1938 – The West wins the 1938 East-West Game, 5-4, when Neil Robinson hits a 3-run inside-the-park homer between the legs of East CF Sammy Bankhead. Hilton Smith and Double Duty Radcliffe allow only one run in eight innings of relief for a struggling Sug Cornelius.

On August 21, 1938 — 1938 – The West wins the 1938 East-West Game, 5-4, when Neil Robinson hits a 3-run inside-the-park homer between the legs of East CF Sammy Bankhead. Hilton Smith and Double Duty Radcliffe allow only one run in eight innings of relief for a struggling Sug Cornelius.


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