October 1, 1941 World Series Game 1 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1941 World Series Game 1

Game 1
NYY  3
BRO  2
Game 2
BRO  3
@NYY  2
Game 3
NYY  2
@BRO  1
Game 4
NYY  7
@BRO  4
Game 5
NYY  3
@BRO  1

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 68,540

Wednesday, October 1, 1941
Time of Game: 2:08

Dodgers

Leo Durocher

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  6  0
Yankees         0  1  0   1  0  1   0  0  X    3  6  1

W: R Ruffing (1-0), L: C Davis (0-1)

Yankees

Joe McCarthy

BATTING

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Walker RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250         3   0   
B Herman 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250         0   6   
P Reiser CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250         4   0   
D Camilli 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000         7   2   
J Medwick LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500         4   0   
C Lavagetto 3B                4   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Reese SS                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.500         4   2   
M Owen C                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 2.000         1   0   3B
  L Riggs PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  H Franks C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   GDP
C Davis P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  H Casey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wasdell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   5                    24  11

BATTING

3B: M Owen (1, off R Ruffing).

TB: P Reese 3; M Owen 3; J Medwick; L Riggs.

GIDP: H Franks (1).

RBI: M Owen (1); L Riggs (1).

2-out RBI: M Owen.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Sturm 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833         7   0   CS,HBP
R Rolfe 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833         2   2   
T Henrich RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J DiMaggio CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         5   0   
C Keller LF                   2   2   0   0    2   0  .000  .500         4   0   
B Dickey C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250         6   0   2B
J Gordon 2B                   2   1   2   2    2   0 1.000 3.500         0   2   HR,IW
P Rizzuto SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         3   5   
R Ruffing P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   3   6   3    5   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Dickey (1, off C Davis).

HR: J Gordon (1, off C Davis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: J Gordon (1, by C Davis).

HBP: J Sturm (1, by J Allen).

TB: J Gordon 5; B Dickey 3; R Rolfe; J Sturm.

RBI: J Gordon 2 (2); B Dickey (1).

2-out RBI: B Dickey; J Gordon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Rolfe-P Rizzuto; J Gordon-P Rizzuto-J Sturm.

E: P Rizzuto (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Sturm (1, 2nd base by J Allen/H Franks).

PITCHING

Brooklyn Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
C Davis, L (0-1)            5.1   6   3   3    3   1   1   5.06   25     -       8-7     42    - 
H Casey                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       0-2          2-0
J Allen                     2     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    8     -       2-3          0-0
Totals                      8     6   3   3    5   1   1          35     -      10-12         2-0

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
R Ruffing, W (1-0)          9     6   2   1    3   5   0   1.00   35     -       8-12    71    - 
Totals                      9     6   2   1    3   5   0          35     -       8-12         0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Davis (1; J Gordon).

HBP: J Allen (1; J Sturm).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - McGowan, 1B - Pinelli, 2B - Grieve, 3B - Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 68,540.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Brooklyn Dodgers              New York Yankees                     
1. D Walker             RF    1. J Sturm              1B 
2. B Herman             2B    2. R Rolfe              3B 
3. P Reiser             CF    3. T Henrich            RF 
4. D Camilli            1B    4. J DiMaggio           CF 
5. J Medwick            LF    5. C Keller             LF 
6. C Lavagetto          3B    6. B Dickey             C  
7. P Reese              SS    7. J Gordon             2B 
8. M Owen               C     8. P Rizzuto            SS 
9. C Davis              P     9. R Ruffing            P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     D Walker        Walk
   O      1--     B Herman        Groundout: 3B-1B; Walker to 2B
   O      -2-     P Reiser        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     D Camilli       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---     J Sturm         Single to LF
   O      1--     R Rolfe         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     T Henrich       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     J DiMaggio      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Ruffing facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     J Medwick       Strikeout
   O      ---     C Lavagetto     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     P Reese         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     C Keller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     B Dickey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     J Gordon        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Ruffing facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     M Owen          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     C Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     D Walker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     R Ruffing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     J Sturm         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     R Rolfe         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Ruffing facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     B Herman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     P Reiser        Strikeout
   O      ---     D Camilli       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     T Henrich       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     J DiMaggio      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---     C Keller        Walk
   R      1--     B Dickey        Double; Keller Scores
          -2-     J Gordon        Intentional Walk
   O      12-     P Rizzuto       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Ruffing facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     J Medwick       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     C Lavagetto     Flyball: CF
          ---     P Reese         Single to LF
   R      1--     M Owen          Triple (LF-CF); Reese Scores
   O      --3     C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Curt Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     R Ruffing       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     J Sturm         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     R Rolfe         Single to CF
   O      1--     T Henrich       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     D Walker        Lineout: CF
          ---     B Herman        Walk
          1--     P Reiser        Walk; Herman to 2B
   O      12-     D Camilli       Strikeout
   O      12-     J Medwick       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Curt Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     J DiMaggio      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     C Keller        Walk
          1--     B Dickey        Single to CF; Keller to 3B
   R      1-3     J Gordon        Single to CF; Keller Scores; Dickey to 2B
                  Hugh Casey replaces Curt Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-     P Rizzuto       Flyball: CF
   O      12-     R Ruffing       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Ruffing facing 6-7-8
          ---     C Lavagetto     Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Lavagetto to 1B
          1--     P Reese         Single; Lavagetto to 2B
                  Lew Riggs pinch hits for Mickey Owen batting 8th
   R      12-     L Riggs         Single to CF; Lavagetto Scores/unER; Reese to 2B
                  Jimmy Wasdell pinch hits for Hugh Casey batting 9th
   OO     12-     J Wasdell       Double Play: Foul Flyball: 3B-SS
   O      1--     D Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Johnny Allen facing 1-2-3
                  Johnny Allen replaces Jimmy Wasdell pitching and batting 9th; Herman Franks replaces Lew Riggs playing C batting 8th
          ---     J Sturm         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     R Rolfe         Sturm Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---     " "             Walk
   O      1--     T Henrich       Flyball: LF
   O      1--     J DiMaggio      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Ruffing facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     B Herman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     P Reiser        Lineout: SS
   O      ---     D Camilli       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Johnny Allen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     C Keller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     B Dickey        Flyball: RF
          ---     J Gordon        Walk
   O      1--     P Rizzuto       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Ruffing facing 5-6-7
          ---     J Medwick       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     C Lavagetto     Foul Flyball: C
          1--     P Reese         Single; Medwick to 2B
   OO     12-     H Franks        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA194110010

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