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| 1938 World Series Game 4
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Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 59,847 |
Sunday, October 9, 1938 Time of Game: 2:11 |
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Cubs
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 1
Yankees 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 X 8 11 1
W: Red Ruffing (2-0), L: Bill Lee (0-2) |
Yankees
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Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details S Hack 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .471 1.029 1 0 B Herman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .423 1 3 P Cavarretta RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .462 1.000 1 0 2B J Marty CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .500 1.333 2 0 F Demaree LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .100 .282 3 0 K O'Dea C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .200 1.133 5 0 HR R Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .267 10 0 B Jurges SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .593 1 0 2B B Lee P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 A Galan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 C Root P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T Lazzeri PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 V Page P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 L French P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T Carleton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D Dean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0 0 C Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .077 0 0 Totals 36 3 8 2 2 6 24 4
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details F Crosetti SS 5 0 2 4 0 1 .250 1.056 6 1 3B,2B R Rolfe 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 0 0 SB T Henrich RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .750 1 0 HR J DiMaggio CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 .779 3 0 L Gehrig 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .661 5 2 B Dickey C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 1.038 7 0 M Hoag LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .400 1.000 1 0 2B J Gordon 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .400 1.171 2 4 SB,IW R Ruffing P 3 1 1 1 1 0 .167 .452 2 3 Totals 36 8 11 7 2 3 27 10
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA B Lee, L (0-2) 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 2.45 14 - · · 6· 4· 1· 2 47 - 0.88 -0.14 C Root 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.00 12 - · · 0· 8· 1· 3 0-0 0.43 0.03 V Page 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 13.50 6 - · · 3· 1· 0· 2 0-0 0.39 -0.03 L French 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 1 - · · 0· 1· 0· 0 2-0 1.18 0.04 T Carleton 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0.00 3 - · · 0· 1· 1· 0 2-2 0.43 -0.12 D Dean 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.48 2 - · · 0· 2· 1· 0 3-2 0.21 -0.02 Totals 8 11 8 5 2 3 1 38 - · · 9·17· 4· 7 7-4
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA R Ruffing, W (2-0) 9 8 3 2 2 6 1 1.50 38 - · · 11·14· 1· 5 65 - 0.95 0.28 Totals 9 8 3 2 2 6 1 38 - · · 11·14· 1· 5 -
Chicago Cubs New York Yankees 1. Stan Hack 3B 1. Frankie Crosetti SS 2. Billy Herman 2B 2. Red Rolfe 3B 3. Phil Cavarretta RF 3. Tommy Henrich RF 4. Joe Marty CF 4. Joe DiMaggio CF 5. Frank Demaree LF 5. Lou Gehrig 1B 6. Ken O'Dea C 6. Bill Dickey C 7. Ripper Collins 1B 7. Myril Hoag LF 8. Billy Jurges SS 8. Joe Gordon 2B 9. Bill Lee P 9. Red Ruffing P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b2 | 2 | 1-3 | RR | 15% | 80% | 1-0 | NYY | F. Crosetti | B. Lee | Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gordon Scores/unER; Ruffing Scores/unER | |
| t8 | 2 | --3 | RR | -11% | 83% | 1-4 | CHC | K. O'Dea | R. Ruffing | Home Run (Deep RF); Cavarretta Scores | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 10% | 65% | 0-0 | NYY | R. Ruffing | B. Lee | Single to RF; Hoag Scores/unER; Gordon to 3B | |
| t4 | 2 | 12- | R | -9% | 72% | 0-3 | CHC | B. Jurges | R. Ruffing | Fielder's Choice SS; O'Dea to 3B/Safe on E4 (catch); Demaree Scores/unER/No RBI; Jurges to 1B | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 7% | 92% | 4-3 | NYY | M. Hoag | T. Carleton | Wild Pitch; DiMaggio Scores; Gehrig to 2B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | CHC | S. Hack | R. Ruffing | Single to CF | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | CHC | B. Herman | R. Ruffing | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | CHC | P. Cavarretta | R. Ruffing | Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | CHC | J. Marty | R. Ruffing | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | NYY | F. Crosetti | B. Lee | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | NYY | R. Rolfe | B. Lee | Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF) | ||
