Final
CLE 6 — DET 5
9/23/1938 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET193809232
Complete available game record for CLE 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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Cullenbine | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chet Laabs | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Trosky | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frankie Pytlak | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Keltner | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kroner | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Christman | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Humphries | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Harris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Wade | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dixie Walker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Benton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Whitehill | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Benton | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Earl Whitehill | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Humphries | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Wade | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Harris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Whitehill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Humphries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Keltner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Kroner | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyn Lary | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frankie Pytlak | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal Trosky | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Weatherly | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Wade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Rogell | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Christman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Laabs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | T | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6/FL | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S3 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S.1-2# | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-H | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 4 | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2# | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2# | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2# | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 63(B)25(3)/GDP | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 31 | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 6–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S | 6–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-3 | 6–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 4(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI) | 6–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 6–5 |