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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 20, 1943
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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 June 20, 1943 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Butch Wensloff |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Right Fielder |
| Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jake Early | Catcher |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Clary | Third Baseman |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Shortstop |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Ken Sears | Catcher |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Butch Wensloff | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 20, 1943
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Wensloff
Case strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Wensloff
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Wensloff
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wensloff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Early vs. Wensloff
Early is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Leonard
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Leonard
The umpire calls a balk on Leonard Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metheny vs. Leonard
Metheny hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller 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: -2-
Lindell vs. Leonard
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Wensloff
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clary vs. Wensloff
Clary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Wensloff
Clary is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Clary moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Wensloff
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Wensloff
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sears vs. Leonard
Sears hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Leonard
Etten strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Case who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wensloff vs. Leonard
Wensloff strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Wensloff
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Wensloff
Spence hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Wensloff
Vernon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sears settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Leonard
Stirnweiss 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, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Leonard
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spence. Keller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Leonard
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wensloff
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Early vs. Wensloff
Early hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Wensloff
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clary vs. Wensloff
Clary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sears vs. Leonard
Sears 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, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Leonard
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Wensloff
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Wensloff
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Wensloff
Case hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wensloff vs. Leonard
Wensloff bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Leonard
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metheny vs. Leonard
Metheny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Wensloff
Spence hits a line drive into right field. Metheny picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metheny. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Wensloff
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wensloff
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Early vs. Wensloff
The ball gets by Sears for a passed ball. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Early vs. Wensloff
Early hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Wensloff
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clary vs. Bonham
Tiny Bonham now pitching.
Clary takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Bonham
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Priddy moves to third. Clary moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leonard vs. Bonham
Leonard takes first base on ball four. Priddy scores. Clary moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Case vs. Bonham
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Leonard
Lindell hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sears vs. Leonard
Sears hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Early settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Leonard
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Bonham
Spence hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Bonham
Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Vernon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Early vs. Bonham
Early hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Bonham
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clary vs. Bonham
Clary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Leonard
Frankie Crosetti pinch hits for Tiny Bonham.
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Leonard
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Russo
Marius Russo now pitching.
Sullivan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Russo
Leonard hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Russo
Case hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Leonard
Metheny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Metheny reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Leonard
Keller hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Leonard
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sears vs. Leonard
Sears hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metheny scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Leonard
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Russo
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Russo
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Russo
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Priddy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Leonard
Tuck Stainback pinch hits for Marius Russo.
Stainback hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1943, game 1 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Case G, rf 5 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, ss 4 0 1 0
Spence S, cf 4 1 1 0 Metheny B, rf 4 1 1 0
Vernon M, 1b 5 2 2 2 Keller C, lf 4 1 2 1
Johnson B, lf 4 1 3 1 Lindell J, cf 4 0 0 0
Early J, c 4 0 0 0 Sears K, c 4 0 1 1
Priddy J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Etten N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Clary E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Sullivan J, ss 3 0 0 1 Johnson B, 3b 4 0 3 1
Leonard D, p 3 0 0 1 Wensloff B, p 1 0 0 0
Bonham T, p 0 0 0 0
Crosetti F, ph 1 0 0 0
Russo M, p 0 0 0 0
Stainback T, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 5 6 5 35 3 9 3
Washington 000 004 100 -- 5
New York 010 001 010 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 9 3 3 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wensloff B (L) 5.1 4 4 4 4 4
Bonham T 1.2 2 1 1 4 1
Russo M 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Gordon J, Metheny B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Washington 8, New York 6
2B -- Keller C, Johnson B, Metheny B
3B -- Johnson B
HR -- Vernon M, Keller C
CS -- Clary E
SH -- Wensloff B
Balk -- Leonard D
PB -- Sears K
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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