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Yankees 8 @ Senators 4
Griffith Stadium
May 23, 1942

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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 May 23, 1942 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 23, 1942 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 8 H: 14 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 4 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJohnny Murphy  
Losing PitcherBobo Newsom  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Gordon 

Game Info

DateMay 23, 1942 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherLefty Gomez  
Home Starting PitcherBobo Newsom  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance9,320 
Time of Game2 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Quinn
1B: Steve Basil
2B: (none)
3B: Ernie Stewart

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Third Baseman 
Buddy Hassett  First Baseman 
Tommy Henrich  Right Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Phil Rizzuto  Shortstop 
Lefty Gomez  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Estalella  Third Baseman 
Stan Spence  Center Fielder 
Mike Chartak  Right Fielder 
Bruce Campbell  Left Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Bob Repass  Second Baseman 
Jimmy Pofahl  Shortstop 
Al Evans  Catcher 
Bobo Newsom  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Yankees 8 @ Senators 4
Griffith Stadium
May 23, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/23/1942 -- New York at Washington (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, 3b        4  0  1  2   Estalella B, 3b       5  1  1  0   
Hassett B, 1b         6  1  2  1   Spence S, cf          4  1  1  1   
Henrich T, rf         3  0  1  0   Chartak M, rf         3  1  2  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        5  1  1  0   Campbell B, lf        3  0  0  0   
Keller C, lf          4  2  3  1   Vernon M, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Gordon J, 2b          5  2  3  1   Repass B, 2b          2  1  1  2   
Dickey B, c           5  0  1  2   Pofahl J, ss          3  0  1  1   
Rizzuto P, ss         3  1  1  0   Evans A, c            3  0  0  0   
Gomez L, p            3  1  1  0   Early J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Selkirk G, ph         1  0  0  0   Newsom B, p           3  0  1  0   
Murphy J, p           1  0  0  0   Cathey H, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Ortiz R, ph           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  8 14  7                        31  4  7  4

New York         000 111 104 --  8
Washington       004 000 000 --  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gomez L               6.0  5  4  3  4  4
Murphy J (W)          3.0  2  0  0  2  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newsom B (L)*         8.0 12  7  6  6  3
Cathey H              1.0  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Gordon J 2, Keller C, Estalella B
DP -- New York 2, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 12, Washington 6
2B -- Dickey B, Rizzuto P
3B -- Estalella B, Chartak M
SB -- Vernon M
CS -- Henrich T
HBP -- by Newsom B (Henrich T)
T -- 2:34
A -- 9320

    

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