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Yankees 2 @ Senators 9
Griffith Stadium
August 8, 1934

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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 8, 1934 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 9 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1934 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 2 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 9 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherEarl Whitehill  
Losing PitcherRed Ruffing  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Cronin 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1934 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherRed Ruffing  
Home Starting PitcherEarl Whitehill  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: Harry Geisel
1B: Red Ormsby
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Jack Saltzgaver  Third Baseman 
Ben Chapman  Center Fielder 
Lou Gehrig  First Baseman 
Tony Lazzeri  Second Baseman 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Myril Hoag  Right Fielder 
Samuel Byrd  Left Fielder 
Red Ruffing  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Buddy Myer  Second Baseman 
Pete Susko  First Baseman 
Heinie Manush  Left Fielder 
Joe Cronin  Shortstop 
Fred Schulte  Center Fielder 
Cecil Travis  Third Baseman 
Cliff Bolton  Catcher 
Dave Harris  Right Fielder 
Earl Whitehill  Pitcher 
Joe Cronin  Manager 

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Yankees 2 @ Senators 9
Griffith Stadium
August 8, 1934

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/8/1934 -- New York at Washington (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, ss        5  1  2  1   Myer B, 2b            5  0  2  3   
Saltzgaver J, 3b      4  0  1  1   Susko P, 1b           3  1  1  0   
Chapman B, cf         4  0  1  0   Manush H, lf          5  1  2  0   
Gehrig L, 1b          4  0  0  0   Cronin J, ss          4  2  3  2   
Lazzeri T, 2b         3  0  0  0   Schulte F, cf         5  1  2  2   
Dickey B, c           3  0  2  0   Travis C, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Hoag M, rf            4  1  1  0   Bolton C, c           4  2  2  0   
Byrd S, lf            3  0  0  0   Harris D, rf          3  1  2  1   
Ruffing R, p          1  0  1  0   Whitehill E, p        3  0  1  0   
Van Atta R, p         2  0  0  0                                      
Heffner D, ph         1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  9  2                        36  9 16  8

New York         100 000 001 --  2
Washington       602 000 01x --  9

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L)         2.2 11  8  8  1  0
Van Atta R            5.1  5  1  1  3  5

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (W)       9.0  9  2  2  4  2

E -- Chapman B
DP -- New York 1, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 9, Washington 9
2B -- Bolton C, Myer B
3B -- Cronin J 2
SB -- Chapman B
CS -- Bolton C
SH -- Cronin J, Whitehill E
A -- 0

    

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