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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 15, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on August 15, 1946 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1946 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Haefner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Al Evans | Catcher |
Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
Mickey Haefner | Pitcher |
Ossie Bluege | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
Johnny Lindell | Right Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Bill Wight | Pitcher |
Bill Dickey | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 15, 1946
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Wight
Coan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Wight
The ball gets by Robinson for a passed ball. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Wight
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Wight
Priddy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Wight
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spence vs. Wight
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Haefner
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Haefner
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wight
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Wight
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Wight
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haefner vs. Wight
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich fields it and throws to second for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coan vs. Wight
Coan hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Haefner
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Haefner
Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto bunts towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Haefner
Wight hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wight for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wight
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops it up and throws to first, with Wight covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Wight
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Wight
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Wight
Spence bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Wight
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Haefner
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wight
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Wight
Wight fires to first and picks off Evans. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Wight
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haefner vs. Wight
Haefner takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Wight
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. Haefner moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Wight
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haefner moves to third. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Priddy vs. Wight
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Haefner
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Haefner
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Haefner
Lindell hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Wight
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Wight
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wight
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Wight
Evans takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Wight
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Haefner
Wight bunts towards the mound. Haefner fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haefner fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Haefner
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Wight
Haefner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Wight
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coan for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wight
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Haefner
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Haefner
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Robinson reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Haefner
Lindell hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Haefner
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Page
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Page
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Page
Yost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Haefner
Henrich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Page
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Page
Hitchcock hits a line drive towards third. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Evans. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Page
Haefner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Page
Coan hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Haefner
Keller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Haefner
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Haefner
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haefner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
There goes Lindell. The throw from Evans and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Haefner
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. Lindell scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Haefner
Page hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Page reaches second base with a double. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Haefner
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Page scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henrich vs. Haefner
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Page
Gus Niarhos now catching.
Lewis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Page
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Page
Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1946, game 1 -- Washington at New York (D) Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Coan G, lf 4 0 1 1 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 1 1 Lewis B, rf 5 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Priddy J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Henrich T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 0 Spence S, cf 3 0 1 0 Keller C, lf 4 1 1 1 Yost E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Robinson A, c 4 0 1 1 Evans A, c 2 0 1 0 Niarhos G, c 0 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, ss 3 1 1 0 Lindell J, rf 4 1 1 0 Haefner M, p 2 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 2 3 1 Wight B, p 1 0 0 0 Souchock B, ph 1 0 1 0 Page J, p 1 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 5 1 35 6 12 6 Washington 000 100 000 -- 1 New York 000 011 04x -- 6 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Haefner M (L) 8.0 12 6 6 4 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Wight B (W) 6.0 4 1 1 7 3 Page J (S) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 E -- Evans A DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Washington 12, New York 10 2B -- DiMaggio J, Robinson A, Rizzuto P, Page J HR -- Keller C SB -- Lindell J SH -- Wight B HBP -- by Wight B (Coan G) PB -- Robinson A T -- 2:14 A -- 0
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