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Miley BB CD 1938 All Star Game
Called by Dick Bray and Bob Elson

The National League takes a 4-0 lead into the ninth, before Joe Cronin doubles home Joe DiMaggio to avoid the shutout.  Johnny Vander Meer wins this game, less than a month after pitching two consecutive no-hitters.

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National League 4, American League 1

All-Star Game Played on Wednesday, July 6, 1938 (D) at Crosley Field

AL       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  4
NL 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 x - 4 8 0
BATTING
American League              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kreevich lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cramer ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gehringer 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2
Averill cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Foxx 1b,3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
DiMaggio rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
Dickey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Cronin ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 2
Lewis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gehrig ph,1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gomez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
York ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Grove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 5 24 7
FIELDING - 
E: Foxx (1), DiMaggio (1), Dickey (1), Cronin (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Dickey (1,off Lee); Cronin (1,off Brown).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: DiMaggio (1,2nd base off Brown/Lombardi).
National League              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hack 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2
Herman 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 4
Goodman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Medwick lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Ott cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
Lombardi c 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 0
McCormick 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 11 0
Durocher ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
Vander Meer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Leiber ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brown p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 33 4 8 2 0 7 27 12
BATTING - 
3B: Ott (1,off Allen).
HBP: Goodman (1,by Allen).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Goodman (1,2nd base off Allen/Dickey).
PITCHING
American League              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gomez L(0-1) 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 12
Allen 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 12
Grove 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 10
Totals 8 8 4 1 0 7 0 34
HBP: Allen (1,Goodman).
National League              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Vander Meer W(1-0) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10
Lee 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 11
Brown SV(1) 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 15
Totals 9 7 1 1 2 5 0 36
Umpires: HP - Bill Klem, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Steve Basil