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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 24, 1941 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,935 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Sturm | First Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 1941
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gomez
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Gomez
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Rosar and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Gomez
Finney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Johnson
Sturm strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Johnson
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Johnson
Henrich hits a popup towards third. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gomez
Fox hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Gomez
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Johnson
Keller strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gomez
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Gomez
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Gomez
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Johnson
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crosetti for the out. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rosar moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sturm vs. Johnson
Sturm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome hits a popup towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Gomez
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Gomez
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finney vs. Gomez
Finney hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Johnson
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Johnson
Henrich hits a line drive into right field. Fox picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fox. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Foxx. Henrich scores. DiMaggio moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Johnson
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Johnson
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cronin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Gomez
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Gomez
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Johnson
Sturm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sturm for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Johnson
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gomez
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Gomez
Finney hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Johnson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on DiMaggio. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Johnson
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Cronin reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Gomez
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Branch
Norm Branch now pitching.
Newsome hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Branch
Pytlak hits a line drive towards first. Sturm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Johnson
Rosar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Johnson
Crosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Johnson
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Norm Branch.
Ruffing hits a line drive towards the mound. Johnson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Rosar moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sturm vs. Johnson
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch runs for Red Ruffing.
Sturm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosar scores. Crosetti scores. Bordagaray moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Johnson
Rolfe bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to third for the out. Sturm moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Johnson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. Sturm moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sturm scores. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Fleming
Bill Fleming now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Fleming
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching. Stan Spence pinch hits for Bill Fleming.
Spence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Murphy
DiMaggio 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 -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Murphy
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Murphy
Williams 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 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Wilson
Jack Wilson now pitching.
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Wilson
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Wilson
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. Rosar moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Wilson
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sturm vs. Wilson
Sturm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Murphy
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Murphy
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Murphy
Fox takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judd vs. Murphy
Oscar Judd pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
Judd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. Cronin moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pytlak vs. Murphy
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1941 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 1 Sturm J, 1b 5 1 1 2
Finney L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 3 2 0 Henrich T, rf 4 1 1 0
Foxx J, 3b 4 1 1 1 DiMaggio J, cf 4 2 1 2
Cronin J, ss 4 1 2 2 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 1
Fox P, rf 4 0 2 2 Keller C, lf 3 0 1 1
Newsome S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rosar B, c 4 1 3 0
Judd O, ph 1 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 1 1 0
Pytlak F, c 5 0 0 0 Gomez L, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 3 1 1 0 Branch N, p 0 0 0 0
Fleming B, p 0 0 0 0 Ruffing R, ph 1 0 1 0
Spence S, ph 1 0 0 0 Bordagaray F, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0
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36 6 9 6 35 7 9 6
Boston 002 110 200 -- 6
New York 000 201 40x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (L) 6.2 9 7 4 0 3
Fleming B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Wilson J 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L 6.1 9 6 6 5 2
Branch N (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Murphy J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 3 0
E -- Crosetti F, Fox P, Foxx J, DiMaggio D, Pytlak F
LOB -- Boston 11, New York 6
2B -- Cronin J
3B -- Foxx J, DiMaggio D
CS -- DiMaggio D
WP -- Fleming B
T -- 2:23
A -- 20935
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