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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on September 4, 1940 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Sundra |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Krakauskas |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Steve Sundra | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Cecil Travis | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Jack Sanford | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Pofahl | Shortstop |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Joe Krakauskas | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Krakauskas
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Krakauskas
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Krakauskas
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Krakauskas
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Sundra
Case hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Case reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Sundra
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Case moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Sundra
Walker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rosar scoops up the ball and tags Walker for the out. Case scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Sundra
Travis hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Krakauskas
Rosar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Krakauskas
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosar moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Krakauskas
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Krakauskas
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rosar scores. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundra vs. Krakauskas
Sundra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keller moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Krakauskas
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Case. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Keller scores. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Krakauskas
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Sundra
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Sundra
Sanford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Sanford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pofahl vs. Sundra
Pofahl hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Sundra
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Krakauskas vs. Sundra
Krakauskas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Krakauskas
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Krakauskas
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pofahl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Krakauskas
Rosar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Krakauskas
Keller takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to third. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Krakauskas
Dahlgren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. Krakauskas
Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Sundra
Case bunts towards the mound. Sundra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Sundra
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Case moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Sundra
Walker hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Case moves to third. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Travis vs. Sundra
Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Case scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Sundra
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. Lewis scores. Walker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanford vs. Sundra
Sanford hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bloodworth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pofahl vs. Sundra
Pofahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundra vs. Krakauskas
Sundra hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Krakauskas
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Krakauskas
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Sundra
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krakauskas vs. Sundra
Krakauskas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Krakauskas reaches second base with a double. Henrich throws the ball in to Rolfe who tags Krakauskas trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Sundra
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Sundra
Sundra fires to first and picks off Case. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Krakauskas
Henrich bunts towards the mound. Krakauskas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Krakauskas
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Krakauskas
Rosar hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Lewis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lewis. Bloodworth throws it away. That's an error on Bloodworth. Henrich goes all the way around to score. Rosar moves all the way to home. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Krakauskas
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Krakauskas
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sundra
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sundra
Lewis is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Sundra
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Travis vs. Sundra
Travis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Walker moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bloodworth vs. Breuer
Marv Breuer now pitching.
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker scores. Travis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanford vs. Breuer
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pofahl vs. Breuer
Pofahl is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Krakauskas
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pofahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Krakauskas
Breuer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Krakauskas
Gordon hits a fly ball towards left. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Krakauskas
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Breuer
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krakauskas vs. Breuer
Krakauskas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Breuer
Case hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Krakauskas
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Krakauskas
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Krakauskas
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Breuer
Lewis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Breuer
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Breuer
Travis 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
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Krakauskas
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Krakauskas
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Krakauskas
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knickerbocker vs. Krakauskas
Bill Knickerbocker pinch hits for Marv Breuer.
Knickerbocker strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Krakauskas
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rolfe vs. Krakauskas
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Murphy
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pofahl vs. Murphy
Pofahl strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Krakauskas
Henrich hits a popup towards third. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Krakauskas
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Case. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosar vs. Krakauskas
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Krakauskas
Keller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1940 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 2 Case G, cf 4 2 3 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Lewis B, rf 3 2 1 0
Henrich T, rf 5 1 2 0 Walker G, lf 4 2 2 1
DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 0 Travis C, 3b 4 0 1 2
Rosar B, c 4 2 2 1 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 3
Keller C, lf 3 1 1 0 Sanford J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pofahl J, ss 4 0 0 0
Crosetti F, ss 4 1 1 1 Ferrell R, c 2 0 0 0
Sundra S, p 2 0 0 0 Krakauskas J, p 3 0 1 0
Breuer M, p 1 0 0 0
Knickerbocker B, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 10 4 32 6 10 6
New York 030 020 000 -- 5
Washington 103 020 00x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sundra S (L)* 4.0 10 6 4 2 1
Breuer M 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Murphy J 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Krakauskas J (W) 9.0 10 5 4 4 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Bloodworth J, Lewis B, Gordon J, Walker G
LOB -- New York 10, Washington 4
2B -- Case G, Gordon J, Sanford J, Bloodworth J, Krakauskas J, Rosar B, DiMaggio J
T -- 1:50
A -- 5000
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