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APRIL
1938

Sunday, April 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Goose Goslin, released by Detroit, returns for his 3rd stint with the Senators.

Friday, April 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers buy OF Ernie Koy from the Yankees.

Saturday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: Dizzy Dean is sold by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs pay $200,000 and send P Curt Davis and Clyde Shoun to St. Louis. The Cardinals also buy Tuck Stainback from the Cubs for $15,000.

Monday, April 18th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1938 » OPENING DAY
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 12, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, April 19th

IN THE NEWS: In the top of the first inning at Philadelphia, Dodger Ernie Koy homers in his first ML at bat. In the bottom of the inning, leadoff man Emmett Mueller also hits a HR in his first time up in the ML.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1938
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Washington Senators 9, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 13, Boston Braves 1 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 12, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: Bob Feller pitches the first of 12 career one-hitters, beating the Browns 9-0.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1938
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 0 at League Park II
Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers Tot Pressnell shuts out the Phillies 9-0 in his first ML start.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1938
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at League Park II
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, April 22nd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1938
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 0 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Forbes Field
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Saturday, April 23rd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1938
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
New York Giants 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: Goose Goslin's pinch-hit HR is the 5th of his career, for a new AL record, but the Yankees beat the Senators 4-3.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1938
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Boston Red Sox 4 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Braves Field
New York Giants 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Forbes Field
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Monday, April 25th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1938
Philadelphia Athletics 6, New York Yankees 1 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 10, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Forbes Field
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Tuesday, April 26th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1938
Cleveland Indians 10, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 12, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, April 27th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1938
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 9, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Forbes Field
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Thursday, April 28th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1938
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 11, St. Louis Browns 6 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 12, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
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Friday, April 29th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1938
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Washington Senators 6 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field
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Saturday, April 30th

IN THE NEWS: Aided by grand slams by Gene Moore and Harl Maggert, the Bees beat the Phillies 16-11.

Pittsburgh 3B Bill Brubaker sets a modern ML record with 4 errors in a game with Cincinnati.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1938
Chicago White Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 16, Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Baker Bowl
Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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