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Scores
Standings
CLE
@CHW		0
1
PHA
@NYY		6
4
DET
@SLB		2
3
BOS
@WSH		8
6
BRO
@BSN		1
4
CHC
@CIN		1
4
NYG
@PHI		4
1
STL
@PIT		2
4
Saturday, August 16, 1941,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 11,276, Time of Game: 2:05
Athletics
6
51-61
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Yankees
4
78-39
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Jack Knott (11-9)
L: Red Ruffing (13-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  4   0  0  1    6 12  1
Yankees         0  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  1    4  9  4

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Collins RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .637 3 0
Al Brancato SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 .224 .620 1 3 3B
Benny McCoy 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .264 .772 0 6 GDP
Bob Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .897 3 0 HBP
Dick Siebert 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .344 .878 13 0 2·2B
Sam Chapman CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .332 .923 2 1
Pete Suder 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 .265 .658 1 0
Hal Wagner C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .257 .751 4 1 3B
Jack Knott P 3 1 1 1 0 2 .093 .302 0 1 SH
Team Totals 38 6 12 5 3 3 .316 .855 27 12
2B: D Siebert 2 (25).
3B: H Wagner (2); A Brancato (9).
SH: J Knott (4).
HBP: B Johnson (2).
TB: A Brancato 5; D Siebert 4; P Suder 3; H Wagner 3; B McCoy 2; J Knott.
GIDP: B McCoy (11).
RBI: J Knott (4); H Wagner (9); B McCoy (54); P Suder (48); A Brancato (36).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. H Wagner-P Suder; B McCoy-A Brancato-D Siebert; S Chapman-H Wagner.
E: D Siebert (9).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Sturm 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .252 .625 10 1
Red Rolfe 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .269 .714 1 1 HR
Tommy Henrich RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 .884 1 0
Joe DiMaggio CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .360 1.093 2 0
Charlie Keller LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .298 1.020 4 0
Bill Dickey C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .815 4 0
Joe Gordon 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .260 .791 1 3 2B,CS
Phil Rizzuto SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .304 .737 3 3 3B,HBP,GDP
Red Ruffing P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .698 1 1
   George Selkirk 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 .727
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 3 1 .265 .783 27 9
2B: J Gordon (18).
3B: P Rizzuto (8).
HR: R Rolfe (8).
HBP: P Rizzuto (1).
TB: R Rolfe 6; P Rizzuto 3; J Gordon 3; J Sturm 2; B Dickey.
GIDP: P Rizzuto (10).
RBI: R Rolfe 2 (39); J Sturm (31); J Gordon (71).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Gordon-P Rizzuto-J Sturm.
E: J DiMaggio (9); J Sturm (10); R Rolfe 2 (20).
Baserunning
CS: J Gordon (9, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jack Knott, W (11-9) 9 9 4 3 3 1 1 4.41 38 53
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 3 1 1 3.00 38 53

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Red Ruffing, L (13-5) 9 12 6 4 3 3 0 3.66 43 43
Team Totals 9 12 6 4 3 3 0 4.00 43 43
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Knott (2); R Ruffing (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Grieve, 1B - Art Passarella, 2B - (none), 3B - Steve Basil.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 11,276.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Eddie Collins RF 1 Johnny Sturm 1B
2 Al Brancato SS 2 Red Rolfe 3B
3 Benny McCoy 2B 3 Tommy Henrich RF
4 Bob Johnson LF 4 Joe DiMaggio CF
5 Dick Siebert 1B 5 Charlie Keller LF
6 Sam Chapman CF 6 Bill Dickey C
7 Pete Suder 3B 7 Joe Gordon 2B
8 Hal Wagner C 8 Phil Rizzuto SS
9 Jack Knott P 9 Red Ruffing P

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