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Washington Senators @ New York Yankees

1951-07-05 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 23268 · 2:08

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 8–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 8th. Bob Kuzava earned the win. Hank Bauer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Kuzava L: Bob Porterfield SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Duffy · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	1	0	0	0	1
Gil Coan	3	1	1	2	0	1
Irv Noren	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Mele	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cass Michaels	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Verble	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Guerra	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Porterfield	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hank Bauer	4	1	1	2	1	0
Phil Rizzuto	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gene Woodling	3	2	2	1	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Collins	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Brown	3	2	1	0	1	0
Jerry Coleman	4	1	2	4	0	0
Charlie Silvera	2	1	0	0	2	0
Bob Kuzava	3	0	0	1	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Porterfield	8.0	7	7	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Kuzava	9.0	4	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: K
Gil Coan: HP
Irv Noren: 8
Mickey Vernon: D9.1-3
Sam Mele: W
Cass Michaels: 8

Bot 1

Hank Bauer: 8
Phil Rizzuto: 6
Gene Woodling: HR/9
Joe DiMaggio: 9

Top 2

Gene Verble: W
Mike Guerra: 5/FL
Bob Porterfield: K
Eddie Yost: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Joe Collins: 6
Bobby Brown: 3/G
Jerry Coleman: 63

Top 3

Gil Coan: 3/G
Irv Noren: 43
Mickey Vernon: 3/G

Bot 3

Charlie Silvera: W
Bob Kuzava: 16(1)/FO
Hank Bauer: W.1-2
Phil Rizzuto: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Sam Mele: 63
Cass Michaels: 63
Gene Verble: 7

Bot 4

Gene Woodling: W
Joe DiMaggio: 3
Joe Collins: 4
Bobby Brown: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Jerry Coleman: S9.2-H;3-H
Charlie Silvera: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Mike Guerra: S7
Bob Porterfield: 3
Eddie Yost: 54(1)/FO
Gil Coan: HR/9.1-H
Irv Noren: 8

Bot 5

Bob Kuzava: W
Hank Bauer: 64(1)/FO
Phil Rizzuto: 7
Gene Woodling: D9.1-3
Joe DiMaggio: 6

Top 6

Mickey Vernon: K
Sam Mele: T7
Cass Michaels: 63
Gene Verble: 7

Bot 6

Joe Collins: 9
Bobby Brown: 3/G
Jerry Coleman: 63

Top 7

Mike Guerra: 8
Bob Porterfield: K
Eddie Yost: 5/FL

Bot 7

Charlie Silvera: W
Bob Kuzava: K
Hank Bauer: HR/7.1-H
Phil Rizzuto: W
Gene Woodling: 3/G.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: 53

Top 8

Gil Coan: K
Irv Noren: 8
Mickey Vernon: 7

Bot 8

Joe Collins: D
Bobby Brown: W
Jerry Coleman: SB2;SB3
Jerry Coleman: D7.2-H;3-H
Charlie Silvera: 63.2-3
Bob Kuzava: 53.3-H
Hank Bauer: 53

Top 9

Sam Mele: 63
Cass Michaels: 4
Gene Verble: 53

Notes & reviews

HP umpire Jim Duffy ruled that Bobby Brown caught Eddie Yost's popup on the rebounded from Charlie Silvera's mitt; the Senators argued that the ball struck the ground; Senators Coach George Myatt ejected by Duffy

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