Sunday, August 28, 1938

Relentless Red Sox embarrass Tigers, 26-7

Boston 26, TIGERS 7
at Boston, MA

DET    020 003 200 = 7-16-1
BOS    352 916 00x = 26-26-2
WP- Dickman; LP- Bridges (6-5)
HR- Foxx, BOS 2 (5th inning; 0 on, 0 out); (6th inning; 2 on, 0 out)

The Red Sox scored in the first six innings as they routed Tigers pitching. Boston rapped out 26 hits and Tigers pitchers chipped in with 11 walks. For the game, Boston hitters went 26-for-49 in official at-bats. Jimmie Foxx cracked two home runs and had seven RBI. The top three hitters in the Red Sox batting order each came to the plate at least once in the first seven innings. Foxx scored five runs.

TIGERS: 64-56; Home: 30-29; Away: 34-27


Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg compare bats prior to Sunday's game; Foxx's was red hot

Saturday, August 27, 1938

Lawson shelled as Senators salvage series finale

Washington 12, TIGERS 5
at Washington, DC

DET    001 000 112 = 5-11-1
WAS  500 500 02x = 12-17-2
WP- Leonard; LP- Lawson (3-8)
HR- none.

The Senators jumped all over Tigers starter Roxie Lawson, blasting him for 10 runs and 14 hits in four innings of work. Washington sent nine men to the plate in the first inning and it was all downhill from there for Lawson and the Tigers. Al Simmons led the Senators attack with four hits (two singles, a double and a triple) and four RBI. It was just the fourth loss in the Tigers ' past 15 games.

TIGERS: 64-55; Home: 30-29; Away: 34-26


Lawson was powerless to stop the Senators on Saturday

Friday, August 26, 1938

Six straight bullpen-less games as Tigers win, 5-2

TIGERS 5, Washington 2
at Washington, DC

DET    201 001 100 = 5-9-1
WAS   001 010 000 = 2-10-2
WP- Benton (6-1); LP- Kelley
HR- Greenberg, DET (42; 1st inning; 1 on, 2 out); Case, WAS (5th inning; 0 on, 0 out)

Al Benton pitched a complete game as the Tigers didn't need to go to their bullpen for the sixth straight game, in a 5-2 win over Washington at Griffith Stadium. Hank Greenberg's two-run homer in the first inning set the tone. George Case's solo homer in the fifth inning made the score 3-2, Detroit, but the Tigers tacked on insurance runs in the sixth and seventh to seal their 11th win in 14 games. Dixie Walker helped the Tigers' cause with three hits and two runs scored. Greenberg added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to make the score 5-2.

TIGERS: 64-54; Home: 30-29; Away: 34-25


Benton has made just three starts in 1938, but he has two complete games

Thursday, August 25, 1938

Eisenstat, big bats easily handle Senators

TIGERS 11, Washington 1
at Washington, DC

DET    000 032 330 = 11-9-1
WAS   000 000 001 = 1-9-0
WP- Eisenstat (11-4); LP- Appleton
HR- Greenberg, DET (41; 7th inning; 1 on, 1 out)

The Tigers used some wildness from Senators pitching and timely hitting to more than back Harry Eisenstat's complete game. Washington hurlers walked 10 Tigers, including five in the eighth inning alone. Eisenstat scattered nine hits as the Tigers didn't need to go to the bullpen for the fifth straight game. The Tigers scored all their runs between the fifth and eighth innings. Hank Greenberg clubbed his 41st home run, and he and Mark Christman each had three RBI. The Tigers are 10-3 in their past 13 games.

TIGERS: 63-54; Home: 30-29; Away: 33-25


Harry Eisenstat is all smiles after allowing just one run (unearned) in the Tigers' 11-1 crushing of the Senators in Washington

Wednesday, August 24, 1938

A's rally in nightcap to split DH with Tigers

TIGERS 5-4, Philadelphia 2-5 (DH)
at Philadelphia, PA

Game 1
DET    200 000 102 = 5-10-0
PHI     000 101 000 = 2-9-0
WP- Auker (7-7); LP- Potter
HR- Johnson, PHI (6th inning; 0 on, 0 out); Greenberg, DET (40; 7th inning; 0 on, 1 out); York, DET (26; 9th inning, 1 on, 2 out)

