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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 29, 1940
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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 August 29, 1940 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 29, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Right Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Marius Russo | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 29, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Russo
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Russo
Laabs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Rolfe hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Kennedy
Henrich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Kennedy
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Kennedy
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Russo
Judnich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Russo
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Russo
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Judnich scores. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Russo
Berardino hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Kennedy
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Kennedy
Russo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Russo
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Russo
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Russo
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Russo
Laabs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Kennedy
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller 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 4
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Russo
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Russo
Clift strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Kennedy
Selkirk 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Kennedy
Dickey 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Kennedy
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russo vs. Kennedy
Russo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Russo
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Russo
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Russo
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Russo
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Laabs. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. Kennedy
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Kennedy
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Kennedy
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Keller moves to third. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. Selkirk scores. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Mills
Lefty Mills now pitching.
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russo vs. Mills
Russo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Dahlgren moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Mills
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner misplays the ball. That's an error on Heffner. Dahlgren scores. Crosetti moves to third. Russo moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rolfe vs. Mills
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Mills
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Crosetti scores. Russo moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keller vs. Bildilli
Emil Bildilli now pitching.
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Russo scores. Gordon moves to third. Henrich moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Selkirk vs. Bildilli
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. Gordon scores. Henrich moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Bildilli
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Bildilli
Dahlgren 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 6
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Russo
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Russo
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bildilli
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bildilli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Bildilli
Russo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bildilli
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russo moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Bildilli
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Bildilli covering, for the out. Russo moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henrich vs. Bildilli
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bildilli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Russo
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Russo
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Russo
McQuinn hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Russo
Berardino hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Clift moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swift vs. Russo
Swift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Swift reaches second base with a double. Clift scores. McQuinn scores. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoag vs. Russo
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Emil Bildilli.
Hoag is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heffner vs. Russo
Heffner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
Keller 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, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Coffman
Selkirk hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Coffman
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Russo
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Russo
Judnich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Coffman
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Coffman
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russo vs. Coffman
Russo takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Coffman
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Coffman
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Russo
Clift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Russo
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Russo
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Russo
Swift hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Russo
Alan Strange pinch hits for Slick Coffman.
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1940, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Heffner D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 6 2 2 1
Laabs C, rf 3 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 6 1 1 0
Radcliff R, lf 4 0 0 0 Henrich T, cf 3 1 1 1
Judnich W, cf 4 1 1 0 Keller C, rf 5 1 2 3
Clift H, 3b 4 1 2 0 Selkirk G, lf 3 1 0 1
McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 1
Berardino J, ss 4 0 3 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 5 1 3 2
Swift B, c 4 0 2 2 Crosetti F, ss 3 1 0 0
Kennedy V, p 2 0 1 0 Russo M, p 2 1 1 1
Mills L, p 0 0 0 0
Bildilli E, p 0 0 0 0
Hoag M, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0
Strange A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 37 10 11 10
St.Louis 010 000 200 -- 3
New York 000 0(10)0 00x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L)* 4.0 8 7 7 5 1
Mills L 0.1 1 3 2 2 1
Bildilli E 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Coffman S 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (W) 9.0 10 3 3 1 5
* Pitched to 7 batters in 5th
E -- Heffner D
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 13
2B -- Gordon J, Swift B
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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