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August 21, 1949

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Athletics 7 11 1
Yankees 5 8 0
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Athletics 7 12 1
Yankees 5 8 0

Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .301
OBP .750 .435
At Bats 2 349
Hits 1 105
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 2 81
RBI’s 1 59

Joe Page Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 15
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Yankee Stadium - August 21, 1949
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Triple
Joe Page
Gus Niarhos
Tommy Henrich
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Billy Johnson
Phil Rizzuto
Hank Bauer
Joe DiMaggio
Cliff Mapes
Elmer Valo
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mapes who is chasing the ball. Valo reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brissie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brissie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Moses strikes out.
Top 8 Fox is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Brissie bunts in front of the plate. Niarhos fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third.
Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Page Davis moves to second.
Top 8 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rizzuto strikes out.
Top 7 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Chapman is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Fain hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Valo takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. Moses moves to second.
Top 7 Moses takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second.
Top 7 Snuffy Stirnweiss now playing second base. Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Page is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Niarhos hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Niarhos reaches third base with a triple. Henrich scores. DiMaggio scores. Bauer goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Jerry Coleman. Lindell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bauer takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 6 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field. Valo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valo. Henrich moves to third.
Bottom 6 Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brissie strikes out.
Top 6 Davis strikes out.
Top 6 Joe Page now pitching. Astroth hits a popup towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mapes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Charlie Keller pinch hits for Vic Raschi. Keller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Niarhos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mapes. Fain reaches second base with a double. Moses scores. Valo goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Valo takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second.
Top 5 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich fields the ball and throws to Raschi covering. Safe.
Top 5 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davis fields it and throws to second for the out. Henrich moves to third.
Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second.
Bottom 4 Henrich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mapes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Brissie hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Astroth hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Suder hits a popup towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Davis applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Niarhos scores.
Bottom 3 Raschi bunts towards the mound. Brissie fields it and throws to first for the out. Niarhos moves to second.
Bottom 3 Niarhos takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Coleman hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Fain is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Valo strikes out.
Top 3 Moses takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Astroth fires to first and picks off DiMaggio.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raschi fields it and throws to first for the out. Astroth moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Top 2 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Astroth moves to second.
Top 2 Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a popup towards short. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mapes strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Valo. The throw from Niarhos and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. Fain moves to second.
Top 1 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raschi fields it and throws to third for the out. Valo moves to second.
Top 1 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. Moses moves to second.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to third.
Top 1 Fox takes first base on ball four.