1938 NL Standings and League Leaders

June 2, 1938
The 1938 NL season is into the month of June and the surprise team of the year, the Brooklyn Dodgers, still sit on top of the league. The Dodgers are 2 games ahead of 2nd place St. Louis and continue to have a balanced attack of good hitting, led by Dolph Camilli, and good pitching, led by Luke Hamlin. St. Louis 1st baseman Johnny Mize looks as if he has designs on a Triple Crown this season. His .409 BA leads the NL while his 10 HR are tied for 1st and his 34 RBI are tied for 2nd.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 National League                 Date: 6/2/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 BRN  25  15    J.Mize    SLN .409  M.Ott     NYN   10  D.Camilli BRN   36
1938 SLN  20  14    G.Suhr    PIN .379  J.Mize    SLN   10  J.McCarth NYN   34
1938 BON  17  15    L.Waner   PIN .343  D.Camilli BRN    8  M.Ott     NYN   34
1938 NYN  19  18    I.Goodman CIN .331  I.Goodman CIN    8  J.Mize    SLN   34
1938 PIN  18  18    J.McCarth NYN .324  J.Moore   NYN    7  G.Suhr    PIN   30
1938 CIN  18  19
1938 CHN  17  22    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 PHN  10  23    L.Hamlin  BRN    7  C.Root    CHN    5  L.Hamlin  BRN 1.52
                    P.Derring CIN    7  D.Coffman NYN    3  D.Macfayd BON 1.57
                    L.French  CHN    6  OTHERS TIED W    2  C.Davis   SLN 1.76
                    OTHERS TIED W    5                      C.Bryant  CHN 1.88
                                                            F.Fitzsim BRN 1.98
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    G.Scharei PHN   11  S.Hack    CHN    6  J.Vander  CIN   45
                    G.Suhr    PIN    9  E.Koy     BRN    5  C.Melton  NYN   35
                    J.Medwick SLN    9  C.Lavaget BRN    5  C.Hubbell NYN   33
                    J.Moore   NYN    8  D.Gutteri SLN    5  R.Bauers  PIN   33
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    4  OTHERS TIED W   32
 

1938 AL Standings and League Leaders

June 1, 1938

The 1938 AL season heads into June with the Detroit Tigers in 1st place. Detroit has a 3 game lead over New York while Cleveland and Washington are 4 back. Tiger 1st sacker Hank Greenberg and catcher/of Rudy York continue to put up impressive power numbers but Red Sox 1st baseman Jimmie Foxx is having the best start of anyone. Foxx's .441 BA leads the AL as does his 51 RBI.  His 15 home runs are 2nd in the league to Greenberg's 20. Cleveland's flame thrower, Bob Feller, has a league leading 8-1 record and his 62 strikeouts are also tops in the league.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 American League                 Date: 6/1/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 DEA  24  12    J.Foxx    BOA .441  H.Greenbe DEA   20  J.Foxx    BOA   51
1938 NYA  20  14    D.Lodigia PHA .382  J.Foxx    BOA   15  H.Greenbe DEA   44
1938 CLA  20  16    H.Trosky  CLA .379  R.York    DEA   15  R.York    DEA   37
1938 WAA  22  18    L.Lary    CLA .372  B.Dickey  NYA    9  H.Trosky  CLA   33
1938 BOA  18  18    G.McQuinn SLA .370  OTHERS TIED W    8  B.Johnson PHA   33
1938 PHA  14  20
1938 CHA  12  18    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 SLA  10  24    B.Feller  CLA    8  H.Eisenst DEA    3  S.Chandle NYA 1.84
                    L.Gomez   NYA    6  P.Appleto WAA    3  B.Dietric CHA 1.95
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  OTHERS TIED W    2  L.Gomez   NYA 2.82
                                                            R.Ruffing NYA 2.92
                                                            B.Feller  CLA 3.18
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    H.Trosky  CLA   11  L.Lary    CLA   10  B.Feller  CLA   62
                    E.Averill CLA   10  F.Crosett NYA    7  B.Newsom  SLA   56
                    D.Walker  DEA   10  B.Werber  PHA    6  L.Grove   BOA   53
                    B.Mills   SLA   10  G.Walker  CHA    5  J.Allen   CLA   44
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  M.Kreevic CHA    5  R.Ruffing NYA   39
 

1938 AL Game: NY at Phil No Hitter

May 29, 1938

New York Yankee pitcher Monte Pearson threw a no hitter today against the Philadelphia Athletics. Pearson walked 2 and struck out 6 while pitching his gem and the Yankees pounded the Athletics 10-0.

