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Senators 8 @ Yankees 9
Yankee Stadium
August 17, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on August 17, 1939 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Senators with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateAugust 17, 1939 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 8 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 9 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 9
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherJohnny Murphy  
Losing PitcherPete Appleton  
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Game Winning RBIBuddy Rosar 

Game Info

DateAugust 17, 1939 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Krakauskas  
Home Starting PitcherAtley Donald  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance6,704 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Summers
1B: George Pipgras
2B: (none)
3B: Steve Basil

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
George Case  Right Fielder 
Buddy Lewis  Third Baseman 
Sam West  Center Fielder 
Taffy Wright  Left Fielder 
Cecil Travis  Shortstop 
Jimmy Bloodworth  Second Baseman 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Tony Giuliani  Catcher 
Joe Krakauskas  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Red Rolfe  Third Baseman 
Charlie Keller  Right Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
George Selkirk  Left Fielder 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Atley Donald  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

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Senators 8 @ Yankees 9
Yankee Stadium
August 17, 1939

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/17/1939 -- Washington at New York (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Case G, rf            5  2  1  0   Crosetti F, ss        5  3  2  0   
Lewis B, 3b           5  2  3  0   Rolfe R, 3b           4  4  1  0   
West S, cf            6  1  2  1   Keller C, rf          1  1  0  0   
Wright T, lf          5  2  2  1   DiMaggio J, cf        4  1  1  5   
Travis C, ss          5  0  2  2   Dickey B, c           2  0  0  0   
Bloodworth J, 2b      5  1  1  1   Rosar B, ph-c         3  0  1  2   
Vernon M, 1b          5  0  2  1   Gordon J, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Giuliani T, c         5  0  0  0   Selkirk G, lf         5  0  2  0   
Krakauskas J, p       1  0  0  0   Dahlgren B, 1b        4  0  1  0   
Myer B, ph            0  0  0  0   Donald A, p           1  0  0  0   
Appleton P, p         3  0  0  0   Hadley B, p           3  0  1  0   
                                   Murphy J, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45  8 13  6                        37  9  9  7

Washington       013 011 020 0 --  8
New York         203 201 000 1 --  9
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Krakauskas J          3.0  4  5  5  5  1
Appleton P (L)        6.2  5  4  1  6  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Donald A              3.1  5  4  1  3  0
Hadley B              4.0  6  4  4  1  1
Murphy J (W)          2.2  2  0  0  0  1

E -- Dickey B, Dahlgren B, Travis C 2, DiMaggio J
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 11, New York 12
3B -- Crosetti F
HR -- DiMaggio J, Bloodworth J
CS -- Selkirk G
SF -- Rosar B
HBP -- by Appleton P (Dahlgren B)
WP -- Krakauskas J
T -- 2:43
A -- 6704

    

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