Friday, July 17, 2015

Friday, July 15, 1938

Gordon slugs Yankees to victory
New York 7, TIGERS 1
at New York, NY

DET   000 100 000 = 1-6-0
NY     020 400 01x = 7-9-0
WP- Gomez; LP- Poffenberger (4-5)
HR- Dickey, NY (2nd inning; 1 on, 1 out); Gehringer, DET (14; 4th inning, 0 on, 1 out); Gordon, NY  [2] (4th inning; 3 on, 1 out); (8th inning; 0 on, 1 out)

Joe Gordon smacked two homers, including a grand slam in the fourth inning, and the Yankees cruised to a 7-1 victory at Yankee Stadium. Gordon's slam helped chase Tigers starter Boots Poffenberger after 3.1 innings. The Tigers lost their third straight as Lefty Gomez pitched a complete game, six-hitter.


Gordon had two homers and five RBI in the Yankee rout

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