BOXSCORE: 1938 New York Yankees At 1938 Philadelphia Athletics      5/29/1938
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Crosetti SS       5  2  3  0 .287     W.Moses RF          4  0  0  0 .326  
  R.Rolfe 3B          5  2  2  1 .248     D.Siebert 1B        4  0  0  0 .255  
  J.Dimaggio CF       4  1  2  2 .212     B.Werber 3B         2  0  0  0 .254  
  L.Gehrig 1B         4  2  1  2 .369     F.Hayes C           2  0  0  0 .368  
  B.Dickey C          4  1  1  2 .321     B.Johnson CF        3  0  0  0 .347  
  T.Henrich RF        5  1  3  0 .258     S.Chapman LF        3  0  0  0 .159  
  J.Powell LF         5  1  3  1 .228     D.Lodigiani 2B      3  0  0  0 .391  
  B.Knickerbocker 2B  4  0  1  1 .264     W.Ambler SS         3  0  0  0 .241  
  M.Pearson P         4  0  0  0 .105     B.Thomas P          0  0  0  0 .143  
                                          N.Potter P          1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          C.Dean P            1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-E.Brucker PH        1  0  0  0 .327  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 10 16  9                 Totals      27  0  0  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dean In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 1 2 5  2 0 0  0 0 0  - 10 16  0
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  1
 
Yankees (18-13)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Pearson WIN(2-3)        9       0   0   0   2   6   0   4.25
Totals                    9       0   0   0   2   6   0
 
Athletics (14-18)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Thomas LOSS(3-3)        2       7   8   7   1   0   2   5.27
N.Potter                  3 2/3   6   2   2   1   1   1   4.55
C.Dean                    3 1/3   3   0   0   2   0   0   0.73
Totals                    9      16  10   9   4   1   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 4,534 DATE- Sunday, May 29th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:09
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10  Athletics: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Athletics: 1
ERRORS- B.Johnson
DOUBLES- F.Crosetti(4th), R.Rolfe-2(11th), J.Dimaggio(3rd), T.Henrich(4th)
TRIPLES- J.Powell(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Dimaggio(3rd), L.Gehrig(6th), B.Dickey(9th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Crosetti-2(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Pearson
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Knickerbocker
WALKS- R.Rolfe, J.Dimaggio, L.Gehrig, B.Dickey, B.Werber, F.Hayes
HIT BY PITCH- F.Crosetti
STRIKE OUTS- B.Knickerbocker, W.Moses, B.Werber, S.Chapman, D.Lodigiani-2,
             W.Ambler
GIDP- B.Dickey
WILD PITCHES- N.Potter
PASSED BALLS- F.Hayes
2-out RBI- L.Gehrig-2
RLISP 2-out- L.Gehrig, B.Johnson, F.Crosetti-3, B.Dickey, T.Henrich, R.Rolfe-2
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Sam Chapman robbed Red Rolfe of an extra base hit.
 
Monte Pearson(2-3) thrilled the fans at Shibe Park as he crafted a no-hit
masterpiece against the ice-cold Philadelphia Athletics.  The New York
Yankees won by a final score of 10 to 0.
 
Pearson was just too much for Philadelphia.  He walked 2 Philadelphia batters.
The New York players and coaches started to leave Pearson alone with his
thoughts after the game reached the 7th inning.  By the time the 9th inning
rolled around, you could hear a pin drop every time he went to his wind-up -
and an explosion after every out.  The pitchers took over after the 4th
inning as neither team was able to score again.  
 
Bud Thomas(3-3) was charged with the loss.  New York scored big getting 8 runs
off him in 2 innings.  'I gave it everything I had. It's probably the
greatest day of my life,' Pearson said. 'I was out there focusing on my
catcher's glove, that's all. I just concentrated on pitching my game.'

1938 AL Game: Bsn at Det

May 24, 1938

It was a wild finish to the game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit this afternoon. After getting pounded by the Red Sox 14-10 while coming up short in their comeback attempt yesterday, the Tigers got pounded again but did come back to win the game 9-8 today. Boston starter Left Grove was sailing along until the wheels came off in the bottom of the 9th inning. Hank Greenberg (pictured) blasted a 2 run homer chasing Grove before Don Ross singled in the winning run. Detroit scored 5 runs in the inning to pull out the victory and send the crowd into frenzied celebration.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Boston Red Sox At 1938 Detroit Tigers                5/24/1938
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Cramer CF         5  0  2  1 .261     P.Fox RF            4  2  3  1 .313  
  B.Chapman RF        4  2  1  0 .344     B.Rogell SS         4  0  0  0 .234  
  J.Vosmik LF         4  2  2  0 .331     C.Gehringer 2B      4  1  1  0 .263  
  J.Foxx 1B           4  1  2  3 .425     H.Greenberg 1B      4  1  3  3 .359  
  J.Cronin SS         4  2  3  3 .316     R.York LF           3  1  1  1 .379  
  P.Higgins 3B        5  0  0  0 .257     D.Walker CF         5  2  2  1 .285  
  B.Doerr 2B          4  0  0  0 .303     B.Tebbetts C        5  0  2  0 .467  
  G.Desautels C       4  1  2  1 .318   C-M.Christman PR      0  1  0  0 .273  
  L.Grove P           2  0  0  0 .200     D.Ross 3B           5  0  2  1 .309  
  A.McKain P          0  0  0  0 .200     E.Auker P           1  0  0  0 .273  
                                        A-R.Cullenbine PH     1  0  1  1 .132  
                                          S.Coffman P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-T.Piet PH           1  1  1  0 .200  
                                          R.Lawson P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8 12  8                 Totals      37  9 16  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Auker In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Coffman In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Tebbetts In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 2 0 1  0 0 1  2 1 1  -  8 12  1
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  1 1 5  -  9 16  0
 
