October 1, 1938, At Wrigley Field, Game 1 of the World Series matched the New York Yankees , Red Ruffing, who had won 21 games during the season, against the Chicago Cubs’ 22-game winner Bill Lee. In the top of the second inning, Lou Gehrig walked and moved to third on a single by Bill Dickey. Georg
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