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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-08-17 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2000 · 2:07

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 15–0. New York Yankees put up 7 in the 5th. Red Ruffing earned the win. Joe DiMaggio went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	0	3	2	7	0	0	1	0	15	10
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

W: Red Ruffing L: Lum Harris SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Hassett	5	1	0	1	1	0
Red Rolfe	4	4	2	0	2	0
George Selkirk	4	2	1	2	2	1
Joe DiMaggio	5	2	2	3	1	0
Charlie Keller	5	1	1	2	1	2
Joe Gordon	3	2	2	2	2	0
Bill Dickey	3	1	1	1	1	0
Phil Rizzuto	5	1	1	2	0	0
Red Ruffing	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rollie Hemsley	0	1	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Mike Kreevich	4	2	0
Elmer Valo	4	1	0
Buddy Blair	4	1	1
Dick Siebert	4	1	0
Hal Wagner	2	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	2	0
Eric McNair	3	1	0
Crash Davis	3	0	0
Dee Miles	1	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	1	0	0
George Yankowski	2	0	0
Bob Savage	1	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	8	0	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lum Harris	3.0	4	5	1
Jack Knott	2.0	6	3	0
Bob Savage	4.0	0	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buddy Hassett: W
Red Rolfe: S.1-3
George Selkirk: 8.3-H
Joe DiMaggio: T9.1-H
Charlie Keller: K
Joe Gordon: W
Bill Dickey: 7

Bot 1

Mike Kreevich: S
Elmer Valo: 9/L
Buddy Blair: K
Dick Siebert: 7

Top 2

Phil Rizzuto: 2/FL
Red Ruffing: 13
Buddy Hassett: 7

Bot 2

Hal Wagner: 7
Bob Johnson: S
Eric McNair: S.1-3
Crash Davis: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Red Rolfe: S
George Selkirk: W.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: 9
Charlie Keller: 6/P
Joe Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Dickey: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Phil Rizzuto: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Red Ruffing: 63

Bot 3

Dee Miles: 9
Mike Kreevich: 6/P
Elmer Valo: D9
Buddy Blair: 4/P

Top 4

Buddy Hassett: 9
Red Rolfe: W
George Selkirk: 8
Joe DiMaggio: HR/7.1-H
Charlie Keller: 3/G

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: 3/G
Hal Wagner: K
Bob Johnson: S
Eric McNair: 7

Top 5

Joe Gordon: S5/BG.B-2(E5/TH)
Bill Dickey: S.2-3
Phil Rizzuto: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Red Ruffing: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Buddy Hassett: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Red Rolfe: W
George Selkirk: S.3-H(UR);1-3
Joe DiMaggio: W.1-2
Charlie Keller: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Joe Gordon: D.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Bill Dickey: 63

Bot 5

Crash Davis: 7
Bill Knickerbocker: 53
Mike Kreevich: 7/L

Top 6

Phil Rizzuto: 3/P
Red Ruffing: K
Buddy Hassett: 8

Bot 6

Elmer Valo: 2/P
Buddy Blair: S
Dick Siebert: S.1-2
George Yankowski: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Red Rolfe: 13
George Selkirk: W
Joe DiMaggio: 8
Charlie Keller: W.1-2
Joe Gordon: 99

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: 99
Eric McNair: 99
Crash Davis: 99

Top 8

Rollie Hemsley: W
Phil Rizzuto: E4/TH.1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Red Ruffing: K
Buddy Hassett: 99
Red Rolfe: 99

Bot 8

Bob Savage: K
Mike Kreevich: S
Elmer Valo: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 9

George Selkirk: K
Joe DiMaggio: 99
Charlie Keller: K

Bot 9

Buddy Blair: 99
Dick Siebert: 99
George Yankowski: 99

Notes & reviews

Major League debut for Yankowski
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