Hank Greenberg's 40th home run broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, and Rudy York added a two-run shot in the ninth for insurance as the Tigers took their third straight from the A's in about 24 hours. Elden Auker became the third straight starting pitcher for the Tigers to go the distance in this midweek series. Auker scattered nine A's hits, walked three and had one strikeout. Bob Johnson's solo homer for the A's in the sixth inning temporarily tied the game,

Game 2
DET    100 300 000 = 4-7-1
PHI     101 020 001 = 5-12-0
Two out when winning run scored.
WP- Williams; LP- Lawson (3-7)
HR- York, DET (27; 4th inning; 0 on, 1 out)

Bill Werber's double scored Sam Chapman from second base with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the A's salvaged one game of the four-game series that was played within consecutive doubleheaders. The A's rally began with two outs and nobody on base. Chapman doubled to deep right and Bob Johnson was intentionally walked. Werber then stroked a drive into the left-center gap to seal the win for Philadelphia. The A's were down, 4-2 in the fifth inning before tying the game on a triple, a single, an error and a ground out. The Tigers didn't use one relief pitcher in the series.

TIGERS 62-54; Home: 30-29; Away: 32-25


Philadelphia's Chapman had two hits and scored two runs, including the game-winner, in the second game of the twinbill

Tuesday, August 23, 1938

Tigers crush A's twice, get two complete games

TIGERS 14-15, Philadelphia 0-2 (DH)
at Philadelphia, PA

Game 1
DET   010 040 027 = 14-15-1
PHI    000 000 000 =  0-5-0
WP- Bridges (6-4); LP- Nelson
HR- Walker, DET (9; 9th inning; 2 on, 2 out)

The Tigers broke things open with nine runs over the final two innings. Every position player had at least one hit, and six of the eight had multiple hits. Tommy Bridges pitched a complete game. A's pitchers issued 11 walks. Charlie Gehringer led the Tigers' attack with three hits.

Game 2
DET   420 300 033 = 15-20-0
PHI    010 000 001 = 2-6-1
WP- Gill (7-9); LP- Thomas
HR- Greenberg, DET (39; 1st inning; 2 on, 2 out); York, DET (25; 4th inning; 2 on, 2 out)

The red-hot Tigers bats were relentless in the nightcap, launching a 20-hit attack. Charlie Gehringer had four hits (two triples, two singles) and scored four runs. Rudy York had six RBI on four hits, including a double and a home run. George Gill also pitched a complete game as the Tigers didn't have to go to the bullpen once during the entire doubleheader. Dixie Walker was the third Tiger to have four hits. The Tigers have scored 87 runs in their past eight games.

TIGERS: 61-53; Home: 30-29; Away: 31-24


Gehringer had seven hits, scored six runs and had three RBI in the twinbill

Sunday, August 21, 1938

Browns turn tables on Tigers, rally to win in 10

St. Louis 9, TIGERS 5
at Detroit, MI

STL   010 100 030 4 = 9-14-1
DET  010 011 200 0 = 5-10-1
WP- Tietje; LP- Rowe (6-5)
HR- York, DET (24; 2nd inning; 0 on, 0 out); Gehringer, DET (20; 7th inning; 0 on, 2 out); Greenberg, DET (38; 7th inning, 0 on, 2 out); Almada, STL (8th inning; 0 on, 0 out)

One day after blowing a big lead, the St. Louis Browns staged their own rally on Sunday, scoring three runs in the eighth inning to tie the game, then plating four runners in the tenth to upend the Tigers, 9-5 at Briggs Stadium. In the ninth, the same situation presented itself as it did on Saturday in the ninth: with the game tied, the Tigers had a runner on third with one out, and the Browns intentionally walked the next two hitters to load the bases. But unlike on Saturday, when Billy Rogell delivered the game-winning hit, Rudy York grounded into a fielders choice at home plate and Pete Fox also grounded out to end the threat. In the tenth, five of the first six Browns hitters reached base as they nickel and dimed the Tigers to the tune of four runs. Eight different Browns hitters had one RBI each. The teams split the four-game weekend series.

TIGERS 59-53; Home: 30-29; Away: 29-24



St. Louis starter Bobo Newsom, shown before Sunday's game, gave up three home runs, but they were all of the solo variety.