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | 1% | 57% | 0-0 | NYY | T. Henrich | B. Lee | Rolfe Steals 2B | ||
| b1 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 54% | 0-0 | NYY | T. Henrich | B. Lee | Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rolfe to 3B | |
| b1 | 2 | --3 | O | -4% | 50% | 0-0 | NYY | J. DiMaggio | B. Lee | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | CHC | F. Demaree | R. Ruffing | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | CHC | K. O'Dea | R. Ruffing | Foul Flyball: C | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | CHC | R. Collins | R. Ruffing | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Lee facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | NYY | L. Gehrig | B. Lee | Popfly: 3B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | NYY | B. Dickey | B. Lee | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | 1% | 52% | 0-0 | NYY | M. Hoag | B. Lee | Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Hoag to 1B | ||
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | 3% | 55% | 0-0 | NYY | J. Gordon | B. Lee | Single to LF; Hoag to 3B | ||
| b2 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 10% | 65% | 0-0 | NYY | R. Ruffing | B. Lee | Single to RF; Hoag Scores/unER; Gordon to 3B | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-3 | RR | 15% | 80% | 1-0 | NYY | F. Crosetti | B. Lee | Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gordon Scores/unER; Ruffing Scores/unER | |
| b2 | 2 | --3 | O | -2% | 77% | 3-0 | NYY | R. Rolfe | B. Lee | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 80% | 0-3 | CHC | B. Jurges | R. Ruffing | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 81% | 0-3 | CHC | B. Lee | R. Ruffing | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | -1% | 80% | 0-3 | CHC | S. Hack | R. Ruffing | Single to LF | ||
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 78% | 0-3 | CHC | B. Herman | R. Ruffing | Single (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Hack to 2B | ||
| t3 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 82% | 0-3 | CHC | P. Cavarretta | R. Ruffing | Popfly: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Bill Lee facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 81% | 3-0 | NYY | T. Henrich | B. Lee | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 80% | 3-0 | NYY | J. DiMaggio | B. Lee | Flyball: LF | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 79% | 3-0 | NYY | L. Gehrig | B. Lee | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 82% | 0-3 | CHC | J. Marty | R. Ruffing | Flyball: RF (Deep RF) | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | -3% | 79% | 0-3 | CHC | F. Demaree | R. Ruffing | Walk | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | -4% | 75% | 0-3 | CHC | K. O'Dea | R. Ruffing | Walk; Demaree to 2B | ||
| t4 | 1 | 12- | O | 5% | 80% | 0-3 | CHC | R. Collins | R. Ruffing | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | 12- | R | -9% | 72% | 0-3 | CHC | B. Jurges | R. Ruffing | Fielder's Choice SS; O'Dea to 3B/Safe on E4 (catch); Demaree Scores/unER/No RBI; Jurges to 1B | |
| Augie Galan pinch hits for Bill Lee (P) batting 9th; Augie Galan pinch hits for Bill Lee (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t4 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 6% | 77% | 1-3 | CHC | A. Galan | R. Ruffing | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Charley Root facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Charley Root replaces Augie Galan (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Charley Root replaces Augie Galan (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 75% | 3-1 | NYY | B. Dickey | C. Root | Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF) | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 74% | 3-1 | NYY | M. Hoag | C. Root | Lineout: 2B | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 73% | 3-1 | NYY | J. Gordon | C. Root | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 76% | 1-3 | CHC | S. Hack | R. Ruffing | Flyball: LF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 78% | 1-3 | CHC | B. Herman | R. Ruffing | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | -2% | 77% | 1-3 | CHC | P. Cavarretta | R. Ruffing | Single to 3B/Bunt | ||
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 80% | 1-3 | CHC | J. Marty | R. Ruffing | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Charley Root facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 78% | 3-1 | NYY | R. Ruffing | C. Root | Foul Flyball: C | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 77% | 3-1 | NYY | F. Crosetti | C. Root | Flyball: RF | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 76% | 3-1 | NYY | R. Rolfe | C. Root | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 79% | 1-3 | CHC | F. Demaree | R. Ruffing | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 82% | 1-3 | CHC | K. O'Dea | R. Ruffing | Popfly: 2B | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 83% | 1-3 | CHC | R. Collins | R. Ruffing | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Charley Root facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | R | 7% | 90% | 3-1 | NYY | T. Henrich | C. Root | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 89% | 4-1 | NYY | J. DiMaggio | C. Root | Foul Flyball: C | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 88% | 4-1 | NYY | L. Gehrig | C. Root | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | 1% | 89% | 4-1 | NYY | B. Dickey | C. Root | Single to RF | ||
