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1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1938 American baseball competition
1938 American baseball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | 1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.png |
| image_size | 175 |
| year | 1938 |
| visitor | American League |
| top1 | 0 |
| top2 | 0 |
| top3 | 0 |
| top4 | 0 |
| top5 | 0 |
| top6 | 0 |
| top7 | 0 |
| top8 | 0 |
| top9 | 1 |
| visitor_r | 1 |
| visitor_h | 7 |
| visitor_e | 4 |
| home | **National League** |
| bot1 | 1 |
| bot2 | 0 |
| bot3 | 0 |
| bot4 | 1 |
| bot5 | 0 |
| bot6 | 0 |
| bot7 | 2 |
| bot8 | 0 |
| bot9 | X |
| home_r | 4 |
| home_h | 8 |
| home_e | 0 |
| date | July 6, 1938 |
| venue | Crosley Field |
| city | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| VisitorManager | Joe McCarthy |
| VisitorManagerTeam | NYY |
| HomeManager | Bill Terry |
| HomeManagerTeam | NYG |
| radio | CBS |
| NBC | |
| Mutual | |
| radio_announcers | Bill Dyer and France Laux (CBS) |
| Tom Manning and Red Barber (NBC) | |
| Bob Elson and Dick Bray (Mutual) | |
| firstpitch | None |
| attendance | 27,067 |
NBC Mutual Tom Manning and Red Barber (NBC) Bob Elson and Dick Bray (Mutual) The 1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the sixth playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. 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.
Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
American League
| Starters | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | *Lefty Gomez* | Yankees | 6 | |
| C | *Bill Dickey* | Yankees | 5 | |
| 1B | *Jimmie Foxx* | Red Sox | 6 | |
| 2B | *Charlie Gehringer* | Tigers | 6 | |
| 3B | Buddy Lewis | Senators | 1 | |
| SS | *Joe Cronin* | Red Sox | 5 | |
| LF | Mike Kreevich | White Sox | 1 | |
| CF | *Earl Averill* | Indians | 6 | |
| RF | *Joe DiMaggio* | Yankees | 3 |
| Pitchers | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Johnny Allen | Indians | 1 | |
| P | *Bob Feller* | Indians | 1 | |
| P | *Lefty Grove* | Red Sox | 5 | |
| P | Vern Kennedy | Tigers | 2 | |
| P | Johnny Murphy | Yankees | 2 | |
| P | Bobo Newsom | Browns | 1 | |
| P | *Red Ruffing* | Yankees | 2 |
| Reserves | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | *Rick Ferrell* | Senators | 6 | |
| C | Rudy York | Tigers | 1 | |
| 1B | *Lou Gehrig* | Yankees | 6 | |
| 1B | *Hank Greenberg* | Tigers | 2 | |
| 3B | Red Rolfe | Yankees | 2 | |
| SS | Cecil Travis | Senators | 1 | |
| OF | Doc Cramer | Red Sox | 3 | |
| OF | Bob Johnson | Athletics | 2 |
National League
| Starters | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Johnny Vander Meer | Reds | 1 | |
| C | *Ernie Lombardi* | Reds | 3 | |
| 1B | Frank McCormick | Reds | 1 | |
| 2B | *Billy Herman* | Cubs | 5 | |
| 3B | Stan Hack | Cubs | 1 | |
| SS | *Leo Durocher* | Dodgers | 2 | |
| LF | *Joe Medwick* | Cardinals | 5 | |
| CF | *Mel Ott* | Giants | 5 | |
| RF | Ival Goodman | Reds | 1 |
| Pitchers | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Mace Brown | Pirates | 1 | |
| P | Paul Derringer | Reds | 2 | |
| P | *Carl Hubbell* | Giants | 6 | |
| P | Bill Lee | Cubs | 1 | |
| P | Jim Turner | Bees | 1 |
| Reserves | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Harry Danning | Giants | 1 | |
| C | *Gabby Hartnett* | Cubs | 6 | |
| C | Babe Phelps | Dodgers | 1 | |
| 2B | Tony Cuccinello | Bees | 2 | |
| 3B | Cookie Lavagetto | Dodgers | 1 | |
| SS | *Arky Vaughan* | Pirates | 5 | |
| OF | Hank Leiber | Giants | 1 | |
| OF | Hersh Martin | Phillies | 1 | |
| OF | Jo-Jo Moore | Giants | 5 | |
| OF | *Lloyd Waner* | Pirates | 1 |
Game
Umpires
| Position | Umpire | League |
|---|---|---|
| Home Plate | *Bill Klem* | National |
| First Base | Harry Geisel | American |
| Second Base | Lee Ballanfant | National |
| Third Base | Steve Basil | American |
Starting lineups
| American League | National League | Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Mike Kreevich | White Sox | LF | **1** | Stan Hack | Cubs | 3B | ||
| **2** | Charlie Gehringer | Tigers | 2B | **2** | Billy Herman | Cubs | 2B | ||
| **3** | Earl Averill | Indians | CF | **3** | Ival Goodman | Reds | RF | ||
| **4** | Jimmie Foxx | Red Sox | 1B | **4** | Joe Medwick | Cardinals | LF | ||
| **5** | Joe DiMaggio | Yankees | RF | **5** | Mel Ott | Giants | CF | ||
| **6** | Bill Dickey | Yankees | C | **6** | Ernie Lombardi | Reds | C | ||
| **7** | Joe Cronin | Red Sox | SS | **7** | Frank McCormick | Reds | 1B | ||
| **8** | Buddy Lewis | Senators | 3B | **8** | Leo Durocher | Dodgers | SS | ||
| **9** | Lefty Gomez | Yankees | P | **9** | Johnny Vander Meer | Reds | P |
Game summary
References
References
- Player declined or was unable to play.
- (6 Jul 1938). "National League 4, American League 1".
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