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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 16, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on September 16, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,343 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Marius Russo | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Lucadello | Second Baseman |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 16, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Rolfe is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Kennedy
The ball gets by Swift for a passed ball. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Kennedy
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Kennedy
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Russo
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucadello vs. Russo
Lucadello hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Russo
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Russo
Clift takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Russo
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Hoag scores. Clift goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Hadley
Bump Hadley now pitching.
Berardino hits a popup into left field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Hadley
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Hadley
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. Berardino scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Hadley
Laabs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Laabs reaches second base with a double. Kennedy goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lucadello vs. Hadley
Lucadello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Kennedy
Dickey hits a line drive towards short. Berardino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Kennedy
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Hadley
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Hadley
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Hadley
Clift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Hadley
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Hadley
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Kennedy
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lucadello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Hadley
Swift hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hadley
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Hadley
Laabs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucadello vs. Hadley
Lucadello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kennedy
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Kennedy
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Kennedy
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Hadley
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Hadley
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Hadley
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Hadley
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Kennedy
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Kennedy
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Hadley
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Hadley
Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Hadley
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swift moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Laabs vs. Hadley
Laabs takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lucadello vs. Hadley
Lucadello hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Swift scores. Kennedy scores. Laabs goes all the way around to score. Lucadello moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Radcliff vs. Hadley
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk who is chasing the ball. Radcliff reaches third base with a triple. Lucadello scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoag vs. Hadley
Hoag hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clift vs. Hadley
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Alan Strange now playing shortstop.
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lucadello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller strikes out. Swift drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Keller out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kennedy
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gomez
Lefty Gomez now pitching.
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Gomez
Strange takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Gomez
Swift strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Gomez
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Kennedy
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Kennedy
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hoag. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. Selkirk scores. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Kennedy
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chartak vs. Kennedy
Mike Chartak pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Chartak strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Sundra
Steve Sundra now pitching.
Laabs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucadello vs. Sundra
Lucadello hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Sundra
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Sundra
Hoag hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Sundra
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Sundra
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Kennedy
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lucadello misplays the ball. That's an error on Lucadello. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Kennedy
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Kennedy
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lucadello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Sundra
Strange hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Sundra
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Sundra
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Sundra
Laabs hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Kennedy
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Kennedy
Buddy Rosar pinch hits for Steve Sundra.
Rosar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hoag. Rosar reaches second base with a double. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. Crosetti scores. Rosar moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rolfe vs. Kennedy
Rolfe hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Kennedy
Keller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lucadello reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1940 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gordon J, 2b 5 0 0 1 Laabs C, cf 5 3 3 2
Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Lucadello J, 2b 5 3 3 5
Keller C, lf 4 0 0 0 Radcliff R, lf 4 2 2 2
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 2 2 Hoag M, rf 5 1 1 0
Selkirk G, rf 3 1 0 0 Clift H, 3b 3 1 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 5 2 2 4
Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Berardino J, ss 3 1 1 1
Crosetti F, ss 4 1 1 0 Strange A, ss 1 0 0 0
Russo M, p 0 0 0 0 Swift B, c 5 1 1 0
Hadley B, p 2 0 0 0 Kennedy V, p 5 2 1 0
Gomez L, p 0 0 0 0
Chartak M, ph 1 0 0 0
Sundra S, p 0 0 0 0
Rosar B, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 6 4 41 16 15 14
New York 100 100 101 -- 4
St.Louis 721 040 20x -- 16
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (L) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0
Hadley B 4.2 9 9 7 2 2
Gomez L 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Sundra S 2.0 2 2 2 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (W) 9.0 6 4 3 3 5
E -- Crosetti F 2, DiMaggio J, Lucadello J, Clift H
LOB -- New York 8, St.Louis 6
2B -- McQuinn G, Laabs C, Dahlgren B, Rosar B
3B -- Radcliff R
HR -- Lucadello J 2, Radcliff R, McQuinn G, Laabs C, DiMaggio J
HBP -- by Kennedy V (Rolfe R)
PB -- Swift B
T -- 1:51
A -- 1343
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