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 90% | 4-1 | NYY | M. Hoag | C. Root | Single to RF; Dickey to 2B | ||
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 88% | 4-1 | NYY | J. Gordon | C. Root | Flyball: LF | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | -6% | 82% | 1-4 | CHC | B. Jurges | R. Ruffing | Ground-rule Double (Deep RF) | ||
| Tony Lazzeri pinch hits for Charley Root (P) batting 9th; Tony Lazzeri pinch hits for Charley Root (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | -2- | O | 5% | 86% | 1-4 | CHC | T. Lazzeri | R. Ruffing | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 1 | -2- | O | 4% | 90% | 1-4 | CHC | S. Hack | R. Ruffing | Popfly: SS | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | O | 3% | 93% | 1-4 | CHC | B. Herman | R. Ruffing | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Vance Page facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Vance Page replaces Tony Lazzeri (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Vance Page replaces Tony Lazzeri (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 92% | 4-1 | NYY | R. Ruffing | V. Page | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 92% | 4-1 | NYY | F. Crosetti | V. Page | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 92% | 4-1 | NYY | R. Rolfe | V. Page | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -6% | 86% | 1-4 | CHC | P. Cavarretta | R. Ruffing | Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) | ||
| t8 | 0 | -2- | O | 5% | 91% | 1-4 | CHC | J. Marty | R. Ruffing | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 1 | -2- | O | 4% | 94% | 1-4 | CHC | F. Demaree | R. Ruffing | Groundout: 2B-1B; Cavarretta to 3B | |
| t8 | 2 | --3 | RR | -11% | 83% | 1-4 | CHC | K. O'Dea | R. Ruffing | Home Run (Deep RF); Cavarretta Scores | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 3% | 86% | 3-4 | CHC | R. Collins | R. Ruffing | Flyball: CF | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Vance Page facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 84% | 4-3 | NYY | T. Henrich | V. Page | Flyball: CF | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | 2% | 86% | 4-3 | NYY | J. DiMaggio | V. Page | Single to LF | ||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | 4% | 90% | 4-3 | NYY | L. Gehrig | V. Page | Single to RF; DiMaggio to 3B | ||
| Larry French replaces Vance Page pitching and batting 9th; Larry French replaces Vance Page pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 1-3 | O | -4% | 85% | 4-3 | NYY | B. Dickey | L. French | Popfly: SS | |
| Tex Carleton replaces Larry French pitching and batting 9th; Tex Carleton replaces Larry French pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 7% | 92% | 4-3 | NYY | M. Hoag | T. Carleton | Wild Pitch; DiMaggio Scores; Gehrig to 2B | |
| b8 | 2 | -2- | R | 4% | 96% | 5-3 | NYY | M. Hoag | T. Carleton | Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gehrig Scores | |
| b8 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 97% | 6-3 | NYY | J. Gordon | T. Carleton | Intentional Walk | ||
| b8 | 2 | 12- | 0% | 97% | 6-3 | NYY | R. Ruffing | T. Carleton | Wild Pitch; Hoag to 3B | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0% | 97% | 6-3 | NYY | R. Ruffing | T. Carleton | Gordon Steals 2B | ||
| b8 | 2 | -23 | 0% | 97% | 6-3 | NYY | R. Ruffing | T. Carleton | Walk | ||
| Dizzy Dean replaces Tex Carleton pitching and batting 9th; Dizzy Dean replaces Tex Carleton pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | 123 | RR | 2% | 99% | 6-3 | NYY | F. Crosetti | D. Dean | Double (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Hoag Scores; Gordon Scores; Ruffing to 3B | |
| b8 | 2 | -23 | O | -0% | 99% | 8-3 | NYY | R. Rolfe | D. Dean | Lineout: 1B | |
| 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Yankees 8. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' Red Ruffing facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | -1% | 98% | 3-8 | CHC | B. Jurges | R. Ruffing | Single (CF-RF) | ||
| Carl Reynolds pinch hits for Dizzy Dean (P) batting 9th; Carl Reynolds pinch hits for Dizzy Dean (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 1% | 99% | 3-8 | CHC | C. Reynolds | R. Ruffing | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 100% | 3-8 | CHC | S. Hack | R. Ruffing | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-8 | CHC | B. Herman | R. Ruffing | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Yankees 8. | |||||||||||
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