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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1941-08-19 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 17570 · 1:58

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 8–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 7th. Marius Russo earned the win. Joe Gordon went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	2	1	8	16
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	10

W: Marius Russo L: Al Benton SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Sturm	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Rolfe	5	0	0	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	2	2	1	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	2	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Keller	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	5	0	2	3	0	0
Joe Gordon	5	2	2	1	0	1
Phil Rizzuto	4	1	3	0	0	0
Marius Russo	3	1	2	1	0	0
George Selkirk	3	2	2	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Frank Croucher	5	0	0	0	0
Tuck Stainback	4	1	3	0	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	1	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	1	1	0	1
Rudy York	4	1	1	0	1
Bruce Campbell	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Meyer	4	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	2	1	0
Al Benton	2	0	0	0	0
Rip Radcliff	3	0	2	1	0
Moe Franklin	1	0	0	0	1
Billy Sullivan	1	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marius Russo	9.0	10	0	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	7.0	9	1	1
Dizzy Trout	2.0	7	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Sturm: 31
Red Rolfe: 3/G
Tommy Henrich: 43

Bot 1

Frank Croucher: 53
Tuck Stainback: S
Barney McCosky: 16(1)/FO
Pinky Higgins: 63

Top 2

Joe DiMaggio: 63
Charlie Keller: S8
Bill Dickey: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Rudy York: 53
Bruce Campbell: HP
Dutch Meyer: 8(B)3(1)/DP

Top 3

Joe Gordon: S8
Phil Rizzuto: 2/FL
Marius Russo: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Sturm: S9.1-2
Red Rolfe: 7

Bot 3

Birdie Tebbetts: S7
Al Benton: 16(1)4/BG/GDP
Frank Croucher: 13

Top 4

Tommy Henrich: HR/9
Joe DiMaggio: D9
Charlie Keller: 43.2-3
Bill Dickey: 8.3-H
Joe Gordon: K

Bot 4

Tuck Stainback: 53
Barney McCosky: S7
Pinky Higgins: S9.1-3
Rudy York: K
Rip Radcliff: 13

Top 5

Phil Rizzuto: S8
Marius Russo: 3/SH.1-2
Johnny Sturm: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 5

Dutch Meyer: 9
Birdie Tebbetts: 3/G
Al Benton: 3/FL

Top 6

Red Rolfe: 43
Tommy Henrich: W
George Selkirk: 2/FL
Charlie Keller: 9

Bot 6

Frank Croucher: 6
Tuck Stainback: D9
Barney McCosky: 43
Pinky Higgins: K

Top 7

Bill Dickey: 43
Joe Gordon: HR/7
Phil Rizzuto: S7
Marius Russo: S.1-2
Johnny Sturm: HP.2-3;1-2
Red Rolfe: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Red Rolfe: 7.3-H
Tommy Henrich: 31

Bot 7

Rudy York: S8
Rip Radcliff: S.1-2
Dutch Meyer: 7
Birdie Tebbetts: S7.2-H;1-2
Moe Franklin: K
Frank Croucher: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

George Selkirk: S
Charlie Keller: SB2
Charlie Keller: K/C
Bill Dickey: S7.2-H
Joe Gordon: 54(1)/FO
Phil Rizzuto: SB2
Phil Rizzuto: S.2-3
Marius Russo: S7.3-H;1-2
Johnny Sturm: 31

Bot 8

Tuck Stainback: S7
Barney McCosky: E1.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 64(1)/FO.2-H(NR);B-2(E4)
Rudy York: 7
Rip Radcliff: S9.2-H(UR)
Dutch Meyer: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Red Rolfe: 7
Tommy Henrich: S9
George Selkirk: S9.1-2
Charlie Keller: 64(1)/FO
Bill Dickey: S7.2-H;1-2
Joe Gordon: WP.2-3;1-2
Joe Gordon: 9

Bot 9

Birdie Tebbetts: 8
Billy Sullivan: K
Frank Croucher: 8

Notes & reviews

Bruce Campbell was hit on arm
Joe DiMaggio jammed his ankle at 2B; he was hospitalized with a sever sprain and did not play again until September 9

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