1938 All-Star Game
The 1938 All-Star Game was held on Wednesday, July 6, 1938. The National League won the sixth midsummer classic by a score of 4 to 1. The game was held at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OH in front of 27,607 fans.
The Teams[edit]
American League[edit]
The American League team was led by manager Joe McCarthy and coaches Del Baker and Art Fletcher.
National League[edit]
The National League team was led by manager Bill Terry and coaches Frankie Frisch and Bill McKechnie.
The Game[edit]
Starting Lineups[edit]
American League | Batting Order |
National League | ||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
Mike Kreevich | OF | Chicago White Sox | 1 | Stan Hack | 3B | Chicago Cubs | ||
Charlie Gehringer | 2B | Detroit Tigers | 2 | Billy Herman | 2B | Chicago Cubs | ||
Earl Averill | OF | Cleveland Indians | 3 | Ival Goodman | OF | Cincinnati Reds | ||
Jimmie Foxx | 1B-3B | Boston Red Sox | 4 | Joe Medwick | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
Joe DiMaggio | OF | New York Yankees | 5 | Mel Ott | OF | New York Giants | ||
Bill Dickey | C | New York Yankees | 6 | Ernie Lombardi | C | Cincinnati Reds | ||
Joe Cronin | SS | Boston Red Sox | 7 | Frank McCormick | 1B | Cincinnati Reds | ||
Buddy Lewis | 3B | Washington Senators | 8 | Leo Durocher | SS | Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
Lefty Gomez | P | New York Yankees | 9 | Johnny Vander Meer | P | Cincinnati Reds |
Line Score[edit]
July 6, 1938 at Crosley Field (27607), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore
League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Lefty Gomez (L) - Johnny Allen - Lefty Grove
National: Johnny Vander Meer (W) - Bill Lee - Mace Brown
Home Runs
American: None
National: None
Umpires
HP: Bill Klem (NL), 1B: Harry Geisel (AL), 2B: Lee Ballanfant (NL), 3B: Steve Basil (AL)
Related Sites[edit]
Major League Baseball's All-Star Game
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