New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs
October 5, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1938 at Wrigley Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 3, Chicago Cubs 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 1 0
Henrich rf 4 1 2 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 3 1 1 0
Dickey c 4 1 4 1
Selkirk lf 4 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 4 0 2 1
Ruffing p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 3 1
Herman 2b 4 0 1 0
Demaree lf 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta rf 4 0 2 0
Reynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Hartnett c 3 0 1 0
Collins 1b 3 1 1 0
Jurges ss 3 0 1 0
Lee p 2 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
New York 020 001 0003121
Chicago 001 000 000191
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W (1-0) 9.0 9 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (0-1) 8.0 11 3 3 1 6
  Russell   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
6

  E–Henrich (1), Herman (1).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Gordon (1,off Lee); Henrich (1,off Lee); Crosetti (1,off Russell).  3B–Chicago Hartnett (1,off Ruffing).  SH–Ruffing (1,off Lee).  HBP–Crosetti (1,by Lee).  SB–Dickey (1,2nd base off Lee/Hartnett).  CS–Henrich (1,2nd base by Lee/Hartnett); Hack (1,2nd base by Ruffing/Dickey).  HBP–Lee (1,Crosetti).  U-HP–Charlie Moran (NL), 1B–Lou Kolls (AL), 2B–Ziggy Sears (NL), 3B–Cal Hubbard (AL).  T–1:53.  A–43,642.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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