Saturday, August 20, 1938

Tigers rally late, upend Browns in 9th, 8-7

TIGERS 8, St. Louis 7
at Detroit, MI

STL   021 100 030 = 7-12-3
DET  001 000 241 = 8-14-3
One out when winning run scored.
WP- Eisenstat (10-4); LP- Bonetti
HR- Clift, STL (8th inning; 1 on, 1 out)

Billy Rogell's single with the bases loaded plated Dixie Walker in the bottom of the ninth as the Tigers completed a late-inning rally to beat the St. Louis Browns. The Tigers were trailing 7-3 heading into the eighth inning but scored four runs in the frame to tie the game. Rogell led that rally, as well, with a two-run double. In the ninth, Walker led off with a single that was misplayed, enabling Walker to reach second base. Don Ross sacrificed Walker to third, and the Browns intentionally walked pinch-hitter Jo-Jo White and Chet Morgan to load the bases. Rogell followed with a drive into the gap in right center. The game was a sloppy affair, as both teams committed three errors. Harry Eisenstat pitched a perfect ninth in relief and was rewarded with the win.

TIGERS: 59-52; Home: 30-28; Away: 29-24


Rogell was huge in two late rallies for the Tigers

Friday, August 19, 1938

Blown lead in nightcap puts damper on DH split for Tigers

TIGERS 14-10, St. Louis 8-12 (Game 2- 10 innings)

at Detroit, MI

Game 1

STL   020 000 213 = 8-18-4

DET  003 010 64x = 14-15-1

WP- Kennedy (9-8); LP- Cox

HR- York, DET (23; 3rd inning; 1 on, 2 out); Gehringer, DET 2 (16-17; 5th inning; 0 on, 2 out; 8th inning; 1 on, 1 out); Greenberg, DET (37; 8th inning; 0 on, 1 out)

Charlie Gehringer slugged two home runs and drove in six runs to lead the Tigers' onslaught. A six-run seventh inning was the key to victory. Gehringer also scored four runs. The Browns committed four errors, leading to five unearned runs.

Game 2 (10 innings)

STL   100 007 011 2 = 12-16-0

DET  301 500 010 0 = 10-15-0

WP- Johnson; SV- Cole; LP- Rowe (6-4)

HR- Gehringer, DET 2 (18-19; 1st inning; 2 on, 0 out; 4th inning; 1 on, 2 out); Ross, DET (5; 4th inning; 2 on, 0 out); Heffner, STL (6th inning; 2 on, 1 out); Almada, STL (6th inning; 0 on, 2 out); McQuinn, STL (10th inning; 1 on, 2 out)

Charlie Gehringer hit his third and fourth home runs of the doubleheader in the nightcap, but the Tigers blew a 9-1 lead and lost in 10 innings. The Browns exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning, and with two outs and nobody on in the ninth and trailing by one run, St. Louis managed to string three base runners together to produce the tying run. In the Browns' tenth, a double, a single and a home run produced two runs. The Browns continue to batter Tigers pitching this season, going 9-6 vs. Detroit with 109 runs scored.

Gehringer hit four home runs in the twinbill

Thursday, August 18, 1938

Down 11-5, Tigers rally to win behind Hank's slam

TIGERS 12, Chicago 11
at Detroit, MI

CHI   010 370 000 = 11-16-2
DET  000 525 00x = 12-11-3
WP- Coffman (2-3); SV- Rowe (6); LP- Whitehead
HR- Kuhel, CHI (4th inning; 2 on, 0 out); Walker, DET (8; 1 on, 1 out); Greenberg, DET (36; 6th inning; 3 on, 2 out)

Hank Greenberg's grand slam in the sixth inning capped a rally from an 11-5 deficit as the Tigers beat Chicago, 12-11, at Briggs Stadium. The White Sox lost despite posting seven runs in the fifth inning. Greenberg was a triple shy of a cycle. Down 11-5, the Tigers scored twice in the fifth inning and five in the sixth. They did all their scoring in the middle innings. Schoolboy Rowe pitched three shutout innings of relief to earn the save for winner Slick Coffman. The game marked the second in a row in which a Greenberg homer provided the game's final runs and a victory for Detroit.


