nd base off Baker/Berg).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cramer cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Vosmik lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Foxx 1b                       2   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
  Nonnenkamp 1b               2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Cronin ss                     2   1   1   1       0   0       2   6
  McNair ss                   2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Higgins 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Chapman rf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Doerr 2b                      2   0   0   0       1   1       5   3
Desautels c                   2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Berg c                      1   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Wilson p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  McKain p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baker p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1       1   4      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cronin-Doerr-Foxx.
E: Cronin (29), Chapman (5), Doerr (21).
BATTING - 
2B: Vosmik (29,off Auker).
HR: Cronin (16,5th inning off Auker 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Foxx (13,off Auker); Higgins (10,off Auker).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Auker W(10-10)                9     5   1   1   1   4   1  32

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson L(13-10)               4.1   9   6   6   5   1   1  26
McKain                        1.2   4   5   4   1   0   0  11
Baker                         3     4   4   4   1   1   1  16
Totals                        9    17  15  14   7   2   2  53
HBP: Wilson (2,Piet); Baker (1,Greenberg).
Inherited Runners - Scored: McKain 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Joe Rue, 1B - Lou Kolls, 3B - Cal Hubbard
Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 4500
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. Morgan              cf        Cramer              cf
2. Walker              lf        Vosmik              lf
3. Gehringer           2b        Foxx                1b
4. Greenberg           1b        Cronin              ss
5. York                c         Higgins             3b
6. Fox                 rf        Chapman             rf
7. Piet                3b        Doerr               2b
8. Christman           ss        Desautels           c
9. Auker               p         Wilson              p

TIGERS 1ST: Morgan singled to left; Walker forced Morgan
(shortstop to second); Gehringer doubled to right [Walker to
third]; Greenberg walked; York singled to shortstop [Greenberg
to second, Gehringer to third, Walker scored]; Fox flied to
right [Gehringer scored]; Piet walked [Greenberg to third, York
to second]; Christman flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cramer grounded out (second to first); Vosmik flied
out to right; Foxx grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Auker walked; Morgan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Auker out at second]; Walker
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cronin grounded out (third to first); Higgins
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chapman grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Gehringer flied out to center; Greenberg grounded
out (shortstop to first); York grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doerr struck out; Desautels grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Fox singled to right; Piet singled to right [Fox to
third, Piet to second (error by Chapman)]; Christman singled to
right [Piet scored, Fox scored]; On a bunt Auker made an out to
pitcher; Morgan singled to right [Christman to third, Morgan out
at second (right to third to shortstop)]; Walker doubled to
center [Christman scored]; Gehringer walked; Greenberg struck
out; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cramer singled to right; Vosmik flied out to left;
Foxx grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cramer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox
0.

TIGERS 5TH: York homered to left; Fox grounded out (shortstop to
first); Piet was hit by a pitch; Piet stole second; Christman
walked; MCKAIN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Auker forced
Christman (shortstop to second) [Piet to third]; Morgan forced
Auker (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cronin homered to left; Higgins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chapman grounded out (third to first);
Doerr walked; Desautels struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 6, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Walker tripled to left; Gehringer popped to third in
foul territory; Greenberg walked; York singled to center
[Greenberg to third, Walker scored]; On a bunt Fox singled to
third [Greenberg scored, York to second]; Piet doubled to left
[York scored, Fox scored]; Christman grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Piet to third]; Auker reached on an error by Cronin
[Piet scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Morgan grounded out (second
to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: McKain grounded out (first unassisted); Cramer
flied out to left; Vosmik flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: BAKER REPLACED MCKAIN (PITCHING); MCNAIR REPLACED
CRONIN (PLAYING SS); BERG REPLACED DESAUTELS (PLAYING C );
NONNENKAMP REPLACED FOXX (PLAYING 1B); Walker flied out to
right; Gehringer walked; Greenberg flied out to center; York
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Nonnenkamp singled to center; McNair struck out;
Higgins grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Nonnenkamp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
11, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Fox flied out to center; Piet reached on an error by
Doerr; Christman lined to second; Auker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Chapman flied out to center; Doerr reached on an
error by Piet [Doerr to second]; Berg singled to right [Doerr to
third]; Baker lined to shortstop; Cramer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 11, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Morgan singled to center; Walker flied out to left;
Gehringer flied out to right; Greenberg was hit by a pitch
[Morgan to second]; York homered to left [Greenberg scored,
Morgan scored]; Fox singled to center; Fox stole second; Piet
doubled to left [Fox scored]; Christman grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 15, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Vosmik doubled to left; Nonnenkamp flied to right
[Vosmik to third]; McNair popped to third in foul territory;
Higgins flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 15,
Red Sox 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers          15  17   1   11
 Red Sox          1   5   3    4
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