Red Sox (16-13)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Grove                   8      13   7   7   5   6   1   4.26
A.McKain L(0-3) BS(2nd)   0       3   2   2   0   0   0   4.86
Totals                    8      16   9   9   5   6   1
 
Tigers (20-9)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Auker                   6       6   4   4   3   2   1   3.76
S.Coffman                 2       5   3   3   0   0   0   7.11
R.Lawson WIN(3-0)         1       1   1   1   0   1   1   4.97
Totals                    9      12   8   8   3   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,876 DATE- Tuesday, May 24th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- George Moriarty, Emmett  Ormsby, George Pipgras, 
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- B.Chapman
DOUBLES- J.Cronin-2(8th), G.Desautels(9th), D.Walker-2(5th), B.Tebbetts(2nd),
         T.Piet(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Foxx(13th), J.Cronin(3rd), H.Greenberg(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Grove, B.Rogell, E.Auker
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Foxx, J.Cronin
WALKS- B.Chapman, J.Vosmik, L.Grove, P.Fox, C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg, R.York-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Vosmik, J.Foxx, P.Higgins, B.Rogell, H.Greenberg, D.Walker-2,
             B.Tebbetts, E.Auker
2-out RBI- J.Cronin-2, H.Greenberg, G.Desautels, R.Cullenbine, R.York, D.Cramer,
           P.Fox
RLISP 2-out- P.Higgins, B.Chapman-2, R.York, D.Walker-3, P.Fox, L.Grove,
             B.Rogell
 
Hank Greenberg touched them all and had 3 RBI as the Detroit Tigers rallied
impressively to win in dramatic style over Boston Red Sox, 9 to 8.
 
Detroit came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 9th inning as they
scored 5 runs on 4 base hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Greenberg
who electrified Briggs Stadium when he clubbed a two-run home run.  Boston
was not lacking for run support as they scored in 6 separate innings, yet
victory eluded them as they seemed to forget that pitching is also needed to
win ballgames.  
 
Roxie Lawson(3-0) went 1 inning allowing 1 run for the victory. Archie
McKain(0-3) took the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 runs and 3 hits without
retiring a batter.  
 
Del Baker was ebullient after the game, 'It's great to win a hard fought game
like that.  Our guys just weren't going to be denied.  And did you see the
fans - they were going wild! Yes sir, a very enjoyable win this afternoon!'
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.Cramer    4- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     B.Chapman   1- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   J.Vosmik    1- 6     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 J.Foxx      4- 5     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
2 1   J.Cronin    6- 5 19  0 Double                         1-H b-3 
2   3 P.Higgins   3-12     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     P.Fox       2- 8 14  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   B.Rogell             0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  C.Gehringer 2-11     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
2  2  H.Greenberg 4- 7     0 Single                         2-H b-1 
2 1   R.York      4-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     B.Doerr     1- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     G.Desautels 4- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     L.Grove     3-10     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   D.Cramer    6- 6 15  0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 B.Chapman   5- 6     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     D.Walker    3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Tebbetts  4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     D.Ross      4- 6 18  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   E.Auker     5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     J.Vosmik    6-10     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Foxx      1- 7     0 Home Run                       b-H 
1     J.Cronin    2- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     P.Higgins   1-10  9  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     P.Fox       1- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   B.Rogell    5- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   C.Gehringer 3- 7 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 1   H.Greenberg 4- 7     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 R.York      2- 6     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 123 D.Walker    2- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     B.Doerr     1- 2     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     G.Desautels 4- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     L.Grove     2-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     B.Tebbetts  3- 2     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   D.Ross      4-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   E.Auker              0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
2  2  P.Fox       5-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     D.Cramer    4-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Chapman   5- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     J.Vosmik    3- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   J.Foxx      4- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     B.Rogell    6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     C.Gehringer 1- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     H.Greenberg 3- 4     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   R.York      1- 5 17  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     J.Cronin    3- 7 15  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  P.Higgins   6- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1  2  B.Doerr     6- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2  2  G.Desautels 2- 6  9  0 Double                         2-H b-2 
2  2  L.Grove     5- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     D.Walker    2- 4 10  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  B.Tebbetts  3- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1  2  D.Ross      1- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Roy Cullenbine
2  2  R.Cullenbin 4- 7     0 Single                         2-H b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Slick Coffman
0     D.Cramer    4-11 15  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     B.Chapman   5- 8  9  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   J.Vosmik    6- 8     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 J.Foxx      5- 8 13  0 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 J.Cronin    5- 9     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
2 1   P.Higgins   1- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     P.Fox       4- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   B.Rogell    4-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   C.Gehringer 4- 8     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 H.Greenberg 5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1 3 R.York      4- 7     0 Single                         3-H 1-2 b-1 
2 12  D.Walker    2- 7 11  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     B.Doerr     4- 9  9  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     G.Desautels 5- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   L.Grove              0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
2  2  D.Cramer    3- 6     0 Single                         2-H b-2 
2  2  B.Chapman   3- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     B.Tebbetts  6- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Ross      6-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Tony Piet
2     T.Piet      4- 5  9  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  P.Fox       4- 7     0 Single                         2-H b-2 
2  2  B.Rogell    3-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Roxie Lawson
0     J.Vosmik    3- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Foxx      2- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.Cronin    3- 4  4  0 Home Run                       b-H 
2     P.Higgins   6- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     C.Gehringer 2- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   H.Greenberg 1- 7     0 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
0     R.York      3- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Archie McKain
0 1   D.Walker    4- 3     0 Double & Error - RF            1-H b-H 
0     B.Tebbetts  6- 6  9  0 Double                         b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Mark Christman
0  2  D.Ross      1-10     0 Single                         2-H b-2 

