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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 21, 1953
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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 May 21, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Walt Masterson |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 16,026 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Grover Froese 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Scotty Robb |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Irv Noren | Right Fielder |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Walt Masterson | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 21, 1953
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Masterson
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Masterson
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Masterson
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Masterson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Ford
There goes Yost. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Yost steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Ford
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Ford
Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Ford
There goes Vernon. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Ford
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Ford
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball 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: ---
Mantle vs. Masterson
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Masterson
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Masterson
McDougald is hit by the pitch. Mantle moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Masterson
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mantle scores. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Masterson
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Masterson
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Ford
Busby hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masterson vs. Ford
Masterson takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Ford
Ford fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ford. Fitz Gerald scores. Masterson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Masterson
Noren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Masterson
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Masterson
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Ford
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Ford
Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Ford
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Ford
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields it and throws to home to get Terwilliger. Vollmer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Vollmer moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Busby vs. Ford
Busby takes first base on ball four. Vollmer scores. Jensen moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fitz Gerald vs. Scarborough
Ray Scarborough now pitching.
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarborough fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Masterson
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Masterson
Woodling hits a line drive into center field. Busby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Busby. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Masterson
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Masterson
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Masterson
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woodling scores. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scarborough vs. Masterson
Scarborough is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masterson vs. Scarborough
Masterson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Scarborough
Charlie Silvera now catching. Gil McDougald now playing second base. Andy Carey now playing third base.
Yost bunts towards the mound. Scarborough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Masterson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Scarborough
Scarborough spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Scarborough. Masterson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Scarborough
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Masterson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Scarborough
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Scarborough
Vollmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. McDonald
Jim McDonald now pitching.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Masterson
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Masterson
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvera vs. Masterson
Silvera takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Masterson
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Masterson
Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. McDonald
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. McDonald
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. McDonald
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Masterson
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Masterson
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Masterson
Rizzuto hits a line drive towards short. Runnels catches it and throws to second to double up McDougald. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Masterson
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masterson vs. McDonald
Masterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McDonald
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. McDonald
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Masterson
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Masterson
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Masterson
Johnny Mize pinch hits for Charlie Silvera.
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Masterson
Art Schult pinch runs for Johnny Mize.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Schult moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. Sima
Al Sima now pitching. Hank Bauer pinch hits for Gene Woodling.
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins scores. Schult scores. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Dixon
Sonny Dixon now pitching.
McDougald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vollmer. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Mantle scores. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Dixon
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzuto vs. Dixon
Rizzuto is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bollweg vs. Dixon
Don Bollweg pinch hits for Jim McDonald.
Bollweg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching. Ralph Houk now catching. Irv Noren now playing left field. Hank Bauer now playing right field.
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Gorman
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Dixon
Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Dixon
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Houk vs. Dixon
Houk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Dixon
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Gorman
Runnels hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Gorman
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Gorman
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Dixon
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Dixon
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Dixon
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gorman
Gil Coan pinch hits for Sonny Dixon.
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gorman
Yost hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Gorman
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1953 -- New York at Washington (N)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Noren I, rf-lf 5 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 0
Collins J, 1b 5 1 3 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 0 1
Berra Y, c 2 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 1
Silvera C, c 0 0 0 0 Vollmer C, lf 3 1 2 1
Mize J, ph 1 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 0 0 0
Schult A, pr 0 1 0 0 Runnels P, ss 3 0 0 0
Houk R, c 1 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 3 0 0 1
Mantle M, cf 3 2 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 1 0 0
Woodling G, lf 2 2 1 0 Masterson W, p 1 1 0 0
Bauer H, ph-rf 2 0 1 2 Sima A, p 0 0 0 0
McDougald G, 3b-2b 3 0 2 1 Dixon S, p 0 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0
Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 2 2
Ford W, p 1 0 0 0
Scarborough R, p 1 0 0 0
McDonald J, p 1 0 0 0
Bollweg D, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
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36 6 12 5 28 5 4 4
New York 020 100 300 -- 6
Washington 111 200 000 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W 2.2 2 3 2 7 1
Scarborough R 0.2 2 2 2 2 0
McDonald J (W) 2.2 0 0 0 1 0
Gorman T (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson W (L) 6.1 8 6 6 5 5
Sima A* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Dixon S 2.2 3 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Ford W, Busby J, Scarborough R
DP -- New York 2, Washington 3
LOB -- New York 10, Washington 6
2B -- Vernon M, McDougald G
SB -- Yost E
CS -- Vernon M
HBP -- by Masterson W (McDougald G)
T -- 3:02
A -- 16026
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