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OCTOBER
1938
IN THE NEWS:
The Cubs clinch the pennant, beating the Cards in
the 2nd game of a twin bill while the Reds beat the
Pirates.
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 1, 1938 | | Boston Red Sox
9, New York Yankees
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Detroit Tigers
0 at League Park II | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
13, Boston Braves
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago Cubs
10, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Bob Feller sets a ML strikeout record by fanning
18 Tigers. At one point Feller has 6 straight strikeouts
yet loses 4-1 to Harry Eisenstat's 4-hitter.
Bobo Newsom wins his 20th game for the 7th-place
Browns.
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 2, 1938 | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
3, St. Louis Browns
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Cleveland Indians
8 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Bill Dickey ties a WS record with 4 hits, as Red
Ruffing pitches the Yankees to a 3-1 win
in the Series opener at Wrigley Field.
IN THE NEWS:
Lefty Gomez sets a record with his 6th WS victory
without a loss, defeating the Cubs 6-3.
IN THE NEWS:
The Series moves to Yankee Stadium, and New York
rolls to its 3rd straight win, with Monte Pearson
beating Clay Bryant 5-2. Bill Dickey and Joe
Gordon homer.
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees become the first team to win 3
successive World Championships, defeating the Cubs
by a score of 8-3, as Red Ruffing wins his
2nd game and the Yankees sweep.
IN THE NEWS:
Burleigh Grimes is dismissed as Dodgers manager.
Leo Durocher will be named as his replacement 2 days
later.
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