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August 9, 1939

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Yankees 13 15 2
Senators 8 11 1
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Yankees 13 15 2
Senators 8 11 1

Taffy Wright Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .347
OBP .250 .365
At Bats 4 170
Hits 1 59
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 1 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 2 37

Oral Hildebrand Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 0
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Griffith Stadium - August 9, 1939
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Out
Oral Hildebrand
Bill Dickey
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Taffy Wright
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 West hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jake Early now catching. DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DiMaggio for the out.
Bottom 8 Gelbert hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Case hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Early scores. Haynes moves to second.
Bottom 8 Haynes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Early moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jake Early pinch hits for Rick Ferrell. Early hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Oral Hildebrand now pitching. Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Keller is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 8 Ruffing strikes out.
Bottom 7 Travis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller throws the ball in to Crosetti who tags Travis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wright scores.
Bottom 7 Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Wright reaches second base with a double. West goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to second for the out. Haynes scores.
Bottom 7 Gelbert is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Case hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ferrell scores. Haynes moves to third.
Bottom 7 Haynes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ferrell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ferrell takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West who is chasing the ball. Selkirk reaches third base with a triple. Gordon goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Travis 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 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wright throws the ball in to Bloodworth who tags Keller, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Charlie Gelbert now playing third base. Joe Haynes now pitching. Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Charlie Gelbert pinch runs for Buddy Lewis. West hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing juggles the ball. That's an error on Ruffing.
Bottom 5 Case hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ruffing strikes out.
Top 5 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Dickey scores. Gordon moves to third. Selkirk moves to second.
Top 5 Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Top 5 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to second.
Top 5 Dickey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Keller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Masterson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ferrell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out.
Top 4 Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ruffing hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to second.
Top 4 Walt Masterson now pitching. Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Travis hits a line drive towards third. Rolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wright hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 West hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. West reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. Keller moves to third.
Top 3 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second.
Top 3 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Crosetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Dahlgren scores.
Top 3 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis juggles the ball. That's an error on Lewis. Selkirk moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second.
Top 3 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Case hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ferrell hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alex Carrasquel now pitching. Gordon strikes out.
Top 2 Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second.
Top 2 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Bloodworth reaches third base with a triple. Travis scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Travis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Travis reaches third base with a triple. West scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Case scores. West moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 West hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. West reaches second base with a double. Case moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe.
Top 1 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio scores. Dickey moves to second.
Top 1 Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. DiMaggio moves to third.
Top 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Keller moves to second.
Top 1 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second.
Top 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.