New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
August 8, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1939 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 0 0 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 0 0
Keller rf 5 0 2 0
DiMaggio cf 4 2 0 0
Dickey c 4 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 2 1 2 0
Selkirk lf 1 1 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 1 2
Donald p 2 0 0 0
  Chandler p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffing ph 0 0 0 0
  Henrich ph 1 0 1 1
  Russo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 4 0 1 0
Lewis 3b 5 1 2 0
West cf 5 1 2 1
Wright lf 4 1 2 0
  Estalella ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Travis ss 3 0 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 5 2 2 2
Vernon 1b 5 1 2 1
Ferrell c 4 0 2 1
Krakauskas p 4 0 2 1
  Appleton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 16 6
New York 000 100 030474
Washington 103 020 01x7162
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Donald  L(12-2) 4.1 10 6 6 2 2
  Chandler   2.2 6 0 0 0 2
  Russo   1.0 0 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
7
7
3
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Krakauskas  W(9-11) 7.2 6 4 4 8 2
  Appleton  SV(5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
8
4

  E–Crosetti (11), Rolfe (10), Keller (2), Selkirk (3), Vernon (4), Ferrell (7).  DP–Washington 3. Bloodworth-Travis-Vernon, Travis-Bloodworth-Vernon, Ferrell-Bloodworth.  PB–Dickey (6); Ferrell (11).  2B–Washington Lewis (17); Bloodworth (15); Vernon (5); Krakauskas (3).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Travis (8).  Team–12.  CS–Keller (3).  SB–Case (39).  U–Bill Grieve, John Quinn, Bill McGowan.  T–2:27.  A–12,000.
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