Greenberg was Tigers hero for the second game in a row

Wednesday, August 17, 1938

Greenberg's heroics spurs Tigers DH sweep

TIGERS 4-9, Chicago 3-4 (DH)
at Detroit, MI

Game 1
CHI   100 001 010 = 3-8-2
DET  000 000 013 = 4-5-0
None out when winning run scored.
WP- Eisenstat (9-4); LP- Lyons
HR- Greenberg, DET (35; 9th inning; 2 on, 0 out)

Hank Greenberg slugged a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth as the Tigers stole a game at the end in which they looked sluggish until the eighth inning. Trailing 3-0 in the eighth, the Tigers scored a run on a Don Ross double and a Roy Cullenbine triple, a rally started with two outs and nobody on base. In the ninth, Billy Rogell reached on an error and Charlie Gehringer walked. That set the table for Greenberg, who sent his 35th home run deep into the upper deck in left field. White Sox starter Ted Lyons was victimized.

Game 2
CHI   001 010 011 = 4-11-1
DET  321 001 02x = 9-11-1
WP- Benton (5-1); LP- Knott
HR- Ross, DET (4; 3rd inning; 0 on, 1 out); Walker, CHI (5th inning; 0 on, 0 out); Steinbacher, CHI (8th inning; 0 on, 0 out); Walker, DET (7; 8th inning; 1 on, 2 out)

The Tigers scored early and often in the nightcap, racking up six runs by the third inning. Al Benton, making his first start of the season, pitched a complete game, albeit surrendering 11 hits.

TIGERS: 56-51; Home: 27-27; Away: 29-24


Hank Greenberg wins Game 1 with a three-run homer

Sunday, August 14, 1938

Tigers, Browns split Sunday DH

TIGERS 3-5, St. Louis 4-4 (DH)
at St. Louis, MO

Game 1
DET   001 000 200 = 3-7-1
STL    300 000 10x = 4-10-0
WP- Newsom; LP- Kennedy (8-8)
HR- Almada, STL (1st inning; 0 on, 0 out)

The Browns jumped on Tigers starter Vern Kennedy in the very first inning and held on for the win. Mel Almada led off the first with a home run, then Jo-Jo White committed an error in center field that enabled the next hitter, George McQuinn, to circle the bases. Beau Mills then tripled and came home on a fielder's choice. Both Kennedy and St. Louis starter Bobo Newsom went the distance. The last-place Browns moved to 8-4 vs. Detroit this year.

Game 2
DET   010 101 002 = 5-10-3
STL    000 010 102 = 4-6-0
WP- Auker (6-7); SV- Rowe (5); LP- L. Mills
HR- Greenberg, DET (34; 4th inning; 0 on, 0 out)

The Tigers held the Browns at bay from start to finish, though the ninth inning got hairy. After scoring twice in the ninth to take a 5-2 lead, the Tigers had to survive a scary Browns rally. The final out wasn't made until two runs, two errors and three hits had occurred. Schoolboy Rowe got Beau Mills to ground out with runners on first and second to finally nail down the twinbill split.

TIGERS: 54-51; Home: 25-27; Away: 29-24


In Game 2, Hank Greenberg slammed his 34th home run and went over 100 RBI for the season (101)

Saturday, August 13, 1938

Lowly Browns continue to vex Tigers, 13-10

St. Louis 13, TIGERS 10
at St. Louis, MO

DET   303 012 010 = 10-16-1
STL    015 100 42x = 13-17-2
WP- Van Atta; LP- Eisenstat (8-4)
HR- York, DET (22; 1st inning; 2 on, 2 out); Clift, STL (2nd inning; 0 on, 0 out); Greenberg, DET (33; 6th inning; 1 on, 2 out); Bell, STL (8th inning; 1 on, 1 out)

The Tigers raced out to a 6-1 lead but as has been the norm this season, the last place St. Louis Browns won the game anyway, 13-10. The Browns are 7-4 against Detroit this season, scoring 85 runs in those 11 games. A five-run third inning tied the score, 6-6, and the teams traded punches the rest of the game like two prizefighters. But as usual, the Browns came out on top in the end. Hank Greenberg and Rudy York each had a home run and three RBI for the Tigers. Beau Bell was a double away from hitting for the cycle for the Browns. Mark Christman added four singles for Detroit.

