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Yankees 8 @ Senators 1
Griffith Stadium
August 17, 1948

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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 17, 1948 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 8 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 17, 1948 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 8 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 1 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherBob Porterfield  
Losing PitcherSid Hudson  
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Game Winning RBIBobby Brown 

Game Info

DateAugust 17, 1948 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Porterfield  
Home Starting PitcherSid Hudson  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance24,000 
Time of Game2 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Paparella
1B: Charlie Berry
2B: (none)
3B: Cal Hubbard

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Snuffy Stirnweiss  Second Baseman 
Bobby Brown  Third Baseman 
Tommy Henrich  First Baseman 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Right Fielder 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Phil Rizzuto  Shortstop 
Gus Niarhos  Catcher 
Bob Porterfield  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Sherry Robertson  Right Fielder 
Gil Coan  Left Fielder 
Bud Stewart  Center Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Al Kozar  Second Baseman 
Mark Christman  Shortstop 
Al Evans  Catcher 
Sid Hudson  Pitcher 
Joe Kuhel  Manager 

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Yankees 8 @ Senators 1
Griffith Stadium
August 17, 1948

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/17/1948 -- New York at Washington (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b      2  1  0  0   Yost E, 3b            5  0  0  0   
Brown B, 3b           3  2  0  1   Robertson S, rf       4  1  1  1   
Henrich T, 1b         5  1  2  5   Coan G, lf            4  0  2  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        3  0  1  0   Stewart B, cf         4  0  2  0   
Berra Y, rf           5  0  3  2   Vernon M, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Keller C, lf          5  0  1  0   Kozar A, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Rizzuto P, ss         5  0  0  0   Christman M, ss       4  0  0  0   
Niarhos G, c          4  2  3  0   Evans A, c            3  0  0  0   
Porterfield B, p      1  2  0  0   Hudson S, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Thompson F, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Early J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Welteroth D, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Clark J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  8 10  8                        35  1  6  1

New York         005 003 000 --  8
Washington       000 000 010 --  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (W)     9.0  6  1  1  2  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hudson S (L)          3.1  5  5  5  5  2
Thompson F            3.2  4  3  0  2  1
Welteroth D           2.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Henrich T 2, Thompson F, Rizzuto P
LOB -- New York 10, Washington 9
2B -- Niarhos G
HR -- Henrich T, Robertson S
SB -- Keller C
CS -- Coan G, Keller C
SH -- Porterfield B 3, Stirnweiss S
T -- 2:18
A -- 24000

    

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