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September 5, 1938

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Stan Sperry Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .271
OBP .250 .309
At Bats 4 144
Hits 1 39
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 2 14

Monte Pearson Season Stats

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13 5 0
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Yankee Stadium - September 5, 1938
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Out
Monte Pearson
Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
Stan Sperry
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Sperry hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Dave Smith. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Henrich strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop. Dave Smith now pitching. Pearson strikes out.
Top 8 Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Dickey and back to Rolfe, who tags Johnson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Selkirk reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Henrich moves to third.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Henrich moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hayes fires to third and picks off Rolfe.
Bottom 7 Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moses takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Finney strikes out.
Top 7 Sperry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Sperry reaches second base with a double. Ambler scores. Smith scores.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Smith reaches second base with a double. Ambler moves to third.
Top 7 Ambler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Gordon. The throw from Hayes and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Selkirk strikes out.
Top 6 Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finney moves to third.
Top 6 Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Finney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Finney reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henrich scores. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to third.
Bottom 5 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Eddie Smith now pitching. Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sperry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sam Chapman pinch hits for Bud Thomas. Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pearson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finney throws the ball in to Sperry who tags Pearson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores.
Bottom 4 Selkirk strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Dickey reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Werber hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Crosetti scores. There goes DiMaggio trying to get to third. Finney throws the ball in to Werber, who tags DiMaggio for the out. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rolfe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Crosetti. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Crosetti steals second.
Bottom 3 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber.
Top 3 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Finney strikes out.
Top 3 Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pearson hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Selkirk reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas strikes out.
Top 2 Ambler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dickey fires to first and picks off Johnson.
Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Sperry scores. Finney moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Moses hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sperry moves to second.
Top 1 Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig juggles the ball. That's an error on Gehrig.