1938 NL Game: Pit. at NY

May 22, 1938

The New York Giants have gotten off to a slow start this season but todays win over the Pittsburgh Pirates featured great performances from two of the players the Giants will count on most to get them to the top of the league. Pitcher Carl Hubbell threw a complete game shutout and Mel Ott smacked 3 home runs and had 5 RBI in the 9-0 victory.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1938 New York Giants           5/22/1938
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Handley 3B        4  0  3  0 .351     J.Moore LF          5  1  3  0 .312  
  L.Waner CF          3  0  1  0 .340     D.Bartell SS        5  2  3  1 .210  
  A.Vaughan SS        4  0  0  0 .315     J.Ripple RF         5  0  1  0 .310  
  J.Rizzo LF          3  0  0  0 .250     M.Ott 3B            5  3  4  5 .350  
  G.Suhr 1B           4  0  1  0 .364     W.Berger CF         5  1  2  0 .333  
  A.Todd C            4  0  1  0 .162     J.McCarthy 1B       5  1  1  2 .315  
  P.Waner RF          4  0  1  0 .270     H.Danning C         5  1  2  1 .290  
  P.Young 2B          3  0  0  0 .253     M.Haslin 2B         3  0  0  0 .200  
  E.Brandt P          2  0  0  0 .100     C.Hubbell P         3  0  0  0 .067  
  M.Brown P           0  0  0  0 .250                                          
A-T.Thevenow PH       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Bowman P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-J.Dickshot PH       1  0  0  0 .133                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  7  0                 Totals      41  9 16  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Brown In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bowman In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  1
Giants.......... 1 0 2  1 1 3  0 1    -  9 16  0
 
Pirates (15-13)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Brandt LOSS(2-1)        4 2/3  10   5   4   1   4   2   3.86
M.Brown                   1 1/3   4   3   3   1   0   0   3.80
J.Bowman                  2       2   1   1   0   1   1   5.40
Totals                    8      16   9   8   2   5   3
 
Giants (13-15)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Hubbell WIN(3-3)        9       7   0   0   3   5   0   3.65
Totals                    9       7   0   0   3   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 9,056 DATE- Sunday, May 22nd 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 9  Giants:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Giants: 1
ERRORS- E.Brandt
DOUBLES- J.McCarthy(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Ott-3(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Waner
WALKS- J.Rizzo, P.Young, T.Thevenow, M.Haslin, C.Hubbell
STRIKE OUTS- A.Vaughan, J.Rizzo, G.Suhr, P.Waner, P.Young, J.Ripple,
             J.McCarthy-2, H.Danning, C.Hubbell
GIDP- G.Suhr
2-out RBI- M.Ott-2, D.Bartell, J.McCarthy-2, H.Danning
RLISP 2-out- J.Rizzo-2, J.McCarthy, J.Ripple-2, C.Hubbell, J.Moore-2,
             A.Vaughan-2
 
Carl Hubbell blanked Pittsburgh in a very well-pitched complete game and Mel
Ott smacked 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Polo Grounds where the New York
Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 9 to 0.
 
Ott enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He lined a base-hit resulting in a run in
the 1st inning, bombed a two-run dinger in the 3rd inning, ripped a solo home
run in the 5th inning and clubbed a solo home run in the 8th inning.  New
York had many opportunities throughout the game and scored in 6 separate
innings.  
 
Hubbell(3-3) went the distance for the shutout. The losing pitcher was Ed
Brandt(2-1).  New York scored big getting 5 runs off him in 4 and 2/3
innings.  
 
'I felt great out there today,' Ott said, 'Maybe I should make a regular habit
of getting to bed on time!'

