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June 29, 1940

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Athletics 9 11 3
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Joe DiMaggio Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .333
OBP .750 .429
At Bats 4 138
Hits 3 46
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 3 30

Nels Potter Season Stats

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4 5 0
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Yankee Stadium - June 29, 1940
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Fielder's Choice
Nels Potter
Hal Wagner
Dick Siebert
Al Rubeling
Benny McCoy
Al Brancato
Bob Johnson
Dee Miles
Wally Moses
Joe DiMaggio
Red Rolfe
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to home to get Rolfe. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolfe moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rolfe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Rolfe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Crosetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Moses hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brancato hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Potter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rosar hits a line drive into center field. Miles picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miles. Rubeling fumbles the ball. That's an error on Rubeling. Selkirk scores. Rosar moves to third.
Bottom 7 Nels Potter now pitching. Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Bottom 7 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles who is chasing the ball. Selkirk reaches third base with a triple. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Miles hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Murphy now pitching. Wagner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Wagner reaches second base with a double. Siebert goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brancato scores. Moses scores.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McCoy bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Brancato moves to third. Moses moves to second.
Top 7 Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brancato moves to second.
Top 7 Brancato hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out.
Bottom 6 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. McCoy juggles the ball. That's an error on McCoy.
Bottom 6 Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Heusser is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Rubeling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores.
Top 6 Bump Hadley now pitching. Miles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebert scores. Wagner moves to second.
Top 6 Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Siebert moves to third.
Top 6 Siebert takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McCoy strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 5 Rosar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Gordon. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Gordon steals second.
Bottom 5 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moses 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 5 Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti.
Top 5 Heusser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miles hits a line drive to right field. Keller throws towards third. Rolfe fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rolfe. Miles moves to second.
Top 5 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Heusser covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Chandler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Siebert 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 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCoy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rosar hits a popup towards third. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benny McCoy now playing third base. Al Rubeling now playing second base. Hal Wagner now catching. Dee Miles now playing center field. Ed Heusser Gordon strikes out.
Top 3 Brancato 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 3 Dean hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rubeling for the out.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Crosetti scores. Rolfe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Keller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chandler scores. Crosetti moves to third.
Bottom 2 Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. Chandler moves to third.
Bottom 2 Chandler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to second.
Bottom 2 Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Siebert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dean, and towards Brancato, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 1 McCoy 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 1 Moses strikes out.
Top 1 Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.