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September 8, 1940

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Yankees 9 12 3
Red Sox 4 8 2
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Yankees 9 12 3
Red Sox 4 8 2

Ted Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .338
OBP .750 .448
At Bats 3 272
Hits 2 92
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 1 23
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 52
RBI’s 0 55

Spud Chandler Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 0
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Fenway Park - September 8, 1940
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Out
Spud Chandler
Buddy Rosar
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
Charlie Keller
Joe DiMaggio
George Selkirk
Ted Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 9 12 3 12
Boston Red Sox 4 8 2 9
Winning Pitcher Spud Chandler
Losing Pitcher Fritz Ostermueller
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Red Rolfe
Attendance 33,800
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Foxx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Rolfe strikes out.
Top 9 Emerson Dickman now pitching. Tom Carey now playing third base. Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Jim Bagby. Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Finney moves to third.
Bottom 8 Stan Spence pinch hits for Charlie Gelbert. Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doerr scores. Finney moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third.
Bottom 8 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe.
Top 8 Chandler strikes out.
Top 8 Jim Bagby now pitching. Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. DiMaggio scores. Dahlgren moves to second.
Top 8 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Rosar moves to second.
Top 8 Rosar is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Selkirk scores. DiMaggio moves to third.
Top 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out. Rolfe scores. Selkirk moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second.
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Rolfe moves to third. Selkirk moves to second.
Top 8 Earl Johnson now pitching. Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to third. Rolfe moves to second.
Top 8 Rolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Top 8 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cronin strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Williams reaches second base with a double. Foxx moves to third.
Bottom 7 Foxx takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Chandler strikes out.
Top 7 Crosetti is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Keller hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio moves to second.
Top 6 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren moves to third.
Top 5 Chandler strikes out.
Top 5 Crosetti hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Keller takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rolfe scores.
Top 4 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third.
Top 4 Rolfe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cramer. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores.
Top 4 Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Foxx hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. DiMaggio fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on DiMaggio. Cramer goes all the way around to score. Foxx moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio strikes out.
Top 3 Chandler hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fritz Ostermueller now pitching. Crosetti takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second.
Top 3 Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. Rosar scores.
Top 3 Rosar hits a line drive into right field. Cramer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cramer. Keller moves to third. Rosar moves to second.
Top 3 Keller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes DiMaggio trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 3 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler juggles the ball. That's an error on Chandler.
Bottom 2 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rolfe strikes out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to second.
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.