1938 NL Game: Pit. at Bkn.

May 21, 1938

The Brooklyn Dodgers continued their winning ways by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 today at Ebbets Field.
Pitcher Luke Hamlin won his league leading 7th game and lowered his league leading ERA to 1.54. Dolph Camilli chipped in with 2 homers and 4 RBI, upping his league leading RBI count to 32.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers          5/21/1938
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Handley 3B        4  1  2  1 .329     G.Rosen CF          3  0  0  0 .299  
  L.Waner CF          4  0  1  0 .340     J.Hudson 2B         4  0  0  0 .288  
  A.Vaughan SS        4  0  0  0 .327     B.Hassett LF        4  2  2  0 .377  
  J.Rizzo LF          3  0  1  0 .257     D.Camilli 1B        3  3  2  4 .337  
  G.Suhr 1B           3  0  0  0 .368     C.Lavagetto 3B      4  1  1  0 .413  
  A.Todd C            4  0  1  0 .156     B.Phelps C          4  0  0  0 .160  
  P.Waner RF          3  0  0  0 .271     E.Koy RF            2  1  1  1 .293  
  P.Young 2B          3  0  0  0 .260   A-K.Cuyler RF         2  0  1  1 .385  
  R.Bauers P          2  0  0  0 .176     L.Durocher SS       4  1  3  1 .211  
B-J.Dickshot PH       1  0  0  0 .143     L.Hamlin P          3  0  1  1 .095  
  J.Bowman P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  5  1                 Totals      33  8 11  8
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Koy In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bauers In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
Dodgers......... 2 0 0  2 0 0  0 4    -  8 11  1
 
Pirates (15-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Bauers LOSS(1-3)        7       6   4   4   3   3   1   3.75
J.Bowman                  1       5   4   4   0   0   1   5.63
Totals                    8      11   8   8   3   3   2
 
Dodgers (19-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Hamlin WIN(7-0)         9       5   1   1   2   6   1   1.54
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,931 DATE- Saturday, May 21st 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Butch Henline, , Bill Stewart, Dusty Boggess
T- 1:52
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 5  Dodgers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Dodgers: 2
ERRORS- L.Durocher
DOUBLES- L.Handley(5th), B.Hassett(2nd), L.Durocher-2(3rd), L.Hamlin
TRIPLES- E.Koy(3rd)
HOME RUNS- L.Handley(1st), D.Camilli-2(7th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Lavagetto(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Hamlin
WALKS- J.Rizzo, G.Suhr, G.Rosen-2, D.Camilli
STRIKE OUTS- L.Waner, A.Vaughan, J.Rizzo, G.Suhr, A.Todd, P.Young, J.Hudson-2,
             B.Phelps
GIDP- A.Vaughan, P.Young, J.Hudson
2-out RBI- D.Camilli-2, E.Koy, L.Durocher, L.Hamlin
RLISP 2-out- L.Hamlin, G.Rosen-2, J.Hudson, L.Waner
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Johnny Rizzo robbed Babe Phelps of an extra base hit.
          Bot 8th: Pep Young robbed Babe Phelps of a base hit.
 
Dolph Camilli slammed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Luke Hamlin pitched a
complete game as the Brooklyn Dodgers outscored the Pittsburgh Pirates 8 to
1.
 
Camilli enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He clubbed a two-run home run in the
1st inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 8th inning.  Brooklyn had a
total of 11 hits for the game.  
 
The victory went to Hamlin(7-0) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Russ
Bauers(1-3) took the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 6 hits and 3
walks.
 
The Brooklyn ballclub's record now stands at a league leading 19-12. With the
loss, Pittsburgh has a record of 5-5 lately, 15-12 overall.

1938 NL Standings

May 16, 1938

Half way through the month of May the Pittsburgh Pirates have moved into 1st place in the NL for the first time this season.  The surprising Brooklyn Dodgers had been in 1st since the start of the year. The Pirates are 2nd in both team batting and team pitching in the league. The Chicago Cubs and New York Giants, preseason favorites, continue to stumble. The St. Louis Cardinals are only 1.5 games back and are being led by slugging 1st baseman Johnny Mize (.456, 7, 23). Brooklyn pitcher Luke Hamlin (5-0, 1.79) has been the top hurler so far this season.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Pittsburgh PIN          14   8  .636 ----   132    13   9 .591   86  64 .573
1938 Brooklyn BRN            15  10  .600   .5          10  15 .400   69  80 .463
1938 St. Louis SLN           12   9  .571  1.5           9  12 .429   71  80 .470
1938 Boston BON              10   9  .526  2.5           8  11 .421   77  75 .507
1938 Cincinnati CIN          12  12  .500  3.0          12  12 .500   82  68 .547
1938 Chicago CHN             11  14  .440  4.5          14  11 .560   89  63 .586
1938 New York NYN             9  12  .429  4.5          18   3 .857   83  67 .553
1938 Philadelphia PHN         5  14  .263  7.5           4  15 .211   45 105 .300
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     10    9  .526  2- 3  8- 6  4- 1  6- 8  2- 0  1- 4     5-5     Won 2
BRN     15   10  .600  4- 3 11- 7  3- 2 12- 8  0- 2  3- 2     5-5     Lost 2
CHN     11   14  .440  8- 8  3- 6  4- 2  7-12  0- 0  4- 1     5-5     Won 1
CIN     12   12  .500  8-10  4- 2  1- 2 11-10  2- 0  3- 4     5-5     Won 3
NYN      9   12  .429  5- 4  4- 8  3- 3  6- 9  0- 1  2- 4     3-7     Lost 1
PHN      5   14  .263  2- 3  3-11  1- 2  4-12  0- 0  3- 4     3-7     Lost 1
PIN     14    8  .636 10- 4  4- 4  5- 3  9- 5  1- 2  7- 4     7-3     Lost 1
SLN     12    9  .571  8- 6  4- 3  4- 3  8- 6  0- 0  3- 3     6-4     Lost 1

