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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1940-09-05 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 1:51

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 2–1. Tiny Bonham earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
WS1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

W: Tiny Bonham L: Dutch Leonard SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Gordon	5	0	2	1	0	1
Red Rolfe	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	1	1
Charlie Keller	2	1	0	0	2	1
Bill Dickey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	1	0	0	0
Frankie Crosetti	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tiny Bonham	4	0	2	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
George Case	4	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	4	0	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	1	3	0
Jack Sanford	3	0	0	0
Jimmy Pofahl	3	0	2	1
Rick Ferrell	3	0	0	0
Dutch Leonard	3	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tiny Bonham	9.0	7	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	9.0	8	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Gordon: S8
Red Rolfe: 36(1)3/GDP
Tommy Henrich: S8
Joe DiMaggio: K

Bot 1

George Case: 13
Buddy Lewis: 7
Gee Walker: 53

Top 2

Charlie Keller: W
Bill Dickey: SB2
Bill Dickey: 3/G.2-3
Babe Dahlgren: FC1.B-1(E5)
Frankie Crosetti: 6
Tiny Bonham: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Joe Gordon: 7

Bot 2

Cecil Travis: 8
Jimmy Bloodworth: S7
Jack Sanford: 63.1-2
Jimmy Pofahl: D8.2-H
Rick Ferrell: 2

Top 3

Red Rolfe: 13
Tommy Henrich: 43
Joe DiMaggio: W
Charlie Keller: K

Bot 3

Dutch Leonard: 63
George Case: 2/FL
Buddy Lewis: 43

Top 4

Bill Dickey: 13
Babe Dahlgren: S8
Frankie Crosetti: 13.1-2
Tiny Bonham: S5.2-3#
Joe Gordon: D7.3-H;1-3
Red Rolfe: 4

Bot 4

Gee Walker: 5/FL
Cecil Travis: 9
Jimmy Bloodworth: S8
Jack Sanford: BK.1-2
Jack Sanford: 43

Top 5

Tommy Henrich: 31
Joe DiMaggio: 7
Charlie Keller: W
Bill Dickey: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jimmy Pofahl: 3/FL
Rick Ferrell: 13
Dutch Leonard: 43

Top 6

Babe Dahlgren: 8
Frankie Crosetti: 63
Tiny Bonham: 53

Bot 6

George Case: S8
Buddy Lewis: 8(B)43(1)/FDP
Gee Walker: 63

Top 7

Joe Gordon: K
Red Rolfe: 9
Tommy Henrich: S8
Joe DiMaggio: 9

Bot 7

Cecil Travis: 43
Jimmy Bloodworth: S
Jack Sanford: 9
Jimmy Pofahl: S8.1-2#
Rick Ferrell: 9

Top 8

Charlie Keller: 43
Bill Dickey: S7
Babe Dahlgren: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dutch Leonard: 13
George Case: 4
Buddy Lewis: 4

Top 9

Frankie Crosetti: 8
Tiny Bonham: 9
Joe Gordon: 2/FL

Bot 9

Gee Walker: 7
Cecil Travis: S8
Jimmy Bloodworth: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Dahlgren grounds to Leonard. Keller should have been out 125, but Travis drops throw from Ferrell.

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