Final
CWS 1 — DET 5
4/29/1938 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET193804290
Complete available game record for CWS at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Hayes | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marv Owen | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Laabs | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Thompson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boze Berger | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Christman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Sewell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boots Poffenberger | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots Poffenberger | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Clint Brown | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boze Berger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Owen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Sewell | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Christman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Chet Laabs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | PO1(23) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D/78 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/3.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 2/P | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | D7.1-H;BX3(75) | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S4/G | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9.1-H | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8.3-H;2-3 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D9.3-H;1-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F.3-H | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E1/G | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 1–5 |