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August 17, 1941

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 3 7 1
Yankees 3 7 1
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Athletics 3 7 1
Yankees 4 8 1

Joe Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .261
OBP .667 .348
At Bats 3 456
Hits 2 119
• Singles 1 77
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 19
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 1 72

Phil Marchildon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 17, 1941
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Home Run
Phil Marchildon
Frankie Hayes
Dick Siebert
Benny McCoy
Pete Suder
Al Brancato
Bob Johnson
Sam Chapman
Eddie Collins
Joe Gordon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 3 7 1 10
New York Yankees 4 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Lefty Gomez
Losing Pitcher Phil Marchildon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Gordon
Attendance 44,412
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McCoy hits a line drive towards first. Sturm reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Keller strikes out. There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Hayes to Brancato, and DiMaggio is out.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Marchildon strikes out.
Top 8 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sturm takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rizzuto hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards second. Brancato fields it and tags Gordon, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to third for the out. Gordon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato misplays the ball. That's an error on Brancato. Keller moves to second.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sturm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.
Bottom 5 Henrich strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Rolfe. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Rolfe steals second.
Bottom 5 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sturm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Marchildon covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Marchildon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sturm scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hayes strikes out.
Top 5 Suder hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosar hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCoy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brancato hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich throws the ball in to Gordon who tags Brancato trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henrich hits a line drive towards first. Siebert catches it and steps on first to double up Rolfe.
Bottom 3 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Collins strikes out.
Top 3 Marchildon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Marchildon reaches third base with a triple. Chapman goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Hayes strikes out.
Top 3 Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sturm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Gordon trying to get to home. Chapman throws the ball in to Hayes who tags Gordon who's trying to score from second, for the out. Rizzuto moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rosar strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller moves to third.
Bottom 2 Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Marchildon scores. Brancato moves to third. McCoy moves to second.
Top 2 McCoy takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Marchildon moves to third. Brancato moves to second.
Top 2 Brancato takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hayes scores.
Top 2 Marchildon hits a line drive into right field. Henrich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Henrich. Hayes moves to third. Marchildon moves to second.
Top 2 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards center. Chapman catches it and throws to third to double up Henrich.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Rolfe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sturm strikes out.
Top 1 Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Siebert takes first base on ball four. Brancato moves to third. McCoy moves to second.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCoy takes first base on ball four. Brancato moves to second.
Top 1 Brancato takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.