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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1941
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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 August 31, 1941 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Sturm | First Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Cecil Travis | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| George Archie | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Jake Early | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1941
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Leonard
Sturm strikes out. The ball gets by Early. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Leonard
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis misplays the ball. That's an error on Travis. Sturm moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Leonard
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Sturm moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out. Sturm scores. Rolfe moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. Leonard
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Gomez
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gomez
Lewis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Gomez
Travis hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Leonard
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Leonard
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Gomez
Vernon hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archie vs. Gomez
Archie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Gomez
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Leonard
Gomez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Gomez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sturm vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sturm vs. Leonard
Sturm hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gomez scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Leonard
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Leonard
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Gomez
Early hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Gomez
Leonard bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Early moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Case vs. Gomez
Case hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Leonard
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Leonard
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Dickey scores. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Selkirk moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Leonard
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Case throws the ball in to Vernon who tags Rizzuto trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Selkirk scores. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Leonard
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Leonard
Sturm hits a popup towards short. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gomez
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Gomez
Travis hits a popup towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Gomez
Vernon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Leonard
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 -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Leonard
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Leonard
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archie vs. Gomez
Archie hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Gomez
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Gomez
Early hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Gomez
Leonard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henrich. Leonard reaches second base with a double. Henrich throws the ball in to Gordon who relays the ball to Rizzuto who tags Leonard trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Early goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Leonard
Selkirk hits a popup towards short. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Leonard
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Leonard
Gomez 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Gomez
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gomez
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Leonard
Sturm hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Leonard
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Leonard
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Gomez
Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Gomez
Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archie vs. Gomez
Archie hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Leonard
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Leonard
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Early vs. Murphy
Early hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myer vs. Murphy
Buddy Myer pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Case vs. Murphy
Case hits a popup towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Murphy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Zuber
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Zuber
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturm vs. Zuber
Sturm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Zuber
The ball gets by Early for a passed ball. Rizzuto moves to third. Sturm moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rolfe vs. Zuber
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Zuber
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Murphy
Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Murphy
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Murphy
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1941 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Sturm J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Case G, lf 4 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0
Henrich T, cf 5 0 1 0 Lewis B, rf 4 1 2 1
Keller C, lf 4 0 0 1 Travis C, ss 4 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 4 1 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Selkirk G, rf 4 1 1 0 Archie G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 3 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 1 Early J, c 3 1 3 0
Gomez L, p 3 1 1 0 Leonard D, p 1 0 1 1
Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0 Myer B, ph 1 0 0 0
Zuber B, p 0 0 0 0
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37 5 10 3 31 2 8 2
New York 101 300 000 -- 5
Washington 100 010 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (W) 7.0 5 2 2 0 0
Murphy J (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 8.0 9 5 4 0 3
Zuber B 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
E -- Early J, Travis C
DP -- New York 2, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 7, Washington 3
2B -- Gomez L, Leonard D, Gordon J
HR -- Lewis B
SH -- Leonard D
WP -- Leonard D 2
PB -- Early J
T -- 1:52
A -- 12000
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