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May 8, 1940

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Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 10 14 0
Yankees 1 7 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 10 14 0
Yankees 4 8 1

Joe Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .222
OBP .333 .269
At Bats 3 63
Hits 1 14
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 9

Al Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Yankee Stadium - May 8, 1940
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Home Run
Al Smith
Rollie Hemsley
Hal Trosky
Ray Mack
Ken Keltner
Lou Boudreau
Jeff Heath
Roy Weatherly
Ben Chapman
Joe Gordon
Bill Dickey
Charlie Keller
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. Keller moves to third.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. Keller moves to second.
Bottom 8 Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 8 Heath takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Chapman moves to third.
Top 8 Trosky hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Donald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boudreau 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 7 Smith hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hemsley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Selkirk hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Dickey moves to third.
Bottom 6 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Keltner strikes out.
Top 6 Heath takes first base on ball four. Weatherly scores. Chapman moves to third. Trosky moves to second.
Top 6 Trosky takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second.
Top 6 Atley Donald now pitching. Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Selkirk. Weatherly moves to third.
Top 6 Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau scores.
Top 6 Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Mack scores. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mack moves to second.
Top 6 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Hemsley bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second.
Bottom 5 Breuer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Heath strikes out.
Top 5 Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Chapman strikes out.
Top 5 Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boudreau moves to second.
Top 5 Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mack for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Keltner moves to third.
Top 4 Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to second.
Top 4 Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heath hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crosetti hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dickey fires to first and picks off Smith.
Top 3 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keltner moves to second.
Top 2 Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Heath hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosetti scores.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Smith Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 1 Keller hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out.
Top 1 Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.