Final
CWS 3 — DET 5
9/11/1938 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET193809112
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Morgan | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marv Owen | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rip Radcliff | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Meyer | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Rogell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Christman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Rensa | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Eisenstat | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Connors | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roxie Lawson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Whitehead | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick Coffman | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Roxie Lawson | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| John Whitehead | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marv Owen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Radcliff | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Rensa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Meyer | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gee Walker | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rudy York | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Christman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Slick Coffman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roxie Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Morgan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dixie Walker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | T8.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | T/89.2-H;1-H | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S6.3-H | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 24/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | S9.3-H;2XH(92) | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/P | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.1-H | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K23 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 31 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/L | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S/BG | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–5 |