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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 17, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Mills |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,027 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gallagher | Left Fielder |
| Joe Glenn | Catcher |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Lefty Mills | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Jake Powell | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1939
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gomez
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Gomez
Hoag hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gomez
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Gomez
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Mills
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Mills
Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Mills
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Mills
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Gomez
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Gomez
There goes Berardino. The throw from Rosar and he is safe. Berardino steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Gomez
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glenn vs. Gomez
Glenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Gomez
Rosar fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rosar. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christman vs. Gomez
Christman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Mills
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Mills
Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Laabs. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosar vs. Mills
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Mills
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Gomez
Mills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gomez
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Gomez
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Mills
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Mills
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Mills
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Mills
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gomez
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Gomez
Laabs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Gomez
Berardino strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gallagher vs. Gomez
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Glenn vs. Gomez
Glenn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Mills
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Mills
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Mills
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Mills
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Gomez
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Gomez
Mills bunts towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Gomez
Heffner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christman moves to third. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoag vs. Gomez
Hoag hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christman scores. Mills scores. Heffner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Gomez
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dahlgren. Hoag moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Laabs vs. Gomez
Laabs takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berardino vs. Gomez
Gomez spins and fires to second, with Crosetti covering, and has McQuinn trapped. There's the throw to Rolfe who tags McQuinn for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Gomez
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Mills
Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Mills
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Mills
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Mills
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Gomez
Gallagher hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Gomez
Glenn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Gomez
Christman hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Gomez
Mills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Mills
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Mills
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Mills
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Mills
Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Mills
Rosar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Mills
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gomez
Heffner hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Gomez
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoag for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gomez
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Gomez
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Mills
Gomez hits a fly ball towards left. Gallagher settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gallagher. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Mills
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Mills
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Gomez
Berardino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Gomez
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glenn vs. Gomez
Glenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Gomez
Christman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Christman reaches second base with a double. Glenn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mills vs. Gomez
Mills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Mills
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Mills
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Mills
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gomez
Heffner hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Gomez
Hoag hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gomez
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Gomez
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Mills
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Mills
Rosar strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Mills
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Mills
Bill Knickerbocker pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1939, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Heffner D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 0 1 0
Hoag M, rf 5 0 1 2 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0
McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 3 0 Keller C, rf 3 0 0 0
Laabs C, cf 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0
Berardino J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gallagher J, lf 4 0 0 0 Powell J, lf 4 0 2 0
Glenn J, c 3 1 1 1 Rosar B, c 4 0 0 0
Christman M, ss 4 1 2 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 2 1
Mills L, p 3 1 0 0 Gomez L, p 3 0 0 0
Knickerbocker B, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 33 1 6 1
St.Louis 000 021 000 -- 3
New York 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mills L (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L) 9.0 9 3 2 4 8
E -- Rosar B, Rolfe R, Dahlgren B, Gallagher J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, New York 8
2B -- Powell J, McQuinn G, Christman M
HR -- Dahlgren B, Glenn J
SB -- Berardino J
SH -- Mills L
T -- 1:55
A -- 21027
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