Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees
October 9, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 9, 1938 at Yankee Stadium. 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 3, New York Yankees 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 2 0
Herman 2b 5 0 1 0
Cavarretta rf 4 1 2 0
Marty cf 4 0 0 0
Demaree lf 3 1 0 0
O'Dea c 3 1 1 2
Collins 1b 4 0 0 0
Jurges ss 4 0 2 0
Lee p 1 0 0 0
  Galan ph 1 0 0 0
  Root p 0 0 0 0
  Lazzeri ph 1 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
  French p 0 0 0 0
  Carleton p 0 0 0 0
  Dean p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 0 2 4
Rolfe 3b 5 0 1 0
Henrich rf 4 1 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Gehrig 1b 4 1 1 0
Dickey c 4 0 1 0
Hoag lf 4 2 2 1
Gordon 2b 3 2 1 0
Ruffing p 3 1 1 1
Totals 36 8 11 7
Chicago 000 100 020381
New York 030 001 04x8111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (0-2) 3.0 4 3 0 0 2
  Root   3.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Page   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  French   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Carleton   0.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Dean   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
5
2
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W (2-0) 9.0 8 3 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
6

  E–Jurges (1), Gordon (2).  2B–Chicago Jurges (1,off Ruffing); Cavarretta (1,off Ruffing), New York Hoag (1,off Carleton); Crosetti (2,off Dean).  3B–New York Crosetti (1,off Lee).  HR–New York Henrich (1,6th inning off Root 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Gordon (1,by Carleton).  WP–Carleton 2 (2).  IBB–Carleton (1,Gordon).  U-HP–Cal Hubbard (AL), 1B–Charlie Moran (NL), 2B–Lou Kolls (AL), 3B–Ziggy Sears (NL).  T–2:11.  A–59,847.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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