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Yankees 13 @ Senators 8
Griffith Stadium
August 9, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on August 9, 1939 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 13 to 8.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1939 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 13 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 13
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRed Ruffing  
Losing PitcherKen Chase  
SaveOral Hildebrand  
Game Winning RBIJoe DiMaggio 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1939 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherRed Ruffing  
Home Starting PitcherKen Chase  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance14,000 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill McGowan
1B: Bill Grieve
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Red Rolfe  Third Baseman 
Charlie Keller  Right Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
George Selkirk  Left Fielder 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Red Ruffing  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
George Case  Right Fielder 
Buddy Lewis  Third Baseman 
Sam West  Center Fielder 
Taffy Wright  Left Fielder 
Cecil Travis  Shortstop 
Jimmy Bloodworth  Second Baseman 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Rick Ferrell  Catcher 
Ken Chase  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Yankees 13 @ Senators 8
Griffith Stadium
August 9, 1939

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/9/1939 -- New York at Washington (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, ss        6  1  1  2   Case G, rf            5  1  2  2   
Rolfe R, 3b           5  2  3  0   Lewis B, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Keller C, rf          5  2  3  0   Gelbert C, pr-3b      2  0  0  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        5  2  2  4   West S, cf            5  2  2  1   
Dickey B, c           5  2  2  1   Wright T, lf          5  1  1  2   
Gordon J, 2b          4  1  1  1   Travis C, ss          5  1  3  2   
Selkirk G, lf         3  1  2  1   Bloodworth J, 2b      5  0  1  1   
Dahlgren B, 1b        3  1  0  1   Vernon M, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Ruffing R, p          5  1  1  2   Ferrell R, c          1  1  0  0   
Hildebrand O, p       0  0  0  0   Early J, ph-c         1  1  1  0   
                                   Chase K, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Carrasquel A, p       1  0  0  0   
                                   Masterson W, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   Haynes J, p           2  1  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 13 15 12                        40  8 12  8

New York         434 010 100 -- 13
Washington       300 000 410 --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W)         7.0  8  7  4  2  2
Hildebrand O (S)      2.0  4  1  1  0  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chase K (L)           1.2  9  7  7  0  0
Carrasquel A          1.1  4  4  3  1  1
Masterson W           2.0  0  1  1  7  1
Haynes J              4.0  2  1  1  2  3

E -- Rolfe R, Lewis B, Ruffing R
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- New York 11, Washington 7
2B -- West S 2, Wright T
3B -- Travis C, Bloodworth J, Selkirk G
HR -- DiMaggio J, Crosetti F
WP -- Chase K
T -- 2:30
A -- 14000

    

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