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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 23, 1947
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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 September 23, 1947 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Haefner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,475 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: Hal Weafer |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Sherry Robertson | Left Fielder |
| Gil Coan | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
| Mickey Haefner | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Spec Shea | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 23, 1947
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Shea
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Shea
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Shea
Coan takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spence vs. Shea
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan misplays the ball. That's an error on Sullivan. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Haefner
Lindell hits a popup towards short. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Haefner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Shea
Priddy hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Shea
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shea
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haefner
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Haefner
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Shea
Haefner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Shea
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Shea
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Shea
There goes Robertson. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Rizzuto applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Haefner
Shea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto hits a line drive towards third. Yost catches it and throws to first to double up Shea. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Shea
Coan hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Shea
Spence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Shea
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Haefner
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Haefner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Shea
Tommy Henrich now playing center field.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shea
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haefner vs. Shea
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Shea
Yost takes first base on ball four. Haefner moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Shea
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haefner
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Haefner
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Haefner
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Shea
Coan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Shea
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Shea
Priddy takes first base on ball four. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Shea
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Haefner
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Shea
Yogi Berra now playing left field.
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Shea
Haefner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Shea
Yost hits a popup towards the mound. Shea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Haefner
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Haefner
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haefner
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Haefner
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Shea
Robertson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Robertson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coan vs. Shea
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robertson scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Shea
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Haefner
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Spec Shea.
Brown hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball towards left. Robertson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robertson. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Spence who is chasing the ball. Rizzuto reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Haefner
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Priddy hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Page
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Page
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1947, game 2 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Robertson S, lf 3 1 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 1 0
Coan G, rf 3 0 0 0 Lindell J, lf 3 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 1 Berra Y, lf 1 0 0 0
Spence S, cf 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 2 1 2 1
Priddy J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Henrich T, cf 1 0 0 0
Sullivan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Phillips J, 1b 2 1 0 0
Mancuso F, c 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 1 1 2
Haefner M, p 3 0 0 0 Clark A, rf 3 0 1 0
Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0
Shea S, p 1 0 0 0
Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 1 2 1 28 3 5 3
Washington 000 000 010 -- 1
New York 000 100 20x -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Haefner M (L) 8.0 5 3 3 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea S (W) 8.0 2 1 1 7 4
Page J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Sullivan J, Robertson S
DP -- Washington 2, New York 1
LOB -- Washington 7, New York 3
2B -- Robertson S
3B -- Rizzuto P
HR -- DiMaggio J, Johnson B
CS -- Robertson S
T -- 1:32
A -- 5475
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