 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 National League                 Date: 5/16/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 PIN  14   8    J.Mize    SLN .456  I.Goodman CIN    7  D.Camilli BRN   26
1938 BRN  15  10    G.Suhr    PIN .412  J.Mize    SLN    7  J.Mize    SLN   23
1938 SLN  12   9    I.Goodman CIN .369  D.Camilli BRN    4  J.McCarth NYN   21
1938 BON  10   9    L.Waner   PIN .363  J.McCarth NYN    4  G.Suhr    PIN   17
1938 CIN  12  12    S.Hack    CHN .356  M.Ott     NYN    4  OTHERS TIED W   15
1938 CHN  11  14
1938 NYN   9  12    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 PHN   5  14    L.Hamlin  BRN    5  C.Root    CHN    3  C.Davis   SLN 1.67
                    L.French  CHN    4  D.Coffman NYN    3  L.Hamlin  BRN 1.79
                    P.Derring CIN    4  OTHERS TIED W    2  J.Vander  CIN 1.93
                    L.Warneke SLN    4                      R.Lucas   PIN 2.08
                    OTHERS TIED W    3                      D.Macfayd BON 2.31
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Hudson  BRN   10  S.Hack    CHN    6  C.Melton  NYN   24
                    E.Fletche BON    9  E.Koy     BRN    4  C.Blanton PIN   24
                    J.McCarth NYN    8  C.Lavaget BRN    3  C.Hubbell NYN   22
                    F.Demaree CHN    7  A.Galan   CHN    3  OTHERS TIED W   20
                    L.Handley PIN    7  L.Chiozza NYN    3
 

 

 

Tiger Update: May13, 1938

May 13, 1938

The Detroit Tigers returned home last night after a long 10 game road trip that was very successful. The Tigers went 8-2 on the trip and are now 14-6 on the season, good for 1st place and a 3 game lead in the AL. The teams' hitting attack has been spectacular and the pitching better than expected. On the road trip the Tigers scored 68 runs, an average of 6.8/game. The Yankee's Lefty Gomez was the only pitcher that was able to tame the Tigers' bats. Hank Greenberg (.361, 13, 26) and Rudy York (.362, 9, 21) have led the offensive charge while Vern Kennedy (4-0), Elden Auker (3-1), and Roxie Lawson (2-0) have headed up the pitching staff.
Through their first 20 games Detroit has only played 4 at home but now they'll play the next 11 games on home turf.

DAILY LOG 1938 DEA           WINNING    LOSING
 DATE  OPP R  SCORE    HITS  PITCHER    PITCHER    SAVE       RECORD  POS  GB 
 4-30 @CLA W  8-4      12-9  Kennedy    Hudlin                 7-4    2nd  1.0
 5-1  @CLA W  7-2      10-9  Auker      Harder                 8-4   T1st ----
 5-2  @CLA W  5-3      10-10 Eisenstat  Allen      Bridges     9-4    1st ----
 5-3  @BOA W  5-4 (10)  8-8  Eisenstat  McKain     Coffman    10-4    1st ----
 5-4  @BOA W  6-4 (10) 11-10 Bridges    Wagner                11-4    1st ----
 5-5  @BOA W  7-4       9-9  Kennedy    Ostermuell            12-4    1st ----
 5-7  @NYA L  1-5       2-9  Gomez      Auker                 12-5    1st ----
 5-8  @PHA L  8-10     15-18 Potter     Coffman               12-6    1st ----
 5-11 @WAA W 10-4      11-11 Kennedy    Kelley                13-6    1st ----
 5-12 @WAA W 11-1      11-7  Lawson     Deshong               14-6    1st ----

 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Detroit DEA             14   6  .700 ----   132     8  12 .400   84  70 .545
1938 New York NYA            12  10  .545  3.0          14   8 .636   99  53 .651
1938 Cleveland CLA           12  10  .545  3.0          14   8 .636   86  66 .566
1938 Washington WAA          13  11  .542  3.0          16   8 .667   75  76 .497
1938 Philadelphia PHA        10   9  .526  3.5           6  13 .316   53  99 .349
1938 Boston BOA              11  10  .524  3.5          13   8 .619   88  61 .591
1938 Chicago CHA              6  12  .333  7.0           7  11 .389   65  83 .439
1938 St. Louis SLA            6  16  .273  9.0           6  16 .273   55  97 .362

