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Series
Results
NYY
@CHC		3
1
NYY
@CHC		6
3
CHC
@NYY		2
5
CHC
@NYY		3
8
Thursday, October 6, 1938
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 42,108, Time of Game: 1:53
Yankees
6
 at Cubs
3
W: Lefty Gomez (1-0)
L: Dizzy Dean (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  2    6  7  2
Cubs            1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frankie Crosetti SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 1.083 0.433 1.31 0.514 -0.081 1.2 5 3 HR
Red Rolfe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .222 -0.070 0.69 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 0 2
Tommy Henrich RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .875 -0.014 0.54 0.024 -0.038 0.1 2 0
Joe DiMaggio CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .250 .875 0.072 1.21 0.145 -0.073 1.5 4 0 HR
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 0.059 0.94 0.093 -0.035 0.5 6 0
Bill Dickey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.148 1.13 0.000 -0.148 -1.4 6 2 GDP
George Selkirk LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .661 0.007 1.41 0.089 -0.081 -0.2 0 0
   Jake Powell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Gordon 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .375 1.000 0.093 1.58 0.200 -0.107 1.1 4 3 2B
Lefty Gomez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.046 0.82 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 0 1
   Myril Hoag PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.069 2.90 0.000 -0.069 -0.3
   Johnny Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 7 6 2 4 .212 .681 0.317 1.14 1.065 -0.748 1.4 27 11
2B: J Gordon (2, off D Dean).
HR: J DiMaggio (1, off D Dean; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); F Crosetti (1, off D Dean; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: J DiMaggio 5; F Crosetti 4; J Gordon 2; G Selkirk; L Gehrig; T Henrich.
GIDP: B Dickey (1).
RBI: J Gordon 2 (3); F Crosetti 2 (2); J DiMaggio 2 (2).
2-out RBI: F Crosetti 2; J Gordon 2.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Gordon-F Crosetti-L Gehrig; F Crosetti-J Gordon-L Gehrig.
E: R Rolfe 2 (2).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Stan Hack 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 .556 1.111 -0.040 1.18 0.079 -0.119 -0.6 0 3 GDP
Billy Herman 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.012 1.26 0.067 -0.079 -0.3 1 5
Frank Demaree RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.003 1.64 0.082 -0.085 0.4 1 0 SH
Joe Marty CF 4 0 3 3 0 0 .750 1.750 0.206 1.28 0.229 -0.023 1.3 2 0 2B,CS
Carl Reynolds LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 -0.183 1.58 0.016 -0.199 -0.9 4 0 GDP
Gabby Hartnett C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .571 -0.105 1.07 0.000 -0.105 -1.1 5 0
Ripper Collins 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .571 -0.013 0.79 0.040 -0.052 -0.2 10 0
Billy Jurges SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .452 -0.065 0.81 0.010 -0.076 -0.6 4 1
Dizzy Dean P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.005 0.75 0.051 -0.046 0.2 0 2
   Larry French P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Phil Cavarretta PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600 1.200 0.027 0.51 0.027 0.000 0.2
Team Totals 34 3 11 3 2 6 .324 .714 -0.183 1.14 0.601 -0.784 -1.6 27 11
2B: J Marty (1, off L Gomez).
SH: F Demaree (1, off L Gomez).
TB: J Marty 4; D Dean 2; S Hack 2; F Demaree; P Cavarretta; B Herman; R Collins.
GIDP: C Reynolds (2); S Hack (2).
RBI: J Marty 3 (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Herman-B Jurges-R Collins.
Baserunning
CS: J Marty (1, 2nd base by L Gomez/B Dickey).
Pickoffs: D Dean (1st base by L Gomez).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lefty Gomez, W (1-0) 7 9 3 3 1 5 0 3.86 29 51 -0.002 1.06 0.6
Johnny Murphy, S (1) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.185 1.45 1.0
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 2 6 0 3.00 37 51 0 0 0.183 1.14 1.6

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dizzy Dean, L (0-1) 8 7 6 6 1 2 2 6.75 31 45 -0.325 1.27 -1.9
Larry French 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.008 0.11 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 6 6 2 4 2 6.00 35 45 0 0 -0.317 1.14 -1.4
D Dean faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: L Gomez (1; D Dean, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Kolls, 1B - Ziggy Sears, 2B - Cal Hubbard, 3B - Charlie Moran.
Time of Game: 1:53.
Attendance: 42,108.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Chicago Cubs
1 Frankie Crosetti SS 1 Stan Hack 3B
2 Red Rolfe 3B 2 Billy Herman 2B
3 Tommy Henrich RF 3 Frank Demaree RF
4 Joe DiMaggio CF 4 Joe Marty CF
5 Lou Gehrig 1B 5 Carl Reynolds LF
6 Bill Dickey C 6 Gabby Hartnett C
7 George Selkirk LF 7 Ripper Collins 1B
8 Joe Gordon 2B 8 Billy Jurges SS
9 Lefty Gomez P 9 Dizzy Dean P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-3 2 1-- RR NYY F. Crosetti D. Dean 51% 71% Home Run (Deep LF); Hoag Scores
t2 0-1 2 12- RR NYY J. Gordon D. Dean 20% 59% Double to LF (Ground Ball); DiMaggio Scores; Gehrig Scores
b8 3-4 1 1-- OO CHC C. Reynolds J. Murphy 15% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 1-2 1 -23 RR CHC J. Marty L. Gomez -15% 31% Double to CF (Deep CF); Hack Scores; Herman Scores
t9 4-3 0 1-- RR NYY J. DiMaggio D. Dean 11% 97% Home Run (Deep LF); Henrich Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY F. Crosetti D. Dean -2% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY R. Rolfe D. Dean -2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY T. Henrich D. Dean -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Lefty Gomez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC S. Hack L. Gomez -3% 42% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHC B. Herman L. Gomez 3% 45% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 1-- CHC F. Demaree L. Gomez -8% 37% Single to RF; Hack to 3B; Demaree to 2B/Adv on E5
b1 0-0 1 -23 RO CHC J. Marty L. Gomez -0% 37% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Hack Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- O CHC C. Reynolds L. Gomez 3% 40% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- NYY J. DiMaggio D. Dean 4% 44% Single to LF
t2 0-1 0 1-- NYY L. Gehrig D. Dean 6% 50% Walk; DiMaggio to 2B
t2 0-1 0 12- O NYY B. Dickey D. Dean -6% 44% Popfly: SS
t2 0-1 1 12- O NYY G. Selkirk D. Dean -5% 39% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 2 12- RR NYY J. Gordon D. Dean 20% 59% Double to LF (Ground Ball); DiMaggio Scores; Gehrig Scores
t2 2-1 2 -2- O NYY L. Gomez D. Dean -3% 56% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Lefty Gomez facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- O CHC G. Hartnett L. Gomez 3% 58% Flyball: RF
b2 1-2 1 --- CHC R. Collins L. Gomez -3% 56% Single to 3B
b2 1-2 1 1-- O CHC B. Jurges L. Gomez 3% 59% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-2 2 1-- O CHC D. Dean L. Gomez 3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 1-2-3
t3 2-1 0 --- O NYY F. Crosetti D. Dean -2% 59% Flyball: LF
t3 2-1 1 --- O NYY R. Rolfe D. Dean -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-1 2 --- O NYY T. Henrich D. Dean -1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Lefty Gomez facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- CHC S. Hack L. Gomez -4% 52% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 1-2 0 1-- CHC B. Herman L. Gomez -7% 45% Single (Ground Ball); Hack to 2B
b3 1-2 0 12- O CHC F. Demaree L. Gomez 1% 46% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Hack to 3B; Herman to 2B
b3 1-2 1 -23 RR CHC J. Marty L. Gomez -15% 31% Double to CF (Deep CF); Hack Scores; Herman Scores
b3 3-2 1 -2- CHC C. Reynolds L. Gomez -2% 30% Walk
b3 3-2 1 12- O CHC G. Hartnett L. Gomez 4% 34% Flyball: CF
b3 3-2 2 12- O CHC R. Collins L. Gomez 4% 38% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 4-5-6
t4 2-3 0 --- O NYY J. DiMaggio D. Dean -3% 35% Foul Flyball: C
t4 2-3 1 --- NYY L. Gehrig D. Dean 3% 38% Single (Ground Ball)
t4 2-3 1 1-- OO NYY B. Dickey D. Dean -7% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Lefty Gomez facing 8-9-1
b4 3-2 0 --- O CHC B. Jurges L. Gomez 2% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-2 1 --- CHC D. Dean L. Gomez -2% 31% Single to LF
