Yankees @ Senators
August 31, 1941

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 10 0
Senators 2 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 10 0
Senators 2 8 2

Mickey Vernon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .213
OBP .000 .257
At Bats 3 136
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 23

Johnny Murphy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 11
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Griffith Stadium - August 31, 1941
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Out
Johnny Murphy
Bill Dickey
Johnny Sturm
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Phil Rizzuto
Charlie Keller
Tommy Henrich
George Selkirk
Mickey Vernon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 10 0 7
Washington Senators 2 8 2 3
Winning Pitcher Lefty Gomez
Losing Pitcher Dutch Leonard
Save Johnny Murphy
Game Winning RBI Johnny Sturm
Attendance 12,000
Time of Game 1 hour 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Travis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 The ball gets by Early for a passed ball. Rizzuto moves to third. Sturm moves to second.
Top 9 Sturm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second.
Top 9 Murphy strikes out.
Top 9 Rizzuto takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bill Zuber now pitching. Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Case hits a popup towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddy Myer pinch hits for Dutch Leonard. Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Early hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnny Murphy now pitching. Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out.
Bottom 7 Archie hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sturm hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Case hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gomez 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 6 Rizzuto strikes out.
Top 6 Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Gordon reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Selkirk hits a popup towards short. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henrich. Leonard reaches second base with a double. Henrich throws the ball in to Gordon who relays the ball to Rizzuto who tags Leonard trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Early goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Early hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Archie hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vernon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Travis hits a popup towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sturm hits a popup towards short. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gomez strikes out.
Top 4 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Case throws the ball in to Vernon who tags Rizzuto trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Selkirk scores. Gordon goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Selkirk moves to third.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Dickey scores. Selkirk moves to second.
Top 4 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third.
Top 4 Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cramer hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Case hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Leonard bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Early moves to second.
Bottom 3 Early hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolfe moves to second.
Top 3 Rolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sturm hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gomez scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Gomez moves to third.
Top 3 Gomez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Gomez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Archie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Vernon hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Travis hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keller for the out. Sturm scores. Rolfe moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Sturm moves to third. Rolfe moves to second.
Top 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis misplays the ball. That's an error on Travis. Sturm moves to second.
Top 1 Sturm strikes out. The ball gets by Early. He chases the ball to the backstop.