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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 16, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 16, 1941 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 1941 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 16, 1941 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
Home Starting Pitcher | Marv Breuer |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Collins | Right Fielder |
Crash Davis | Second Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
Al Brancato | Shortstop |
Nels Potter | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Johnny Sturm | First Baseman |
Marv Breuer | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 16, 1941
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Breuer
Collins bunts towards the mound. Breuer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Breuer
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Breuer
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Breuer
There goes Collins. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Potter
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Potter
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Rizzuto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Henrich scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Breuer
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Breuer
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Breuer
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Potter
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Potter
Sturm hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Potter
Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Breuer
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Breuer
Potter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Breuer
Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Collins reaches second base with a double. Potter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Breuer
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Potter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Breuer
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Potter
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Potter
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis misplays the ball. That's an error on Davis. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Breuer
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Breuer
Siebert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Breuer
Suder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Breuer
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gordon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Potter
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturm vs. Potter
Sturm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sturm for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Breuer vs. Potter
Breuer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Potter
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Breuer
Potter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Breuer
Collins hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Breuer
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Potter
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Potter
There goes Henrich. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Henrich steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Potter
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Breuer
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Breuer
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Breuer
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman hits a line drive into right field. Henrich picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Henrich. Siebert goes all the way around to score. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Suder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Murphy
Brancato hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Brancato reaches second base with a double. Suder moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Potter vs. Murphy
Potter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Suder scores. Brancato scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Murphy
Collins hits a line drive into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Murphy
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Potter
Sturm hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Potter
George Selkirk pinch hits for Johnny Murphy.
Selkirk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Potter
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peek
Steve Peek now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Peek
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Peek
Siebert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Peek
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Peek
Suder hits a popup towards first. Sturm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Potter
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Peek
Brancato takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Peek
Potter bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Peek
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brancato moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Peek
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. Brancato scores. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peek
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Peek
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Potter
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturm vs. Potter
Sturm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordagaray vs. Potter
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Steve Peek.
Bordagaray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Potter
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sturm moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Potter
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Potter covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Stanceu
Charley Stanceu now pitching.
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. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Stanceu
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Stanceu
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Potter
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Potter covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Potter
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Potter
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/1941 -- Philadelphia at New York (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Collins E, rf 5 0 3 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 3 1 Davis C, 2b 5 0 0 2 Rolfe R, 3b 5 1 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 1 1 1 Henrich T, rf 3 2 1 1 Hayes F, c 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 5 1 4 2 Siebert D, 1b 5 3 3 3 Keller C, lf 5 0 0 1 Chapman S, cf 5 1 2 0 Gordon J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Suder P, 3b 5 1 1 1 Dickey B, c 3 1 0 0 Brancato A, ss 3 2 1 0 Sturm J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Potter N, p 3 1 1 2 Breuer M, p 2 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0 Selkirk G, ph 1 1 1 1 Peek S, p 0 0 0 0 Bordagaray F, ph 1 0 0 0 Stanceu C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 10 13 9 37 7 10 7 Philadelphia 001 105 210 -- 10 New York 201 111 001 -- 7 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Potter N (W) 9.0 10 7 6 5 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Breuer M 5.1 7 5 5 2 4 Murphy J (L) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 Peek S 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 Stanceu C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Davis C, Henrich T DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 8 2B -- Henrich T, DiMaggio J 2, Collins E, Rizzuto P, Brancato A HR -- Siebert D 2, Johnson B, Selkirk G, DiMaggio J SB -- Henrich T CS -- Collins E A -- 0
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