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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1941-09-20 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3500 · 1:28

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 1–0. Dutch Leonard earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Dutch Leonard L: Roger Wolff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Eddie Collins	4	0	0
Elmer Valo	4	3	0
Don Richmond	4	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	1
Crash Davis	3	0	0
Al Brancato	3	0	0
Hal Wagner	3	0	0
Roger Wolff	2	0	2
Dee Miles	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hillis Layne	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	3	1	1	0	0	0
Roberto Ortiz	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jake Early	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dutch Leonard	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Wolff	8.0	3	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	9.0	4	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Collins: 63
Elmer Valo: 4/P
Don Richmond: 43

Bot 1

George Case: 7/F
Doc Cramer: 8/F
Hillis Layne: 8/F

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 8/F
Sam Chapman: 5/P/FL
Crash Davis: 63

Bot 2

Cecil Travis: 43
Mickey Vernon: S7
Roberto Ortiz: W.1-2
Jake Early: 4/P
Jimmy Bloodworth: S7/G.2-H;1-3
Dutch Leonard: 2/P/FL

Top 3

Al Brancato: 43
Hal Wagner: 43
Roger Wolff: K/C

Bot 3

George Case: S5/BG
Doc Cramer: SB2
Doc Cramer: 4/P
Hillis Layne: 43.2-3
Cecil Travis: 43

Top 4

Eddie Collins: 13
Elmer Valo: S8
Don Richmond: 36(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Mickey Vernon: 7/F
Roberto Ortiz: E6/TH1.B-2
Jake Early: 3/G.2-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: 43

Top 5

Bob Johnson: 9/F
Sam Chapman: 5/P/FL
Crash Davis: 63

Bot 5

Dutch Leonard: 13/BG
George Case: 63
Doc Cramer: 43

Top 6

Al Brancato: 13
Hal Wagner: 8/F
Roger Wolff: K

Bot 6

Hillis Layne: 43
Cecil Travis: 31
Mickey Vernon: 8/F

Top 7

Eddie Collins: 2/P
Elmer Valo: S8
Don Richmond: E6/G.1-2
Bob Johnson: 8/F
Sam Chapman: K23

Bot 7

Roberto Ortiz: K/C
Jake Early: 6/P
Jimmy Bloodworth: 9/F

Top 8

Crash Davis: 8/F
Al Brancato: 43
Hal Wagner: 43

Bot 8

Dutch Leonard: 53
George Case: 13/BG
Doc Cramer: 43

Top 9

Dee Miles: 8/F
Eddie Collins: 63
Elmer Valo: S8
Don Richmond: S8.1-2
Bob Johnson: 4/L