TIGERS: 53-50; Home: 25-27; Away: 28-23


Bell had a single, triple and home run (in that order) for St. Louis on Saturday

Thursday, August 11, 1938

York, Rogell's late hits enable Tigers to outlast Chisox in 12

TIGERS 9, Chicago 8 (12 innings)
at Chicago, IL

DET   310 110 000 102 = 9-15-1
CHI    020 130 000 101 = 8-18-1
WP- Eisenstat (8-3); LP- Gabler
HR- Greenberg, DET (32; 10th inning; 0 on, 0 out)

Rudy York's RBI double in the 12th inning broke a 7-7 tie and Billy Rogell added an RBI single that turned out to be the winning run as the Tigers beat Chicago, 9-8. Hank Greenberg hit a solo homer in the 10th inning to give the Tigers a 7-6 lead, but the White Sox scratched out a run in their half of the 10th. Even after taking a 9-7 lead in the 12th, the Tigers had to sweat out another White Sox rally. Harry Eisenstat got Luke Appling to fly out to end the game, with runners on first and third. Greenberg and Jo-Jo White had three hits apiece for the Tigers, who took the midweek series, 2-1. Appling had three hits (two doubles and a single) and scored three runs for the Pale Hose.

TIGERS: 53-49; Home: 25-27; Away: 28-22


Rogell's single in the 12th drove home the ninth and eventual game-winning run for the Tigers

Wednesday, August 10, 1938

Chisox blow 11-3 lead, still beat Tigers, 12-11

Chicago 12, TIGERS 11
at Chicago, IL

DET   000 000 371 = 11-11-1
CHI    010 060 401 = 12-20-2
WP- Rigney; LP- Benton (4-1)
HR- Kuhel, CHI (5th inning; 2 on, 1 out); Greenberg, DET (31; 7th inning; 0 on, 0 out); Rensa, CHI (7th inning; 3 on, 0 out); York, DET 2 (20-21; 8th inning; 2 on, 0 out; 9th inning; 0 on, 0 out)

The Tigers were trailing 7-0 after six innings and had mustered just two hits, yet their offense woke up in the final three innings as they gave the White Sox a scare before losing, 12-11 at Comiskey Park. A seven-run eighth inning brought the Tigers to within 11-10. Then in the ninth, Rudy York led off the inning with his second home run of the game to tie the game. In the bottom of the frame, Luke Appling's single with two outs drove home Gee Walker from second base with the winning run. Chicago's Tony Rensa hit a grand slam in the fifth inning to give the Pale Hose an 11-3 lead. Tigers starter Eldon Auker was strafed for seven runs and 12 hits in 4.2 innings. The White Sox assailed Tigers pitching with 20 hits.


Appling, shown before Wednesday's game, delivered the winning hit to cap a wild affair

Tuesday, August 9, 1938

Errors play key role in Tigers' late win over Chisox

TIGERS 6, Chicago 4
at Chicago, IL

DET   003 000 102 = 6-9-3
CHI    010 011 100 = 4-10-2
WP- Rowe (6-3); LP- Rigney
HR- York, DET (19; 3rd inning; 2 on, 0 out)

The game had been sloppy all afternoon, so it was fitting that an error led to the winning run. The Tigers scored twice in the ninth inning, thanks in part to a booted ball by Chicago third baseman Marv Owen, and beat the White Sox, 6-4. Chet Morgan's two-out single in the ninth plated Charlie Gehringer (who reached on the error) and Hank Greenberg came home on Mark Christman's single. Both hits came after the side should have been retired if it wasn't for Owen's error. The Tigers committed three miscues which led to three unearned White Sox runs. The White Sox' two errors also led to three unearned runs. Rudy York's 19th homer in the third inning vaulted Detroit into a 3-1 lead. The Tigers have won three of four since ending their five-game losing streak.

TIGERS: 52-48; Home: 25-27; Away: 27-21


Schoolboy Rowe pitched two scoreless innings in relief to earn his sixth win

Sunday, August 7, 1938

Bosox bats stay hot as they avoid sweep

Boston 10, TIGERS 4
at Detroit, MI

BOS   031 002 040 = 10-13-0
DET   010 100 002 = 4-12-1
WP- Wilson; LP- Gill (6-9)
HR- Foxx, BOS (3rd inning; 0 on, 1 out)

The Boston Red Sox continued their offensive onslaught, but this time it ended in a victory as they beat the Tigers, 10-4, to avoid a three-game weekend sweep. The Red Sox had scored 20 runs in the first two games of the series, but lost them both. Joe Cronin, Ben Chapman and Jim Tabor each had two RBI. Jack Wilson pitched a complete game, despite giving up 12 hits. Chet Morgan had three hits and an RBI for the Tigers, who now embark on a six-game, western road trip to Chicago and St. Louis.