 

 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1938 American League                 Date: 5/13/1938
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1938 DEA  14   6    D.Lodigia PHA .458  H.Greenbe DEA   13  J.Foxx    BOA   32
1938 NYA  12  10    L.Lary    CLA .452  J.Foxx    BOA   10  H.Greenbe DEA   26
1938 CLA  12  10    J.Foxx    BOA .408  R.York    DEA    9  R.York    DEA   21
1938 WAA  13  11    B.Johnson PHA .400  OTHERS TIED W    5  K.Keltner CLA   20
1938 PHA  10   9    K.Keltner CLA .388                      J.Cronin  BOA   18
1938 BOA  11  10
1938 CHA   6  12    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1938 SLA   6  16    B.Feller  CLA    5  S.Coffman DEA    2  P.Appleto WAA 1.73
                    V.Kennedy DEA    4  A.William PHA    2  S.Chandle NYA 1.88
                    R.Ruffing NYA    4  E.Cole    SLA    2  B.Dietric CHA 2.08
                    OTHERS TIED W    3  OTHERS TIED W    1  R.Lawson  DEA 2.21
                                                            R.Ruffing NYA 2.31
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    L.Finney  PHA   10  L.Lary    CLA    7  B.Feller  CLA   39
                    F.Hayes   PHA   10  B.Chapman BOA    4  L.Grove   BOA   36
                    C.Travis  WAA    8  M.Kreevic CHA    4  R.Ruffing NYA   30
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  M.Hoag    NYA    4  B.Newsom  SLA   29
                                        OTHERS TIED W    3  J.Allen   CLA   22
 
 

 

 

1938 AL Standings

May 1, 1938

The 1938 MLB season opening month of April has come to a close with the Cleveland Indians on top of the AL. My Detroit Tigers are in 2nd, 1 game behind. Tiger 1st baseman Hank Greenberg has gotten off to a tremendous start by hitting 9 home runs and driving in 16, tops in MLB in both categories. The Indians have been powered by 3rd baseman Ken Keltner and shortstop Lynn Lary. Lary is hitting a league leading .500 while Keltner is at .465 and is tied with Greenberg with 16 rbi. Young pitcher Bob Feller is 3-0 and Mel Harder is 2-0 for the Tribe.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Cleveland CLA            8   3  .727 ----   143     8   3 .727   86  66 .566
1938 Detroit DEA              7   4  .636  1.0           5   6 .455   84  70 .545
1938 Washington WAA           7   5  .583  1.5           7   5 .583   75  76 .497
1938 Boston BOA               6   5  .545  2.0           6   5 .545   88  61 .591
1938 Philadelphia PHA         5   5  .500  2.5           3   7 .300   53  99 .349
1938 New York NYA             5   8  .385  4.0           7   6 .538   99  53 .651
1938 St. Louis SLA            4   8  .333  4.5           4   8 .333   55  97 .362
1938 Chicago CHA              3   7  .300  4.5           5   5 .500   65  83 .439
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA      6    5  .545  2- 2  4- 3  1- 2  5- 3  0- 0  1- 2     6-4     Won 1
CHA      3    7  .300  1- 5  2- 2  1- 0  2- 7  1- 1  1- 3     3-7     Lost 3
CLA      8    3  .727  2- 2  6- 1  5- 0  3- 3  1- 0  2- 1     8-2     Lost 1
DEA      7    4  .636  1- 3  6- 1  0- 0  7- 4  0- 0  1- 2     6-4     Won 2
NYA      5    8  .385  1- 4  4- 4  2- 3  3- 5  0- 1  2- 1     4-6     Lost 2
PHA      5    5  .500  3- 4  2- 1  1- 0  4- 5  0- 0  2- 2     5-5     Won 1
SLA      4    8  .333  2- 6  2- 2  0- 2  4- 6  1- 2  4- 2     3-7     Won 1
WAA      7    5  .583  3- 4  4- 1  2- 1  5- 4  1- 0  3- 3     7-3     Won 1
TOTAL   45   45  .500
HOME    15   30  .333
ROAD    30   15  .667
LEFT    12    8  .600
RIGHT   33   37  .471

 

 

1938 NL Standings

May 1, 1938

The opening month of the 1938 season has come to a close. While the month was a short one, as far as games played is concerned, there have been a few surprise starts to the season. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who many thought was a second division team, are off to the best start in the NL with an 8-3 record. The Dodgers have been the best hitting team in the league so far, led by Johnny Hudson (.405, 11rbi, ) and Dolph Camilli (.302, 14rbi). Brooklyn pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons is 2-0 and both wins were complete game shutouts. The other surprise has been the poor start from the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. Those two clubs have finished 1,2 the last two seasons and are expected to be the main contenders for the top spot in the NL again this year.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Brooklyn BRN             8   3  .727 ----   143     5   6 .455   69  80 .463
1938 Boston BON               5   4  .556  2.0           5   4 .556   77  75 .507
1938 St. Louis SLN            6   5  .545  2.0           3   8 .273   71  80 .470
1938 Pittsburgh PIN           6   5  .545  2.0           8   3 .727   86  64 .573
1938 New York NYN             6   5  .545  2.0          10   1 .909   83  67 .553
1938 Cincinnati CIN           6   6  .500  2.5           4   8 .333   82  68 .547
1938 Chicago CHN              5   7  .417  3.5           8   4 .667   89  63 .586
1938 Philadelphia PHN         2   9  .182  6.0           1  10 .091   45 105 .300
 
