BOXSCORE: 1948 New York Yankees At 1948 Washington Nationals        9/20/1948

  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Stirnweiss 2B     2  1  1  0 .324     B.Rigney 2B         5  0  1  1 .239  
C-B.Nicholson PH,RF   2  0  0  0 .214   E-B.Doerr 2B          0  0  0  0 .254  
  R.Ashburn CF        5  2  4  0 .351     D.Dimaggio CF       3  1  0  0 .256  
  A.Dark SS           5  0  2  1 .298     J.Dimaggio RF       4  0  2  0 .323  
  R.Kiner LF          3  0  0  0 .275     P.Cavarretta LF     2  0  0  0 .224  
  S.Gordon 3B         5  0  1  0 .274   A-J.Lindell PH,LF     2  0  0  0 .295  
  D.Ennis RF          4  0  0  0 .274     J.Mize 1B           4  1  2  1 .259  
  B.Rush P            0  0  0  0 .077     V.Stephens SS       4  0  2  0 .245  
  A.Clark 1B          4  0  1  0 .318     K.Keltner 3B        4  0  3  1 .275  
  E.Fitz Gerald C     3  0  1  0 .295     B.Rosar C           3  1  0  0 .242  
  M.Parnell P         2  0  0  0 .104     J.Coleman P         2  1  1  0 .047  
B-B.Goodman PH,2B     2  0  1  0 .280     L.Brissie P         0  0  0  0 .265  
                                          K.Higbe P           0  0  0  0 .286  
                                        D-R.Northey PH        1  0  0  0 .120  
                                          R.Christopher P     0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  3 11  1                 Totals      34  4 11  3

A-Pinch Hit For Cavarretta In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Parnell In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Stirnweiss In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Higbe In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Rigney In 9th Inning

Yankees......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  3 11  1
Nationals....... 1 0 0  0 0 2  1 0    -  4 11  1

Yankees (80-67)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Parnell                 6       8   3   2   3   3   0 111   4.05  A1 D2
B.Rush LOSS(4-9)          2       3   1   1   0   3   0  28   6.14  D3
Totals                    8      11   4   3   3   6   0

Nationals (81-63)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Coleman                 6 2/3   7   3   2   4   5   0 131   5.74  A1 D4
L.Brissie WIN(5-7)        0 2/3   3   0   0   0   0   0  18   5.98  D5 D9
K.Higbe HOLD(2nd)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.88  E1 E1
R.Christophe SAVE(5th)    1       1   0   0   0   0   0  18   3.07  E2
Totals                    9      11   3   2   4   5   0

ATTENDANCE- 10,918 DATE- