July 6, 1938 All-Star Game at Crosley Field Play by Play and Box Score

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July 7, 1937 / Wednesday, July 6, 1938 / July 11, 1939
Crosley Field, Attendance: 27,067	Wednesday, July 6, 1938 Time of Game: 1:58

AL All-Stars

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
AL All-Stars    0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  4
NL All-Stars    1  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  X    4  8  0

W: J Vander Meer (1-0), L: L Gomez (0-1), S: M Brown (1)

NL All-Stars

LINEUPS

    AL All-Stars                  NL All-Stars                        
1. M Kreevich           LF    1. S Hack               3B 
2. C Gehringer          2B    2. B Herman             2B 
3. E Averill            CF    3. I Goodman            RF 
4. J Foxx               1B    4. J Medwick            LF 
5. J DiMaggio           RF    5. M Ott                CF 
6. B Dickey             C     6. E Lombardi           C  
7. J Cronin             SS    7. F McCormick          1B 
8. B Lewis              3B    8. L Durocher           SS 
9. L Gomez              P     9. J Vander Meer        P  

Reserves (includes players replaced due to injury)
   L Gehrig             1B       T Cuccinello         2B
   H Greenberg          1B       C Lavagetto          3B
   R Rolfe              3B       H Danning            C 
   R Ferrell            C        G Hartnett           C 
   R York               C        B Phelps             C 
   D Cramer             OF       H Leiber             OF
   B Johnson            OF       H Martin             OF
   C Travis             SS       J Moore              OF
                                 L Waner              OF
                                 A Vaughan            SS

   J Allen              P        M Brown              P 
   B Feller             P        P Derringer          P 
   L Grove              P        C Hubbell            P 
   V Kennedy            P        B Lee                P 
   J Murphy             P        J Turner             P 
   B Newsom             P                               
   R Ruffing            P

BATTING

 AL All-Stars                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kreevich LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D Cramer PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Gehringer 2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833         2   2   
E Averill CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         5   1   
J Foxx 1B-3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500         5   1   
J DiMaggio RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500         2   0   SB
B Dickey C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750         8   0   2B
J Cronin SS                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .667 1.750         0   2   2B
B Lewis 3B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  L Gehrig PH-1B              3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   0   
L Gomez P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Allen P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R York PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Grove P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: J Cronin (1, off M Brown); B Dickey (1, off B Lee).

TB: J Cronin 3; B Dickey 2; L Gehrig; C Gehringer; J Foxx; J DiMaggio.

RBI: J Cronin (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Foxx 2 (2); J Cronin (1); B Dickey (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J DiMaggio (1, 2nd base off M Brown/E Lombardi).

 NL All-Stars                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Hack 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500         1   2   
B Herman 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500         3   4   
I Goodman RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250         2   0   SB,HBP
J Medwick LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500         2   0   
M Ott CF                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .250 1.000         3   0   3B
E Lombardi C                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000         5   0   
F McCormick 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500        11   0   
L Durocher SS                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666         0   2   
J Vander Meer P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   3   
  H Leiber PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Lee P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Brown P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   4   8   2    0   7                    27  12

BATTING

3B: M Ott (1, off J Allen).

HBP: I Goodman (1, by J Allen).

TB: M Ott 3; E Lombardi 2; J Medwick; B Herman; F McCormick; S Hack; L Durocher.

RBI: J Medwick (1); E Lombardi (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: I Goodman (1, 2nd base off J Allen/B Dickey).

PITCHING

 AL All-Stars              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Gomez, L (0-1)            3     2   1   0    0   1   0   0.00   12     -       3-5     54    - 
J Allen                     3     2   1   1    0   3   0   3.00   12     -       2-4          0-0
L Grove                     2     4   2   0    0   3   0   0.00   10     -       1-2          0-0
Totals                      8     8   4   1    0   7   0          34     -       6-11         0-0

 NL All-Stars              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Vander Meer, W (1-0)      3     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   10     -       5-3     58    - 
B Lee, H (1)                3     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   11     -       5-2          0-0
M Brown, S (1)              3     5   1   0    1   2   0   0.00   15     -       3-4          0-0
Totals                      9     7   1   0    2   5   0          36     -      13-9          0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Allen (1; I Goodman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Klem, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Steve Basil.

Time of Game: 1:58.

Attendance: 27,067.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Vander Meer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     M Kreevich      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     C Gehringer     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     E Averill       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 0.

