Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
May 28, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1940 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 12
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 5 0 0 0
Lewis 3b 4 1 3 0
Welaj cf 5 2 1 0
Walker lf 5 1 3 1
Bonura 1b 3 0 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 2 2
Pofahl ss 3 0 1 0
Ferrell c 4 0 0 0
Haynes p 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 2 0 1 0
  West ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 3 2 0 0
Knickerbocker 3b 4 1 3 1
Keller rf 3 1 2 2
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Dickey c 5 1 2 4
Selkirk lf 4 2 2 0
Gordon 2b 4 3 3 3
Dahlgren 1b 3 0 0 0
Russo p 4 1 1 1
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 12 14 11
Washington 100 001 020–4121
New York 142 100 13x–12141
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L(1-2) 2.0 6 5 5 1 0
  Hudson   6.0 8 7 7 5 3
Totals
8.0
14
12
12
6
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Russo  W(2-0) 7.1 11 4 4 3 3
  Murphy  SV(2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
3
  E–Lewis (5), Selkirk (2).  DP–Washington 1. Pofahl-Bloodworth-Bonura, New York 2. Knickerbocker-Gordon-Dahlgren, Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren.  2B–Washington Welaj (5); Walker 2 (9); Pofahl (5), New York Knickerbocker (3); Selkirk (7); Gordon 2 (6).  HR–New York Dickey (1,8th inning off Hudson 2 on); Gordon (4,3rd inning off Hudson 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Knickerbocker (1); Gordon (2).  HBP–Crosetti (1).  Team–7.  U–Red Ormsby, Bill McGowan, Lou Kolls.
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