NYA @ CHN

October 05, 1938

Final Score: NYA 3 - CHN 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Wrigley Field
Attendance
43,642
Game Duration
113 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Losing Pitcher
Bill Lee

Umpires

Home Plate
Charlie Moran
First Base
Lou Kolls
Second Base
Ziggy Sears
Third Base
Cal Hubbard

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Overcast
Wind Direction
fromlf

Line Score

NYA @ CHN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 1
CHN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ CHN — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Frankie Crosetti 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Bill Dickey 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Joe DiMaggio 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lou Gehrig 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Gordon 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Tommy Henrich 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Red Rolfe 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Red Ruffing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Selkirk 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 35 3 12 3 1 6 3 0 0 1 .343

CHN Batting

NYA @ CHN — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Phil Cavarretta 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Ripper Collins 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Frank Demaree 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Stan Hack 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Gabby Hartnett 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Billy Herman 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Billy Jurges 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Bill Lee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken O'Dea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Reynolds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jack Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 1 9 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 .281

NYA Pitching

NYA @ CHN — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Red Ruffing (W) W 9.0 9 1 1 0 5 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 1 1 0 5 0 1.00

CHN Pitching

NYA @ CHN — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Lee (L) L 8.0 11 3 3 1 6 0 3.38
Jack Russell - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 12 3 3 1 6 0 3.00

New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs, October 5, 1938

The New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 at Wrigley Field on October 5, 1938, a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 43,642, a running time of 113 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give overcast skies. The New York Yankees scored in the second and sixth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run second. The Chicago Cubs' only run came in the third inning. The New York Yankees had 12 hits and the Chicago Cubs 9, with 1 and 1 errors. Red Ruffing was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 9 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Bill Lee after 8.0 innings and 3 runs. Bill Lee led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. Bill Dickey led the New York Yankees at the plate: 4 for 4 and 1 RBI. For the Chicago Cubs, Stan Hack went 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Charlie Moran.

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