 
 

 

 

1938 AL Game: Det. at St. Louis

April 26, 1938

Detroit Tiger Hank Greenberg has been the talk of MLB early this season, but his teammate Rudy York grabbed the headlines in Detroit's15-4 pasting of the St. Louis Browns today. York hit 3 home runs and drove in 7 as the Tiger batters lit up the scoreboard. Greenberg added 2 rbi to his AL leading total of 15 and after York's power display, the Tigers have given notice to the rest of the league that they are a force to be reckoned with.

BOXSCORE: 1938 Detroit Tigers At 1938 St. Louis Browns              4/26/1938
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Fox RF            4  2  2  2 .310     M.Mazzera LF        5  0  1  0 .200  
  B.Rogell SS         4  1  1  0 .240     J.Bonetti P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Gehringer 2B      6  3  3  2 .265     B.Sullivan C        4  2  1  0 .258  
  H.Greenberg 1B      4  3  3  2 .438     S.West CF           5  0  0  0 .303  
  R.York C            5  3  3  7 .385     B.Bell RF           5  2  4  1 .361  
  D.Walker LF         5  1  2  1 .194     H.Clift 3B          5  0  2  1 .323  
  C.Laabs CF          5  1  1  1 .077     R.Kress SS          5  0  2  1 .333  
  D.Ross 3B           5  0  0  0 .310     G.McQuinn 1B        5  0  3  0 .353  
  S.Coffman P         0  0  0  0 ----     D.Heffner 2B        4  0  1  1 .233  
  E.Auker P           3  1  2  0 .500     O.Hildebrand P      0  0  0  0 .250  
B-M.Christman 3B      0  0  0  0 .000     E.Linke P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-R.Hughes PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          J.Knott P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          L.Tietje P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-B.Mills PH,LF       1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 15 17 15                 Totals      40  4 14  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Linke In 2nd Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Auker In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Tietje In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 4 6 0  0 1 3  1 0 0  - 15 17  1
Browns.......... 0 1 0  0 0 1  1 0 1  -  4 14  0
 
Tigers (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Auker WIN(2-0)          6      11   3   2   2   2   0   2.03
S.Coffman SAVE(1st)       3       3   1   1   0   0   0   2.45
Totals                    9      14   4   3   2   2   0
 
Browns (2-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
O.Hildebrand LOSS(0-1)    1 1/3   6   8   8   2   1   1  10.61
E.Linke                   0 2/3   2   2   2   0   1   1   9.00
J.Knott                   2 2/3   4   1   1   2   0   1   2.45
L.Tietje                  3 1/3   4   4   4   6   1   1   9.00
J.Bonetti                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0  12.00
Totals                    9      17  15  15  10   3   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 1,458 DATE- Tuesday, April 26th 1938 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10  Browns:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Browns: 2
ERRORS- C.Gehringer
DOUBLES- C.Gehringer(3rd), E.Auker, B.Sullivan(4th), B.Bell(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.York-3(5th), C.Laabs(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Walker
WALKS- P.Fox-2, B.Rogell-2, H.Greenberg-2, R.York, C.Laabs, E.Auker,
       M.Christman, L.Tietje-2
HIT BY PITCH- B.Sullivan
STRIKE OUTS- B.Rogell, D.Walker, C.Laabs, D.Heffner-2
GIDP- B.Rogell, D.Walker, S.West, H.Clift
WILD PITCHES- L.Tietje
2-out RBI- D.Heffner
RLISP 2-out- R.Hughes, C.Gehringer-2, D.Heffner, G.McQuinn-2, L.Tietje,
             M.Mazzera-2, D.Ross-3, R.Kress
 
Rudy York launched 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI at Sportsman's Park as the Detroit
Tigers, running on all cylinders, ripped the St. Louis Browns by a large 15
to 4 margin.
 
York really lit it up for Detroit.  The St. Louis fans let him have it for
what he did to their boys.  He belted a three-run homer in the 1st inning,
popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 2nd inning and cracked a two-run
shot in the 6th inning.  Detroit provided plenty of action in the 1st inning
which saw them score 4 runs on 3 hits and the 2nd inning which saw them plate
6 runs on 5 hits.  Detroit had 17 hits for the game and St. Louis had 14.
 
Elden Auker(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing 3
runs. Slick Coffman recorded his 1st save.  Oral Hildebrand(0-1) suffered the
loss.  He surrendered 6 hits and 2 walks in 1 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'I had good swings today,' York said, 'Everything felt right'.