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JULY
1938

Friday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: Dodgers C Babe Phelps fractures the thumb on his throwing hand for the second time this year.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1938
New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 0 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 11, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 2nd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1938
New York Yankees 12, Washington Senators 2 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 13, Detroit Tigers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
New York Giants 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1938
Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Washington Senators 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 14, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 2, New York Giants 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 4th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1938
Boston Red Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 10, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 16, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Boston Braves 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 6th

IN THE NEWS: The NL wins the sixth All-Star Game 4-1, with the aid of fine pitching and four AL errors. Starter Johnny Vander Meer gets the win.

Friday, July 8th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 8, 1938
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 8 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 8, St. Louis Browns 7 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 11, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: Carl Hubbell is routed when Boston's Tony Cuccinello, Max West, and Elbie Fletcher hit successive fourth-inning HRs.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 9, 1938
New York Yankees 11, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 11, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 10th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1938
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 8, St. Louis Browns 7 at Cleveland Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers buy former major-league hurler Whitlow Wyatt from Milwaukee (American Association).

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1938
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Pirates take the NL lead for the first time, beating the Cubs for their 12th straight win.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1938
New York Yankees 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 5 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 9, Cleveland Indians 8 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 13, New York Giants 5 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 13th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1938
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 15, St. Louis Browns 12 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 1 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 14th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1938
Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Giants 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: Terry Moore returns to the Cardinal lineup following his June 11th concussion. He gets 3 hits to help St. Louis snap an 8-game losing streak.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1938
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 11, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Boston Braves 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 16th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1938
St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 9, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 7 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 12, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 3 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 17th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1938
Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 5 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 14, St. Louis Browns 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 16, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 12, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 0 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 18th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1938
Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 6 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 19th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1938
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Braves 1 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: Johnny Mize of the Cardinals has three HRs in a game for the second time this season, in a game against the Giants.

C Gabby Hartnett replaces Charlie Grimm as manager of the third-place Cubs.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1938
Washington Senators 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 21st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1938
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1938
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 9, Washington Senators 7 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Cincinnati Reds 10 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1938
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 4 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 10, Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 24th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1938
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 11, St. Louis Browns 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 4 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 25th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland's Johnny Allen has his 12-game win streak snapped by the Red Sox.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1938
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 26th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1938
Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 5 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 12, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 27th

IN THE NEWS: Hank Greenberg of the Tigers, who had hit HRs his last two at bats the day before, homers his first 2 times up to tie the ML record of 4 in a row.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1938
Cleveland Indians 12, Philadelphia Athletics 11 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 28th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 28, 1938
Boston Red Sox 13, Chicago White Sox 8 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 12, Washington Senators 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
New York Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 29th

IN THE NEWS: In a postgame radio interview with Bob Elson, Jake Powell of the Yankees will make headlines with remarks about "beating up niggers and then throwing them in jail" as part of his off-season duties as a policeman. For the statements, Judge Landis suspends Powell for 10 days.

New York's Spud Chandler pitches 15 innings as the Yankees beat the White Sox 7-3.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1938
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 12, Washington Senators 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 30th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 30, 1938
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 5 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 31st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 31, 1938
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 10, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 6 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)