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Yankees 8 @ Senators 5
Griffith Stadium
August 15, 1951

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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 15, 1951 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1951 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 8 H: 15 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherEddie Lopat  
Losing PitcherJulio Moreno  
SaveBob Kuzava  
Game Winning RBIYogi Berra 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1951 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherEddie Lopat  
Home Starting PitcherJulio Moreno  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance15,367 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Grieve
1B: Johnny Stevens
2B: Bill Summers
3B: Jim Duffy

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Collins  First Baseman 
Hank Bauer  Right Fielder 
Bobby Brown  Third Baseman 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Gene Woodling  Left Fielder 
Gil McDougald  Second Baseman 
Jerry Coleman  Shortstop 
Eddie Lopat  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Gil Coan  Left Fielder 
Pete Runnels  Shortstop 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Sam Mele  Right Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Cass Michaels  Second Baseman 
Mike Guerra  Catcher 
Julio Moreno  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Yankees 8 @ Senators 5
Griffith Stadium
August 15, 1951

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         Game of 8/15/1951 -- New York at Washington (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Collins J, 1b         5  0  4  1   Yost E, 3b            2  2  2  0   
Bauer H, rf           5  1  2  0   Coan G, lf            4  0  1  2   
Brown B, 3b           3  2  0  0   Runnels P, ss         5  0  2  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        5  2  1  0   Vernon M, 1b          5  0  0  0   
Berra Y, c            5  1  4  4   Mele S, rf            5  1  1  0   
Woodling G, lf        4  1  1  1   McCormick M, cf       4  1  2  0   
McDougald G, 2b       4  1  3  2   Michaels C, 2b        4  0  2  1   
Coleman J, ss         4  0  0  0   Guerra M, c           4  0  1  1   
Lopat E, p            4  0  0  0   Moreno J, p           0  0  0  0   
Kuzava B, p           1  0  0  0   Ferrick T, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Verble G, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Haynes J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Consuegra S, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Grasso M, ph          1  1  1  0   
                                   Hudson S, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  8 15  8                        36  5 12  4

New York         202 021 010 --  8
Washington       000 210 200 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lopat E (W)           7.0  9  5  5  3  0
Kuzava B (S)          2.0  3  0  0  1  0

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moreno J (L)          2.1  5  4  4  5  0
Ferrick T             1.2  2  0  0  0  0
Haynes J              0.2  3  2  2  1  0
Consuegra S           2.1  4  1  1  1  0
Hudson S              2.0  1  1  1  0  1

E -- Brown B 2, McDougald G, Michaels C
DP -- New York 2, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 12, Washington 9
2B -- McDougald G, Yost E
3B -- Collins J, Berra Y
HR -- Berra Y
SB -- McDougald G
CS -- Woodling G
SH -- Coan G
T -- 2:48
A -- 15367

    

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