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August 8, 1946

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	13	14	0
Senators	1	6	3

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	13	14	0
Senators	1	6	3

Mickey Vernon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.344
OBP	.333	.389
At Bats	3	276
Hits	1	95
• Singles	1	67
• Doubles	0	20
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	20
RBI’s	0	42

Randy Gumpert Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	1	0

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Griffith Stadium - August 8, 1946

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Out

Randy Gumpert

Gus Niarhos

Tommy Henrich

Snuffy Stirnweiss

Billy Johnson

Frankie Crosetti

Charlie Keller

Joe DiMaggio

Johnny Lindell

Mickey Vernon

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Yankees	13	14	0	10
Washington Senators	1	6	3	3
Winning Pitcher	Randy Gumpert
Losing Pitcher	Ray Scarborough
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Tommy Henrich
Attendance	14,459
Time of Game	2 hours 42 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Keller strikes out.

Top 9 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grace. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double.

Top 9 Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 9 Early Wynn now pitching. Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torres fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Early Wynn pinch hits for Marino Pieretti. Wynn is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Early hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Frankie Crosetti now playing shortstop. Gus Niarhos now catching. Hitchcock hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Gumpert is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pieretti fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Lindell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Early settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumpert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 7 Binks hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores.

Top 7 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Binks. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Henrich goes all the way around to score.

Top 7 Henrich takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.

Top 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 George Binks now playing center field. Gumpert hits a popup towards short. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Rizzuto is called out on strikes.

Top 6 There goes Lindell. The throw from Early and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Keller scores. That run is unearned.

Top 6 Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. Henrich scores. Keller moves to third.

Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Pieretti covering. Safe. Johnson scores. Henrich moves to third. Keller moves to second.

Top 6 Keller is walked intentionally.

Top 6 DiMaggio strikes out.

Top 6 Marino Pieretti now pitching. Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Gumpert scores. Stirnweiss scores. Johnson moves to third.

Top 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss moves to second.

Top 6 Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gumpert moves to third.

Top 6 Gumpert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Scarborough strikes out.

Bottom 5 Early hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 5 Hitchcock is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Torres hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Lindell takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to third. Robinson moves to second.

Top 5 Robinson is walked intentionally.

Top 5 Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 DiMaggio hits a line drive to left field. Grace throws towards Priddy. Priddy fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Priddy. DiMaggio moves to second.

Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Johnson scores.

Top 5 Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stirnweiss scores. Johnson moves to third.

Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grace. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Stirnweiss moves to third.

Top 5 Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grace. Stirnweiss reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spence for the out.

Bottom 4 Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Priddy strikes out.

Top 4 Gumpert strikes out.

Top 4 Rizzuto takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 There goes Lindell. The throw from Early and he is out, Hitchcock applying the tag.

Top 4 Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Lewis hits a line drive towards the mound. Gumpert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Grace hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Scarborough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Early hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lindell. Early reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spence who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple.

Top 3 Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hitchcock strikes out.

Bottom 2 There goes Torres. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Stirnweiss applying the tag.

Bottom 2 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Spence hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Gumpert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Rizzuto is hit by the pitch. Lindell moves to second.

Top 2 Lindell takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Robinson strikes out.

Top 2 There goes Keller. The throw from Early and he is out, Priddy applying the tag.

Top 2 Keller takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Vernon hits a popup towards first. Henrich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Priddy is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 There goes Lewis. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Lewis steals second.

Bottom 1 Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stirnweiss scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarborough fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Early and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Top 1 Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four.

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