Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
September 24, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 5, New York Yankees 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 6 1 2 1
Lewis rf 4 0 1 0
Walker lf 5 1 3 2
Travis 3b 5 1 1 1
Myer 2b 4 0 1 1
Vernon 1b 5 0 2 0
Robertson ss 5 0 2 0
Ferrell c 4 1 1 0
Leonard p 3 1 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 13 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gordon 2b 6 3 5 0
Rolfe 3b 5 1 3 1
Keller lf 5 0 1 2
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 1
Selkirk rf 5 0 2 1
Dickey c 4 0 2 1
Dahlgren 1b 5 0 0 0
Crosetti ss 5 0 2 0
Donald p 1 0 0 0
  Sundra p 1 0 0 0
  Chartak ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 1 0 0
Totals 42 6 16 6
Washington 001 022 000 0–5132
New York 200 000 102 1–6161
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(14-18) 9.1 15 6 6 3 4
  Masterson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
16
6
6
3
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Donald   4.1 8 3 2 2 1
  Sundra   4.2 5 2 2 1 1
  Murphy  W(7-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
13
5
4
3
3
  E–Lewis (15), Leonard (4), Crosetti (30).  DP–New York 1. Selkirk-Dahlgren.  2B–Washington Ferrell (17), New York Gordon 3 (32); Rolfe (26).  3B–Washington Travis (9).  SH–Lewis (4); Leonard (6); Rolfe (7); Donald (5).  Team LOB–11.  Team–13.  SB–Case (32).  U–Eddie Rommel, George Moriarty, Red Ormsby.
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