New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
September 17, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, St. Louis Browns 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gordon 2b 5 2 1 1
Rolfe 3b 5 2 3 1
Keller lf 4 0 2 1
DiMaggio cf 2 0 1 3
  Powell cf 3 0 0 0
Selkirk rf 4 1 0 0
Dickey c 3 1 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 1 2 1
Crosetti ss 3 1 0 0
Donald p 4 1 0 1
Totals 37 9 10 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Grace rf 3 0 0 0
Heffner 2b 4 0 0 0
Radcliff lf 3 0 2 0
Judnich cf 4 0 1 0
Clift 3b 4 0 1 0
McQuinn 1b 3 0 0 0
Berardino ss 4 0 0 0
Swift c 2 0 1 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Susce c 0 0 0 0
  Laabs ph 0 0 0 0
Trotter p 0 0 0 0
  Bildilli p 2 0 1 0
  Cullenbine ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Whitehead p 0 0 0 0
  Hoag ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
New York 230 000 1309100
St. Louis 000 000 000064
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Donald  W(7-3) 9.0 6 0 0 4 6
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
6
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Trotter  L(7-6) 1.2 3 5 1 2 0
  Bildilli   5.1 4 1 1 1 4
  Coffman   1.0 2 3 2 1 1
  Whitehead   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
4
4
5

  E–Grace (4), Heffner (16), McQuinn (12), Berardino (37).  DP–New York 1. Dahlgren-Crosetti-Dahlgren, St. Louis 2. Swift-Berardino-McQuinn, Clift-McQuinn.  2B–New York Gordon (26); Rolfe (24); Dahlgren (22), St. Louis Swift (19).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  U–Bill Summers, John Quinn, Red Ormsby.  T–1:55.  A–1,607.
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