Sunday, October 2, 1938

Greenberg finishes with 59 homers as Tigers split DH

TIGERS 5-8, Cleveland 6-7 (DH)
at Cleveland, OH

Game 1
DET   010 220 000 = 5-8-0
CLE   200 200 20x = 6-11-1
WP- Feller; LP- Eisenstat (11-8)
HR- Laabs, DET (10; 4th inning; 1 on, 0 out)

Game 2
DET   021 120 110 = 8-16-1
CLE   102 001 003 = 7-12-0
WP- Rowe (11-7); LP- Humphries
HR- Greenberg, DET (59; 5th inning; 1 on, 0 out); Trosky, CLE (9th inning; 2 on, 1 out)

Hank Greenberg fell one home run short in his quest to tie Babe Ruth's single season record, but his two-run blast in the fifth inning of the second game of a season-ending doubleheader helped enable the Tigers to gain a split of the twinbill in Cleveland. Greenberg's 59th homer extended the Tigers' lead to 6-3 at the time. Hal Trosky's three-run, pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning drew the Indians to within 8-7 but Slick Coffman managed to get the next two batters out to preserve the victory. In the first game, 19 year-old Bob Feller spun a complete game, eight-hitter to lead the Tribe to victory. Jeff Heath had three hits, including two triples, and three RBI to pace the Cleveland attack. Chet Laabs hit a two-run homer for Detroit.

TIGERS: 85-69; Home: 44-37; Away: 41-32

END OF SEASON