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September 23, 1941

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Joe DiMaggio Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .355
OBP .500 .437
At Bats 4 524
Hits 2 186
• Singles 1 106
• Doubles 0 41
• Triples 0 11
• Home Runs 1 28
Walks 0 72
RBI’s 1 119

Herman Besse Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - September 23, 1941
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Single
Herman Besse
Hal Wagner
Bob Johnson
Crash Davis
Don Richmond
Fred Chapman
Elmer Valo
Sam Chapman
Eddie Collins
Joe DiMaggio
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. Priddy scores.
Bottom 8 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Priddy moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Priddy. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Priddy steals second.
Bottom 8 Priddy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Besse hits a popup, foul, towards first. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ruffing hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman misplays the ball. That's an error on Chapman. Gordon moves to third. Rosar moves to second.
Bottom 7 Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich scores.
Bottom 7 Rosar takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Henrich moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fred Chapman now playing shortstop. Herman Besse now pitching. Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Davis 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 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richmond scores.
Top 7 Richmond hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Richmond reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. Valo goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Miles scores. McCoy scores. Collins moves to second.
Top 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miles moves to third. McCoy moves to second.
Top 7 Benny McCoy pinch hits for Porter Vaughan. McCoy takes first base on ball four. Miles moves to second.
Top 7 Dee Miles pinch hits for Al Brancato. Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Ruffing moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Crosetti moves to third.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to second.
Bottom 6 Selkirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rosar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wagner 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 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 6 Buddy Rosar now catching. Johnson hits a fly ball towards left. Selkirk settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Selkirk. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rizzuto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruffing scores.
Bottom 5 Ruffing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins who is chasing the ball. Ruffing reaches third base with a triple. Crosetti goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond juggles the ball. That's an error on Richmond.
Top 5 Richmond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Selkirk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Davis catches it and throws to first to double up Dickey.
Bottom 4 Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Vaughan strikes out.
Top 4 Brancato takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Wagner moves to second.
Top 4 Wagner takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Top 4 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Vaughan covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ruffing hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Richmond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosetti fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto throws to second for one, and Gordon throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Vaughan scores. Valo moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second.
Top 3 Vaughan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Crosetti is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out.
Top 2 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffing covering, for the out.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Chapman hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to third.
Bottom 1 Henrich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Richmond hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.