Sunday, September 11, 1938

Tigers come up short in extra innings twice, lose DH to Chisox

Chicago 8-8, TIGERS 7-5 (DH; Game 1 11 innings, Game 2 10 innings)

Game 1
CHI    000 000 403 01 = 8-15-0
DET   003 200 200 00 = 7-10-0
WP- Boyles; LP- Rowe (6-7)
HR- Greenberg, DET 2 (50; 3rd inning; 2 on, 2 out); (51; 7th inning; 1 on, 1 out); Walker, CHI 2 (7th inning; 1 on, 1 out); (9th inning; 2 on, 1 out)

Game 2
CHI    002 001 010 4 = 8-10-1
DET   000 001 021 1 = 5-9-2
WP- Gabler; LP- Poffenberger (5-6)
HR- York, DET (31; 6th inning; 0 on, 2 out); Gehringer, DET (25; 8th inning; 1 on, 1 out)

The Tigers lost two extra inning games in a Sunday doubleheader at Briggs Stadium, kicking off a 20-game home stand. In Game 1, Gee Walker's three-run homer in the ninth inning tied the game, capping a comeback from a 5-0 deficit, and Luke Appling's single in the tenth drove home what proved to be the winning run. In the loss, Hank Greenberg slugged his 50th and 51st homers of the season. Walker's blast in the ninth was his second of the game as well.

In the nightcap, the Tigers fell behind, 3-0, battled back to tie the game, 4-4, with a run in the ninth inning, but the White Sox prevailed by erupting for four runs in the tenth inning. Boots Poffenberger was victimized by the outburst, surrendering four runs, three hits and two walks. The big blow in the inning was a bases loaded triple by pinch-hitter Merv Connors.

TIGERS: 71-62; Home: 31-32; Away: 40-30