Final
DET 12 — NYY 6
8/31/1938 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA193808310
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 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Morgan | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Henrich | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Myril Hoag | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DiMaggio | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Gehrig | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Dahlgren | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gordon | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Piet | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Christman | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Glenn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vern Kennedy | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Sundra | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivy Andrews | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Benton | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Sundra | 3.2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ivy Andrews | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Vern Kennedy | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Fox | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Christman | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Vern Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Morgan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Piet | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Walker | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gordon | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Gehrig | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Glenn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivy Andrews | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Henrich | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Myril Hoag | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Sundra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | D.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | E5/G.3-H(RBI);2-3 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7/F.3-H | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 4–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 4–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | S7.1-3;BX2(74) | 4–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S | 4–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI) | 4–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 5–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 6–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S | 6–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-H | 6–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 6–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 6–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 6–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D | 6–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | WP.2-3 | 6–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 6–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H | 6–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6/P/7S | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9.1-H | 7–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 7–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 7–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 7–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 7–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D.1-3 | 7–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 7–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D.3-H;2-H | 7–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S.2-H | 9–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 23 | 10–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 10–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 10–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 10–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 10–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 10–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S | 10–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 10–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 10–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 10–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 10–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 10–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 10–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 10–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 10–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D | 10–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 10–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 10–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | S9.2-H;1X3(95) | 10–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 11–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 11–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 11–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L.3-H | 11–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 11–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 11–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 11–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/9 | 11–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 12–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D.1-3 | 12–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 12–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 12–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 12–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 12–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 12–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13 | 12–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7/F | 12–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 12–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 12–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 12–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 12–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | E5.2-3;1-2 | 12–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 12–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 12–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 12–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 12–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 12–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S | 12–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 12–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 12–6 |