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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		14
2
PHA
@CHW		13
5
BOS
@CLE		4
3
BOS
@CLE		6
8
NYY
@DET		10
7		 
(11)
WSH
@SLB		3
5
STL
@BRO		3
2		 
(10)
PIT
@BSN		9
4
PIT
@BSN		5
3
CHC
@NYG		3
8
CIN
@PHI		6
3		 
(10)
Wednesday, August 3, 1938,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 5,000, Time of Game: 2:13
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Athletics
13
32-54
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
5
36-47
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: George Caster (10-13)
L: Johnny Rigney (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  1   4  0  0   6  0  0   13 16  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  1    5 12  1

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lou Finney 1B 5 1 2 1 1 0 .243 .685 9 0 3B
Wally Moses RF 5 2 1 0 1 0 .284 .734 2 0
Billy Werber 3B 6 3 3 3 0 1 .291 .850 2 0 3B,2B
Earle Brucker C 4 3 4 4 1 0 .390 1.029 5 1 HR,2·2B
Bob Johnson CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .293 .954 2 0 2B
Sam Chapman LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .279 .900 3 0 SB
Stan Sperry 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .154 .368 1 4
Ace Parker SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .194 .493 3 2 2B,CS,SH
George Caster P 5 1 1 2 0 2 .150 .415 0 1
Team Totals 42 13 16 13 5 5 .381 1.113 27 8
2B: A Parker (3); B Johnson (17); E Brucker 2 (17); B Werber (19).
3B: L Finney (5); B Werber (5).
HR: E Brucker (3).
SH: A Parker (4).
TB: E Brucker 9; B Werber 6; L Finney 4; A Parker 3; B Johnson 3; W Moses; S Chapman; G Caster.
RBI: E Brucker 4 (28); B Werber 3 (47); G Caster 2 (6); B Johnson 2 (71); S Chapman (44); L Finney (23).
Team LOB: 8.
Baserunning
SB: S Chapman (3, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: A Parker (2, -1st base by  POCS).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Boze Berger 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .227 .588 2 1
Marv Owen 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .695 1 0 2B
Gee Walker RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .266 .781 5 0
Rip Radcliff LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .322 .842 2 0 2B
Luke Appling SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .296 .675 2 4
Mike Kreevich CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .299 .839 1 0 2B
Joe Kuhel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .750 8 0 2B
Tony Rensa C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .194 .583 6 1
Johnny Rigney P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Hank Steinbacher 1 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .893
   Frank Gabler P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .467 0 0
   Larry Rosenthal 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .727
Team Totals 39 5 12 5 2 2 .308 .752 27 7
2B: M Owen (13); R Radcliff (14); J Kuhel (12); M Kreevich (19).
TB: R Radcliff 4; M Kreevich 3; J Kuhel 2; B Berger 2; M Owen 2; T Rensa; L Appling; G Walker.
RBI: L Appling (17); G Walker (41); B Berger (25); M Kreevich (50); T Rensa (10).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: B Berger (26).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Caster, W (10-13) 9 12 5 5 2 2 0 4.32 41 43
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 2 2 0 5.00 41 43

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnny Rigney, L (5-5) 5 10 7 7 3 4 0 3.62 29 20
Frank Gabler 4 6 6 6 2 1 1 9.31 19
Team Totals 9 16 13 13 5 5 1 13.00 48 20
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Rue, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 5,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Lou Finney 1B 1 Boze Berger 2B
2 Wally Moses RF 2 Marv Owen 3B
3 Billy Werber 3B 3 Gee Walker RF
4 Earle Brucker C 4 Rip Radcliff LF
5 Bob Johnson CF 5 Luke Appling SS
6 Sam Chapman LF 6 Mike Kreevich CF
7 Stan Sperry 2B 7 Joe Kuhel 1B
8 Ace Parker SS 8 Tony Rensa C
9 George Caster P 9 Johnny Rigney P

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