Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. McDermott
  
  Bauer hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cerv vs. McDermott
  
  Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. McDermott
  
  Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Branca
  
  Yost is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Branca
  
  Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vernon vs. Branca
  
  Vernon hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Cerv fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cerv. Busby goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Runnels vs. Branca
  
  Runnels hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wright vs. Branca
  
  Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vernon scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Branca
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into center field. Mantle picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mantle. Wright goes all the way around to score. Lemon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fitz Gerald vs. Konstanty
  
  Jim Konstanty now pitching.
  
  Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Snyder vs. Konstanty
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. McDermott
  
  Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skowron vs. McDermott
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. McDermott
  
  McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDermott vs. Konstanty
  
  McDermott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Konstanty
  
  Yost hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Konstanty
  
  Busby is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carey vs. McDermott
  
  Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miranda vs. McDermott
  
  Miranda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Konstanty vs. McDermott
  
  Konstanty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Konstanty
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Konstanty
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer throws the ball in to Miranda who tags Runnels trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Konstanty
  
  Wright strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. McDermott
  
  Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cerv vs. McDermott
  
  Cerv hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. McDermott
  
  Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Konstanty
  
  Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Konstanty
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Konstanty
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDermott vs. Konstanty
  
  McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDermott for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. McDermott
  
  Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skowron vs. McDermott
  
  Skowron hits a line drive towards short. Snyder catches it and throws to first to double up Berra. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. McDermott
  
  McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Konstanty
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Konstanty
  
  Busby bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vernon vs. Konstanty
  
  Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Runnels vs. Konstanty
  
  Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carey vs. McDermott
  
  Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. McDermott
  
  Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
  
  Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. McDermott
  
  Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bauer vs. McDermott
  
  Phil Rizzuto pinch runs for Eddie Robinson.
  
  Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cerv vs. McDermott
  
  Cerv takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mantle vs. McDermott
  
  Mantle takes first base on ball four. Slaughter scores. Rizzuto moves to third. Cerv moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Berra vs. McDermott
  
  Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Lopat
  
  Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop. Enos Slaughter now playing left field. Eddie Lopat now pitching. Tom Umphlett pinch hits for Tom Wright.
  
  Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Lopat
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Lopat
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Lopat
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skowron vs. Porterfield
  
  Tom Umphlett now playing left field. Bob Porterfield now pitching.
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. Porterfield
  
  McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carey vs. Porterfield
  
  Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Slaughter vs. Porterfield
  
  Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. McDougald scores. Carey goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Collins vs. Porterfield
  
  Joe Collins pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto.
  
  The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Slaughter moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Collins vs. Porterfield
  
  Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bauer vs. Porterfield
  
  Bauer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porterfield vs. Lopat
  
  Woodie Held now playing shortstop.
  
  Porterfield hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Lopat
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Busby vs. Lopat
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Porterfield
  
  Irv Noren pinch hits for Eddie Lopat.
  
  Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. Porterfield
  
  Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Porterfield
  
  Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skowron vs. Porterfield
  
  Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Sain
  
  Johnny Sain now pitching. Irv Noren now playing left field. Enos Slaughter now playing right field.
  
  Vernon hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Sain
  
  Runnels hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Sain
  
  Umphlett hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Sain
  
  Lemon strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 3 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. Porterfield
  
  McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carey vs. Porterfield
  
  Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Porterfield
  
  Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Porterfield
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Sain
  
  Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop.
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Sain
  
  Snyder bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with McDougald covering, for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sievers vs. Sain
  
  Roy Sievers pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
  
  Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Yost vs. Sain
  
  Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. View Play 

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         Game of 9/5/1954 -- New York at Washington (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Bauer H, rf           4  0  0  0   Yost E, 3b            3  0  1  1   
Sain J, p             0  0  0  0   Busby J, cf           2  1  0  0   
Cerv B, lf            2  0  0  0   Vernon M, 1b          4  1  1  0   
Lopat E, p            0  0  0  0   Runnels P, 2b         4  1  2  1   
Noren I, ph-lf        1  0  0  0   Wright T, lf          2  1  1  1   
Mantle M, cf          3  0  0  1   Umphlett T, ph-lf     2  0  0  0   
Berra Y, c            2  0  0  0   Lemon J, rf           4  0  2  0   
Skowron B, 1b         4  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      3  1  2  0   
McDougald G, 2b       3  2  1  1   Snyder J, ss          3  0  0  0   
Carey A, 3b           4  1  1  0   McDermott M, p        2  0  0  0   
Miranda W, ss         1  0  0  0   Porterfield B, p      1  0  0  0   
Slaughter , ph-lf-rf  3  1  2  2   Sievers R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Konstanty J, p        1  0  0  0                                      
Robinson E, ph        0  0  0  0                                      
Rizzuto P, pr-ss      0  0  0  0                                      
Collins J, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Held W, ss            1  0  0  0                                      
Coleman J, ss         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  4  4  4                        31  5  9  3

New York         000 001 201 --  4
Washington       300 000 011 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R              0.2  3  3  2  1  1
Konstanty J           4.1  2  0  0  2  2
Lopat E               2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Sain J (L)            1.2  3  2  2  0  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDermott M           6.0  1  1  1  4  1
Porterfield B (W)     3.0  3  3  3  2  2

E -- Cerv B, Mantle M
DP -- New York 1, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 5, Washington 6
2B -- Vernon M, Slaughter E
HR -- Runnels P, McDougald G
SH -- Busby J, Snyder J
PB -- Fitz Gerald E
T -- 2:17
A -- 17296

    

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