Wilson pitched a complete game, albeit 12-hitter

Saturday, August 6, 1938

Fox drives in seven as Tigers win wild one, 15-14

TIGERS 15, Boston 14
at Detroit, MI

BOS   301 007 120 = 14-21-1
DET   432 020 40x = 15-22-1
WP- Benton (4-0); LP- McKain
HR- Greenberg, DET (30; 2nd inning; 2 on, 1 out); Foxx, BOS (6th inning; 0 on, 0 out); Vosmik, BOS (6th inning; 2 on, 2 out)

Pete Fox had seven RBI and the Tigers won a crazy game, despite enduring a seven-run inning by Boston in blowing an 11-4 lead. The Tigers had nine runs and 14 hits after three innings, but the Red Sox matched Detroit's offense. The teams were separated by one run and one hit after 29 runs and 43 hits had stained the scorecard. Fox had four hits in gathering his seven RBI. In the 17 half innings played, at least one run was scored in all but seven of them. Al Benton earned the win in relief, and he has the unusual statistic of being 4-0 despite an ERA of 9.30 on the season. The Tigers trailed, 12-11 in the seventh inning until Fox delivered a bases loaded double that scored all three runners, capping a four-run uprising.

TIGERS: 51-47; Home: 25-26; Away: 26-21

Fox delivered four hits and seven RBI in the wild Tigers win

Friday, August 5, 1938

Greenberg's hit in 11th completes Tigers comeback

TIGERS 7, Boston 6 (11 innings)
at Detroit, MI

BOS   201 210 000 00 = 6-9-3
DET   010 040 001 01 = 7-8-1
WP- Coffman (1-3); LP- Dickman
HR- Cronin, BOS 2 (1st inning; 1 on, 2 out; 5th inning; 0 on, 2 out); York, DET (18; 5th inning; 3 on, 2 out)

Hank Greenberg's double to deep left center scored Billy Rogell with the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Tigers completed a comeback from a 6-1 deficit. Rudy York's grand slam in the fifth inning drew the Tigers to within one run, and Jo-Jo White's double with two out in the ninth inning tied the game, 6-6. In the 11th, Rogell reached first base on an error by Joe Cronin, stole second, and after an intentional walk, Greenberg drove an Emerson Dickman pitch up the alley to plate the winning run. Cronin hit two homers and had four RBI for Boston. Schoolboy Rowe pitched four innings of hitless, shutout baseball in relief as the Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak.


Boston's Jimmie Foxx and Detroit's Rudy York discuss hitting prior to Friday's game. It must have worked for York, who hit a grand slam.

Thursday, August 4, 1938

Pearson one-hits Tigers as Yankees sweep

New York 2, TIGERS 0
at Detroit, MI

NY    200 000 000 = 2-9-1
DET  000 000 000 = 0-1-0
WP- Pearson; LP- Kennedy (8-7)

Monte Pearson gave up a leadoff single in the first inning and that was the only hit he allowed as the Yankees completed a three-game sweep, 2-0. Tigers starter Vern Kennedy also pitched a complete game, but unfortunately a two-run first inning was the only offense New York needed. Pearson retired 17 of the last 18 hitters he faced as Yankees pitchers threw a complete game in each game of the series. Pearson walked two and the only man who reached base for Detroit after the fourth inning did so via error. Joe DiMaggio's triple drove in both Yankees runs. The Tigers have lost five in a row.


Pearson didn't allow a hit after the first batter of the game

Wednesday, August 3, 1938

Yanks start fast again, cruise to win

New York 8, TIGERS 2
at Detroit, MI

NY   421 000 010 = 8-13-2
DET 000 100 001 = 2-4-1
WP- Ruffing; LP- Auker (5-7)
HR- Henrich, NY (2nd inning; 1 on, 0 out); Gordon, NY (3rd inning; 0 on, 1 out); Selkirk, NY (8th inning; 0 on, 1 out)

For the second straight day, the Yankees jumped all over a Tigers starter. This time, a four-run first inning set the tone. After retiring the first batter, Eldon Auker allowed the next seven hitters to reach base. Tommy Henrich added a two-run homer in the second inning to give New York a 6-0 lead. The Tigers lost their fourth straight game, mustering just four hits off Red Ruffing, who pitched a complete game.

