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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 17, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on May 17, 1942 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Jerry Priddy | Third Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Roy Cullenbine | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Chet Laabs | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 17, 1942
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Auker
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Auker
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Auker
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cullenbine vs. Ruffing
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutteridge scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Judnich vs. Ruffing
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Ruffing
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Auker
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Auker
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Ruffing
Swift strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Ruffing
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Gutteridge reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Priddy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Auker
Priddy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Auker
Ruffing strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Auker
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Auker
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Ruffing
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Ruffing
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Ruffing
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Auker
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Auker
Keller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Ruffing
Swift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auker vs. Ruffing
Auker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Auker
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Auker
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Ruffing
Cullenbine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Ruffing
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Auker
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Auker
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Auker
Hassett hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Auker
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ruffing
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Ruffing
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Ruffing
Swift hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Auker
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Auker
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off McQuinn, and towards Gutteridge, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Auker
Priddy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Ruffing
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge hits a popup towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Ruffing
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Auker
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Auker
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Auker
Hassett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Auker
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Ruffing
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Ruffing
Judnich strikes out. There goes McQuinn. The throw from Dickey to Crosetti, and McQuinn is out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Auker
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Auker
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Auker
Tuck Stainback pinch runs for Bill Dickey. George Selkirk pinch hits for Jerry Priddy.
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stainback moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosar vs. Auker
Buddy Rosar pinch hits for Red Ruffing.
Rosar hits a fly ball into left field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1942, game 1 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 2 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Hassett B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Henrich T, rf 4 0 1 0 Cullenbine R, lf 3 0 1 1
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 2 0
Keller C, lf 4 0 0 0 Judnich W, cf 4 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 3 2 Laabs C, rf 2 1 1 3
Dickey B, c 3 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 3 0 0 0
Stainback T, pr 0 0 0 0 Swift B, c 3 0 1 0
Priddy J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Auker E, p 3 0 0 0
Selkirk G, ph 1 0 1 0
Ruffing R, p 3 0 0 0
Rosar B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 30 4 8 4
New York 010 000 001 -- 2
St.Louis 400 000 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 8.0 8 4 4 2 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
DP -- New York 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 4
2B -- McQuinn G, DiMaggio J, Gutteridge D
HR -- Laabs C, Gordon J
CS -- McQuinn G
T -- 1:46
A -- 0
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