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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 23, 1949
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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 23, 1949 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 7,695 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Cliff Mapes | Center Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Fred Sanford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil Coan | Center Fielder |
| Sherry Robertson | Second Baseman |
| Bud Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Ortiz | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Sam Dente | Shortstop |
| Jake Early | Catcher |
| Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
| Joe Kuhel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 23, 1949
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Harris
Mapes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Ortiz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ortiz. Robertson throws it away. That's an error on Robertson. Mapes goes all the way around to score. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Harris
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robertson misplays the ball. That's an error on Robertson. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Harris
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Sanford
Coan hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sanford
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Sanford
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harris
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Harris
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Coan. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanford vs. Harris
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keller scores. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mapes vs. Harris
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mapes for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Sanford
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Sanford
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Sanford
Dente is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Harris
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Harris
Bauer strikes out. There goes Henrich. The throw from Early to second, and they've got Henrich trapped. There's the throw to Robertson, and Henrich is out. There goes Berra. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Harris
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Sanford
Early hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sanford
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Sanford
Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Sanford
Robertson takes first base on ball four. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Sanford
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Harris
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Harris
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Sanford
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Sanford
Yost takes first base on ball four. Ortiz moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dente vs. Sanford
Dente hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman catches it and throws to second with Rizzuto covering, to double up Robinson. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Early vs. Sanford
Early is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Harris
Mapes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mapes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mapes scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Harris
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Harris
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Harris
Keller takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Harris
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Hittle
Lloyd Hittle now pitching.
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hittle vs. Sanford
Hittle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Sanford
Coan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Sanford
Robertson hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Sanford
Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hittle
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Early settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Early. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Hittle
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Hittle
Mapes hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hittle
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Hittle
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Sanford
Charlie Silvera now catching.
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sanford
Yost hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Hittle
Silvera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Hittle
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robertson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Hittle
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Hittle
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanford vs. Hittle
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hittle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Sanford
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Early vs. Sanford
Early hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sanford
Buddy Lewis pinch hits for Lloyd Hittle.
Lewis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Sanford
Coan hits a fly ball into center field. Mapes 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 9/23/1949, game 2 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 0 1 Coan G, cf 3 0 1 0
Mapes C, cf 3 2 1 0 Robertson S, 2b 2 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 4 3 4 0 Stewart B, lf 3 0 0 0
Henrich T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Ortiz R, rf 2 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 3 0 1 2 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 2 0
Silvera C, c 0 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 2 0 0 0
Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0 Dente S, ss 3 0 0 0
Keller C, lf 3 1 2 0 Early J, c 3 1 1 1
Coleman J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Harris M, p 1 0 0 0
Sanford F, p 4 0 0 0 Hittle L, p 1 0 0 0
Lewis B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 11 5 24 1 4 1
New York 211 030 0 -- 7
Washington 000 000 1 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford F (W) 7.0 4 1 1 4 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Harris M (L) 4.2 9 7 5 2 7
Hittle L 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Robertson S 2, Ortiz R, Yost E, Early J
DP -- New York 1, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 8, Washington 6
2B -- Coleman J
HR -- Early J
CS -- Henrich T
T -- 1:42
A -- 7695
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