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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1948
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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 May 31, 1948 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sid Hudson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Red Jones 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Al Kozar | Second Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Bud Stewart | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Junior Wooten | Center Fielder |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Sid Hudson | Pitcher |
| Joe Kuhel | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Spec Shea | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1948
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--
Kozar vs. Shea
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coan vs. Shea
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stewart vs. Shea
Stewart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it 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: ---
Brown vs. Hudson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Hudson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Hudson
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hudson
DiMaggio 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: ---
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wooten vs. Shea
There goes Vernon. The throw from Berra and he is out, Rizzuto applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Shea
Wooten hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Shea
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Shea
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hudson
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hudson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Hudson
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field. Stewart picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stewart. Berra scores. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Hudson
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shea vs. Hudson
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Shea
Hudson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Shea
Yost 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Shea
Kozar hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hudson
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Hudson
Henrich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Hudson
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hudson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Hudson
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hudson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Hudson
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Shea
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Shea
Stewart hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hudson
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Hudson
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shea for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hudson
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Hudson
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Hudson
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Hudson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Candini
Milo Candini now pitching.
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Shea
Wooten hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Shea
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Shea
Sullivan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Candini
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Candini
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Candini
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Candini
Shea hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Candini
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Rizzuto trying to get to second. Coan throws the ball in to Yost who relays the ball to Kozar who tags Rizzuto for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Candini
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candini vs. Shea
Candini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Shea
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Candini moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kozar vs. Shea
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Candini moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coan vs. Shea
Coan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stewart vs. Shea
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stewart for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Candini
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Candini
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Candini
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Candini
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candini fields it and throws to first for the out. Keller moves to third. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Candini
McQuinn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Candini
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Keller scores. Berra moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shea vs. Candini
Shea strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Shea
Wooten hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Shea
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Candini
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Candini
Henrich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kozar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Candini
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Candini
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Shea
Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Shea
Early Wynn pinch hits for Milo Candini.
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Garcia
Ramon Garcia now pitching.
Berra bunts towards third. Yost can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Garcia
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Garcia
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wooten. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Berra scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzuto vs. Garcia
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shea vs. Garcia
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Evans and back to Sullivan, who tags Johnson for the out. McQuinn moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Garcia
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Brown reaches second base with a double. McQuinn scores. Shea moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henrich vs. Garcia
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Shea
Kozar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Shea
Coan hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Shea
Stewart hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Shea
Vernon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1948, game 1 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Brown B, 2b 4 2 3 1
Kozar A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 6 2 2 2
Coan G, lf 3 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 4 1 3 1
Stewart B, rf 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 1
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 5 2 3 0
Wooten J, cf 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Evans A, c 3 0 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 2 3 4
Sullivan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 0 1
Hudson S, p 1 0 0 0 Shea S, p 5 0 0 0
Candini M, p 0 0 0 0
Wynn E, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 2 0 39 10 16 10
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 012 221 02x -- 10
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson S (L) 3.2 8 5 5 3 0
Candini M 3.1 4 3 3 5 1
Garcia R 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea S (W) 9.0 2 0 0 4 3
E -- Stewart B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Washington 5, New York 13
2B -- McQuinn G, Brown B
HR -- Henrich T, McQuinn G
CS -- Vernon M
HBP -- by Shea S (Coan G)
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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