Final
BOS 5 — DET 4
5/24/1938 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET193805240
Complete available game record for BOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Rogell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Vosmik | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Desautels | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Ross | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chet Laabs | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elden Auker | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Slick Coffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Desautels | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Chapman | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vosmik | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elden Auker | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Ross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 6/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E5/TH.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | E3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 35(2)/FO/BG.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 31 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | FC1.2X3(16)# | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53/SH.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D7 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO# | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 5–4 |