Lineups and Summary
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Yankees
3
@ Senators
4
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Griffith Stadium
August 7, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on August 7, 1946 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 4 to 3.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | August 7, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
R: 3 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 10 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 7 |
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
R: 4 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 10 Errors: 2 Left On Base: 11 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Bobo Newsom |
| Losing Pitcher | —Johnny Murphy |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | —Mickey Vernon |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | August 7, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Spud Chandler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 21,156 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Bud Souchock | First Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Spud Chandler | Pitcher |
| Bill Dickey | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
| Gil Torres | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
| Jake Early | Catcher |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
3
@ Senators
4
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Griffith Stadium
August 7, 1946
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- Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Newsom
Rizzuto hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Coan chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Hitchcock. Hitchcock fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hitchcock. Robinson scores. Souchock goes all the way around to score. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1946 -- New York at Washington (N)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 6 0 1 0 Coan G, lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Grace J, rf 4 0 1 0
Henrich T, rf 4 0 1 0 Priddy J, 2b 5 0 1 0
DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 5 1 2 1
Keller C, lf 4 0 0 0 Spence S, cf 3 2 2 0
Robinson A, c 5 1 2 0 Torres G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Souchock B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Hitchcock B, ss 3 0 2 2
Rizzuto P, ss 5 1 2 2 Early J, c 1 0 0 0
Chandler S, p 4 0 1 1 Lewis B, ph 1 0 0 1
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0 Evans A, c 1 0 0 0
Newsom B, p 5 1 1 0
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42 3 10 3 36 4 10 4
New York 030 000 000 000 -- 3
Washington 010 101 000 001 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Chandler S 10.0 7 3 3 8 6
Murphy J (L) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W) 12.0 10 3 2 2 4
E -- Hitchcock B, Spence S
DP -- New York 1, Washington 2
LOB -- New York 7, Washington 11
2B -- Rizzuto P, Spence S
3B -- Hitchcock B
SB -- Vernon M
CS -- Grace J, Spence S
SH -- Torres G, Evans A, Priddy J, Henrich T, Murphy J, Coan G
PB -- Early J
T -- 2:55
A -- 21156
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