1938 All-Star Game
The 1938 All-Star Game was the 6th playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American
League and National League. The game was held on July 6, 1938 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home
of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American
League 4-1.
Rookie Johnny Vander Meer, coming off his back-to-back no-hitters only a month before, threw three scoreless
innings to pace the National League to its second All-Star Game victory. He was complemented by Bill Lee and
Mace Brown, as the trio scattered seven hits. The four errors the American League made didn't help either.
This was also the last All-Star Game appearance for the great New York Yankee first
baseman
Lou Gehrig.
The Managers for this game were
Joe McCarthy
(AL),
Bill Terry (NL).
1938 All-Star Game
1938 All-Star Game
| Date |
July 6th, 1938 |
| Location |
Crosley Field |
| Attendance |
27,067 |
| Time |
1:58 |
|
1938 All-Star Game-Line Score
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| 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 |
1938 All-Star Game-Box Score
American League 1, National League 4
| American League |
National League |
| Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
| Mike Kreevich lf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Stan Hack 3b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| c-Doc Cramer ph,lf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Billy Herman 2b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Charlie Gehringer 2b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Ival Goodman rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Earl Averill cf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Joe Medwick lf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Jimmie Foxx 1b,3b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Mel Ott cf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Joe DiMaggio rf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Ernie Lombardi c |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Bill Dickey c |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Frank McCormick 1b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Joe Cronin ss |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Leo Durocher ss |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Buddy Lewis 3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Johnny Vander Meer p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b-Lou Gehrig ph,1b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
a-Hank Leiber ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lefty Gomez p |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bill Lee p |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Johnny Allen p |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mace Brown p |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| d-Rudy York ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lefty Grove p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| e-Bob Johnson ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
34 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
Total |
33 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| American |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
| National |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
x |
4 |
8 |
0 |
| American League |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Lefty Gomez (L) |
3.0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Johnny Allen |
3.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Lefty Grove |
2.0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
8.0 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| National League |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Johnny Vander Meer (W) |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Bill Lee |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Mace Brown |
3.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
9.0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
a: Lined out for Vander Meer in 3rd inning.
b: Grounded out for Lewis in 5th inning.
c: Grounded out for Kreevich in 6th inning.
d: Struck out for Allen in 7th inning.
e: Struck out for Grove in 9th inning.
AL-E: J Foxx 2 (2); J Cronin (1); B Dickey (1).SB: J DiMaggio (1, 2nd base off M Brown/E Lombardi).2B: J Cronin (1, off M Brown); B Dickey (1, off B Lee).
TB: J Cronin 3; B Dickey 2; L Gehrig; C Gehringer; J Foxx; J DiMaggio.
RBI: J Cronin (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.HBP: J Allen (1; I Goodman).
NL-SB: I Goodman (1, 2nd base off J Allen/B Dickey).3B: M Ott (1, off J Allen).
HBP: I Goodman (1, by J Allen).
TB: M Ott 3; E Lombardi 2; J Medwick; B Herman; F McCormick; S Hack; L Durocher.
RBI: J Medwick (1); E Lombardi (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Umpires A.L.: HP: Steve Basil, 2B: Harry Geisel.
Umpires N.L.: 1B: Lee Ballanfant, 3B: Bill Klem.
1938 All-Star Game
1938 All-Star Game
American League Roster
| Players Name |
Team |
Pos |
Notes |
| Johnny Allen |
Cleveland Indians |
p |
- |
| Earl Averill |
Cleveland Indians |
of |
Starter |
| Doc Cramer |
Boston Red Sox |
of |
- |
| Joe Cronin |
Boston Red Sox |
ss |
Starter |
| Bill Dickey |
New York Yankees |
c |
Starter |
| Joe DiMaggio |
New York Yankees |
of |
Starter |
| Bob Feller |
Cleveland Indians |
p |
Did not Play |
| Rick Ferrell |
Washington Senators |
c |
Did not Play |
| Jimmie Foxx |
Boston Red Sox |
1b,3b |
Starter |
| Lou Gehrig |
New York Yankees |
1b |
- |
| Charlie Gehringer |
Detroit Tigers |
2b |
Starter |
| Lefty Gomez |
New York Yankees |
p |
Starter |
| Hank Greenberg |
Detroit Tigers |
1b |
Injury-Replaced |
| Lefty Grove |
Boston Red Sox |
p |
- |
| Bob Johnson |
Philadelphia Athletics |
of |
- |
| Vern Kennedy |
Detroit Tigers |
p |
Did not Play |
| Mike Kreevich |
Chicago White Sox |
of |
Starter |
| Buddy Lewis |
Washington Senators |
3b |
Starter |
| Johnny Murphy |
New York Yankees |
p |
Replaced-Greenberg |
| Bobo Newsom |
St. Louis Browns |
p |
Did not Play |
| Red Rolfe |
New York Yankees |
3b |
Did not Play |
| Red Ruffing |
New York Yankees |
p |
Did not Play |
| Cecil Travis |
Washington Senators |
ss |
Did not Play |
| Rudy York |
Detroit Tigers |
c |
- |
1938 All-Star Game
1938 All-Star Game
National League Roster
| Players Name |
Team |
Pos |
Notes |
| Mace Brown |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
p |
- |
| Tony Cuccinello |
Boston Braves |
2b |
Did not Play |
| Harry Danning |
New York Giants |
c |
Replaced-Phelps |
| Paul Derringer |
Cincinnati Reds |
p |
Did not Play |
| Leo Durocher |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
ss |
Starter |
| Ival Goodman |
Cincinnati Reds |
of |
Starter |
| Stan Hack |
Chicago Cubs |
3b |
Starter |
| Gabby Hartnett |
Chicago Cubs |
c |
Did not Play |
| Billy Herman |
Chicago Cubs |
2b |
Starter |
| Carl Hubbell |
New York Giants |
p |
Did not Play |
| Cookie Lavagetto |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
3b |
Did not Play |
| Bill Lee |
Chicago Cubs |
p |
- |
| Hank Leiber |
New York Giants |
of |
- |
| Ernie Lombardi |
Cincinnati Reds |
c |
Starter |
| Hersh Martin |
Philadelphia Phillies |
of |
Did not Play |
| Frank McCormick |
Cincinnati Reds |
1b |
Starter |
| Joe Medwick |
St. Louis Cardinals |
of |
Starter |
| Jo-Jo Moore |
New York Giants |
of |
Did not Play |
| Mel Ott |
New York Giants |
of |
Starter |
| Babe Phelps |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
c |
Injured-Replaced |
| Jim Turner |
Boston Braves |
p |
Did not Play |
| Johnny Vander Meer |
Cincinnati Reds |
p |
Starter |
| Arky Vaughan |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
ss |
Did not Play |
| Lloyd Waner |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
of |
Did not Play |
1938 All-Star Game
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