Bottom of the 1st, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Gomez facing 1-2-3
          ---     S Hack          Single to LF
          1--     B Herman        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hack to 3B; Herman to 1B
   O      1-3     I Goodman       Strikeout Looking
   RO     1-3     J Medwick       Flyball: CF; Hack Scores/unER
   O      1--     M Ott           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 2nd, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Vander Meer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     J Foxx          Strikeout
   O      ---     J DiMaggio      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     B Dickey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lefty Gomez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     E Lombardi      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     F McCormick     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     L Durocher      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 3rd, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Vander Meer facing 7-8-9
          ---     J Cronin        Single
   O      1--     B Lewis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     L Gomez         Groundout: P-1B; Cronin to 2B
   O      -2-     M Kreevich      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lefty Gomez facing 9-1-2
                  Hank Leiber pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer batting 9th
   O      ---     H Leiber        Lineout: LF
   O      ---     S Hack          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     B Herman        Single
   O      1--     I Goodman       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 4th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Lee replaces Hank Leiber pitching and batting 9th
          ---     C Gehringer     Walk
   O      1--     E Averill       Flyball: LF
   O      1--     J Foxx          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     J DiMaggio      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 4th, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johnny Allen facing 4-5-6
                  Johnny Allen replaces Lefty Gomez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     J Medwick       Flyball: 1B
          ---     M Ott           Triple
   R      --3     E Lombardi      Single to LF; Ott Scores
   O      1--     F McCormick     Groundout: 2B-1B; Lombardi to 2B
   O      -2-     L Durocher      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 2.

Top of the 5th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
          ---     B Dickey        Double
   O      -2-     J Cronin        Flyball: CF
                  Lou Gehrig pinch hits for Buddy Lewis batting 8th
   O      -2-     L Gehrig        Groundout: 2B-1B; Dickey to 3B
   O      --3     J Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 2.

Bottom of the 5th, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 2-0, Johnny Allen facing 9-1-2
                  Lou Gehrig moves to 1B; Jimmie Foxx moves to 3B
   O      ---     B Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      ---     S Hack          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     B Herman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 2.

Top of the 6th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
                  Doc Cramer pinch hits for Mike Kreevich batting 1st
   O      ---     D Cramer        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     C Gehringer     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     E Averill       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 2.

Bottom of the 6th, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 2-0, Johnny Allen facing 3-4-5
                  Doc Cramer moves to LF
          ---     I Goodman       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     J Medwick       Flyball: CF-RF
          1--     M Ott           Goodman Steals 2B; Goodman to 3B/Adv on E2
   O      --3     " "             Strikeout
   O      --3     E Lombardi      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 2.

Top of the 7th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-2, Mace Brown facing 4-5-6
                  Mace Brown replaces Bill Lee pitching and batting 9th
          ---     J Foxx          Single
   O      1--     J DiMaggio      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     B Dickey        Flyball: 3B
          1--     J Cronin        DiMaggio Steals 2B
          -2-     " "             Walk
          12-     L Gehrig        Single; DiMaggio to 3B; Cronin to 2B
                  Rudy York pinch hits for Johnny Allen batting 9th
   O      123     R York          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 2.

Bottom of the 7th, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Grove facing 7-8-9
                  Lefty Grove replaces Rudy York pitching and batting 9th
          ---     F McCormick     Single to CF
   RR     1--     L Durocher      Single to 3B (Bunt); McCormick Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Durocher Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER
   O      ---     M Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---     S Hack          Strikeout
   O      ---     B Herman        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 4.

Top of the 8th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-4, Mace Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     D Cramer        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     C Gehringer     Single to RF
   O      1--     E Averill       Flyball: RF
   O      1--     J Foxx          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 4.

Bottom of the 8th, NL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lefty Grove facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     I Goodman       Lineout: RF
          ---     J Medwick       Single to LF
   O      1--     M Ott           Flyball: CF
          1--     E Lombardi      Single; Medwick to 3B
   O      1-3     F McCormick     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. AL All-Stars 0, NL All-Stars 4.

Top of the 9th, AL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-4, Mace Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---     J DiMaggio      Single to LF
   O      1--     B Dickey        Flyball: LF
   R      1--     J Cronin        Double to LF; DiMaggio Scores
   O      -2-     L Gehrig        Lineout: RF; Cronin to 3B
                  Bob Johnson pinch hits for Lefty Grove batting 9th
   O      --3     B Johnson       Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. AL All-Stars 1, NL All-Stars 4.

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