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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1947-09-05 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 11101 · 1:55

Washington Senators defeated New York Yankees 3–2. Mickey Haefner earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mickey Haefner L: Butch Wensloff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Bill McKinley · 3B: Red Jones · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Snuffy Stirnweiss	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Henrich	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Lindell	3	0	1	0	1	1
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	1	1	0	1
George McQuinn	4	0	2	0	0	1
Billy Johnson	4	0	0	1	0	0
Sherm Lollar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	3	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Wensloff	2	0	0	0	0	1
Allie Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	3	1	1	1	1	0
Sherry Robertson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	1	2	0	0
Stan Spence	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jerry Priddy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Mancuso	4	0	2	0	0	0
John Sullivan	2	1	1	0	2	0
Mickey Haefner	3	0	0	0	1	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Butch Wensloff	7.0	5	6	1
Dick Starr	1.0	2	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Haefner	9.0	6	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: K/C
Tommy Henrich: 63
Johnny Lindell: W
Joe DiMaggio: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 13
Buddy Lewis: W
Sherry Robertson: D9.1-3
Mickey Vernon: 3/G.2-3;3-H
Stan Spence: W
Jerry Priddy: 9

Top 2

George McQuinn: S7
Billy Johnson: 3
Sherm Lollar: 4
Phil Rizzuto: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Frank Mancuso: S8
John Sullivan: 8
Mickey Haefner: K
Eddie Yost: 9

Top 3

Butch Wensloff: K
Snuffy Stirnweiss: S7
Tommy Henrich: 7
Johnny Lindell: S9.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: 5(2)/FO

Bot 3

Buddy Lewis: 43
Sherry Robertson: 8
Mickey Vernon: 5

Top 4

George McQuinn: 43
Billy Johnson: 31
Sherm Lollar: 7

Bot 4

Stan Spence: 13
Jerry Priddy: 7/FL
Frank Mancuso: S6
John Sullivan: W.1-2
Mickey Haefner: 9

Top 5

Phil Rizzuto: 6
Butch Wensloff: 3
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 8

Bot 5

Eddie Yost: 53
Buddy Lewis: 7
Sherry Robertson: 7

Top 6

Tommy Henrich: 9
Johnny Lindell: K
Joe DiMaggio: K

Bot 6

Mickey Vernon: 4
Stan Spence: S9
Jerry Priddy: E6.1-2
Frank Mancuso: 13.1-2;2-3
John Sullivan: W
Mickey Haefner: 9

Top 7

George McQuinn: K
Billy Johnson: 7
Sherm Lollar: 7

Bot 7

Eddie Yost: W
Buddy Lewis: 13/SH.1-2
Sherry Robertson: 7
Mickey Vernon: D9.2-H
Stan Spence: IW
Jerry Priddy: 6/L

Top 8

Phil Rizzuto: 63
Allie Clark: 63
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 7

Bot 8

Frank Mancuso: 63
John Sullivan: T9
Mickey Haefner: W
Eddie Yost: 6
Buddy Lewis: S9.3-H;1-2
Sherry Robertson: 43

Top 9

Tommy Henrich: D7
Johnny Lindell: 2/FL
Joe DiMaggio: S7.2-H
George McQuinn: S9.1-3
Billy Johnson: 9.3-H
Sherm Lollar: 64(1)/FO