b4 3-2 1 1-- OO CHC S. Hack L. Gomez 5% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 7-8-9
t5 2-3 0 --- O NYY G. Selkirk D. Dean -3% 33% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 2-3 1 --- O NYY J. Gordon D. Dean -2% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-3 2 --- O NYY L. Gomez D. Dean -2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Lefty Gomez facing 2-3-4
b5 3-2 0 --- O CHC B. Herman L. Gomez 2% 31% Popfly: 2B
b5 3-2 1 --- O CHC F. Demaree L. Gomez 2% 33% Flyball: CF
b5 3-2 2 --- CHC J. Marty L. Gomez -1% 32% Single to LF
b5 3-2 2 1-- O CHC C. Reynolds L. Gomez 2% 34% Marty Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 1-2-3
t6 2-3 0 --- O NYY F. Crosetti D. Dean -4% 30% Flyball: LF
t6 2-3 1 --- O NYY R. Rolfe D. Dean -3% 28% Strikeout
t6 2-3 2 --- O NYY T. Henrich D. Dean -2% 26% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Lefty Gomez facing 5-6-7
b6 3-2 0 --- O CHC C. Reynolds L. Gomez 2% 28% Popfly: SS
b6 3-2 1 --- O CHC G. Hartnett L. Gomez 2% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 3-2 2 --- CHC R. Collins L. Gomez -1% 28% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Collins to 1B
b6 3-2 2 1-- O CHC B. Jurges L. Gomez 2% 31% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 4-5-6
t7 2-3 0 --- O NYY J. DiMaggio D. Dean -4% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- O NYY L. Gehrig D. Dean -3% 23% Flyball: RF
t7 2-3 2 --- O NYY B. Dickey D. Dean -2% 21% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Lefty Gomez facing 9-1-2
b7 3-2 0 --- CHC D. Dean L. Gomez -3% 18% Single to RF
b7 3-2 0 1-- O CHC S. Hack L. Gomez 3% 21% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-2 1 1-- O CHC B. Herman L. Gomez 2% 23% Strikeout
b7 3-2 2 1-- O CHC F. Demaree L. Gomez 2% 25% Dean Picked off 1B (P-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 7-8-9
t8 2-3 0 --- NYY G. Selkirk D. Dean 9% 34% Single to RF
t8 2-3 0 1-- O NYY J. Gordon D. Dean -8% 26% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Lefty Gomez (P) batting 9th
t8 2-3 1 1-- O NYY M. Hoag D. Dean -7% 19% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 2-3 2 1-- RR NYY F. Crosetti D. Dean 51% 71% Home Run (Deep LF); Hoag Scores
t8 4-3 2 --- O NYY R. Rolfe D. Dean -1% 69% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Johnny Murphy facing 3-4-5
Johnny Murphy replaces Myril Hoag (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 --- O CHC F. Demaree J. Murphy 6% 76% Strikeout
b8 3-4 1 --- CHC J. Marty J. Murphy -7% 69% Single to RF
b8 3-4 1 1-- OO CHC C. Reynolds J. Murphy 15% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Dizzy Dean facing 3-4-5
t9 4-3 0 --- NYY T. Henrich D. Dean 2% 86% Single to RF
t9 4-3 0 1-- RR NYY J. DiMaggio D. Dean 11% 97% Home Run (Deep LF); Henrich Scores
Larry French replaces Dizzy Dean pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-3 0 --- O NYY L. Gehrig L. French -0% 96% Strikeout
t9 6-3 1 --- O NYY B. Dickey L. French -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 6-3 2 --- NYY G. Selkirk L. French 0% 96% Walk
t9 6-3 2 1-- O NYY J. Gordon L. French -0% 96% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Yankees' Johnny Murphy facing 6-7-8
Jake Powell replaces George Selkirk playing LF batting 7th
b9 3-6 0 --- O CHC G. Hartnett J. Murphy 2% 98% Flyball: RF
b9 3-6 1 --- O CHC R. Collins J. Murphy 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-6 2 --- CHC B. Jurges J. Murphy -1% 98% Walk
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Larry French (P) batting 9th
b9 3-6 2 1-- CHC P. Cavarretta J. Murphy -3% 96% Single to RF; Jurges to 2B
b9 3-6 2 12- O CHC S. Hack J. Murphy 4% 100% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Cubs 3.

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