Final
DET 8 — NYY 12
5/7/1938 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA193805070
Complete available game record for DET at NYY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 12 | 17 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Fox | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Frankie Crosetti | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Rolfe | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Henrich | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe DiMaggio | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Dickey | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Gehrig | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Cullenbine | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Myril Hoag | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boots Poffenberger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Wade | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Benton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo-Jo White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lefty Gomez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elden Auker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Hadley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Laabs | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Murphy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Piet | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Gomez | 6.1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Elden Auker | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jake Wade | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bump Hadley | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Murphy | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Woody Davis | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Ross | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Wade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Henrich | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myril Hoag | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Dickey | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Gehrig | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lefty Gomez | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Rolfe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Hadley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S4/BG | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S39.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9/89S.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/F | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7/F7D | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D9/9S | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D9/9D.2-H | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH3) | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–5 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 0–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D9/F89XD.2-H;1-H | 0–7 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–9 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–9 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 0–9 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3(E7/TH3);B-2 | 0–9 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–9 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | T7/F7DW.3-H;2-H | 0–9 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F89XD | 2–9 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–9 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–9 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 2–9 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–9 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 2–9 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–9 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 2–9 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–9 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 7/LDP.2-3;1X1(743) | 2–9 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9/9S | 2–9 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–9 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | T.1-H | 2–9 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | FC5/DP.3XH(52);BX2(24) | 2–10 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | T7/78.B-H(E6)(NR)(UR) | 2–10 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–10 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–10 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 3–10 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 3–10 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 4–10 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D/89.3-H;2-H | 4–10 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 6–10 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H(UR) | 6–10 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 7–10 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 7–10 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 2/BP/FL | 7–10 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | E6/G.1-2 | 7–10 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3;1-2 | 7–10 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 7–10 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 7–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | E3/G | 7–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 7–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–10 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3;1-2 | 7–10 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S6.3-H(UR);2-3 | 7–10 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 8–10 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/L8XD | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | E4/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3 | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S5/G.3-H(UR);1-2 | 8–11 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 8–12 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 8–12 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 8–12 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 8–12 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 8–12 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 8–12 |