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September 8, 1940

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Top 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	1	0
Red Sox	0	1	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	2	0
Red Sox	0	1	1

Joe Gordon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.281
OBP	1.000	.339
At Bats	1	473
Hits	1	133
• Singles	0	83
• Doubles	0	19
• Triples	0	7
• Home Runs	1	24
Walks	0	38
RBI’s	1	75

Bill Fleming Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Fenway Park - September 8, 1940

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Single

Bill Fleming

Jimmie Foxx

Lou Finney

Bobby Doerr

Charlie Gelbert

Joe Cronin

Ted Williams

Dom DiMaggio

Doc Cramer

Joe Gordon

Babe Dahlgren

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Chandler strikes out.

Top 2 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gelbert.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 The ball gets by Foxx for a passed ball. Selkirk moves to second.

Top 1 Selkirk takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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