TIGERS: 49-46; Home: 23-25; Away: 26-21


Ruffing dominated the Tigers on Wednesday

Tuesday, August 2, 1938

Gehrig sets pace in Yankees' win

New York 7, TIGERS 2
at Detroit, MI

NY    310 002 001 = 7-11-0
DET  000 001 010 = 2-7-2
WP- Gomez; LP- Gill (6-8)
HR- Gehrig, NY (1st inning; 2 on, 2 out); Greenberg, DET (29; 8th inning; 0 on, 1 out)

Lou Gehrig slammed a three-run homer in the first inning and the Yankees never looked back in earning a 7-2 win over Detroit. Tigers starter George Gill got into trouble in the first inning by walking two hitters, and Gehrig made Gill pay with a drive deep into the upper deck in right field. Lefty Gomez spun a complete game, seven-hitter for New York.


Gehrig watches his first inning home run sail into the right field stands

Monday, August 1, 1938

A's big bats pound way to series split, 9-3

Philadelphia 9, TIGERS 3
at Detroit, MI

PHI   002 200 140 = 9-12-0
DET  010 100 001 = 3-8-2
WP- Ross; LP- Lawson (3-6)

The Philadelphia A's, who scored 24 runs in a doubleheader split on Saturday, didn't let Sunday's off day cool off their bats as they trounced the Tigers, 9-3 on Monday. The win gave the A's a split in their four-game series in Detroit. Wally Moses had three RBI on three hits and Buck Ross pitched a complete game. For the Tigers, Birdie Tebbetts went 2-for-3, raising his average to .453. The A's 1-3 hitters Lou Finney, Moses and Bill Werber were a combined 9-for-15 with four RBI.


Moses' two-run double in the 8th inning helped salt the game for Philadelphia

Saturday, July 30, 1938

Eight-run explosion in 9th salvages DH split for A's

TIGERS 11-7, Philadelphia 9-15 (DH)

Game 1
PHI   200 220 210 = 9-15-2
DET  004 040 21x = 11-16-0
WP- Lawson (3-5); SV- Eisenstat (6); LP- Potter
HR- Greenberg, DET (28; 5th inning; 0 on, 0 out); Fox, DET (4; 5th inning; 0 on, 0 out)

In what would be a wild twinbill, the Tigers won Game 1, taking a see-saw affair, 11-9. The game was delayed for some 90 minutes by rain in the top of the third inning. Twice the Tigers scored four runs in an inning, and barely held on to stave off the pesky A's. Hank Greenberg and Pete Fox hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning as Detroit won its seventh in eight games.

Game 2
PHI  110 101 308 = 15-16-1
DET 201 000 040 = 7-15-0
WP- Dean; LP- Coffman (3-4)
HR- Johnson, PHI (6th inning; 0 on, 0 out)

The fireworks continued in the nightcap. The Tigers scored four times in the eighth inning to tie the game, 7-7, but the A's erupted for eight runs in the top of the ninth---five runs unearned---off Slick Coffman. Torrid-hitting Birdie Tebbetts had six hits in the doubleheader, lifting his average to .447.


Tigers skipper Mickey Cochrane looks on during Saturday's doubleheader at Briggs Stadium

Friday, July 29, 1938

Six-run seventh propels Tigers past A's

TIGERS 9, Philadelphia 6
at Detroit, MI

PHI   000 102 021 = 6-12-2
DET  100 200 60x = 9-14-3
WP- Rowe (5-3); LP- Williams
HR- Johnson, PHI (6th inning; 1 on, 0 out); Lodigiani, PHI (9th inning; 0 on, 2 out)

Schoolboy Rowe worked out of a jam in the seventh inning in relief, then smacked a two-run double in the bottom of the inning, helping the Tigers break open a tie game with a six-run frame on their way to defeating the Philadelphia A's, 9-6. Philly's "Indian Bob" Johnson tied the game, 3-3, with a two-run homer in the sixth inning off starter Elden Auker. In the seventh, the A's had runners on first and second with nobody out when Tigers manager Mickey Cochrane summoned Rowe from the bullpen. Schoolboy retired the next three hitters to keep the score tied. The Tigers then exploded for six runs in their half of the seventh. Chick Morgan's two-run single started the onslaught. The Tigers have won six of their past seven games.

TIGERS: 48-42; Home: 22-21; Away: 26-21


Morgan's two-run single triggered the Tigers' six-run seventh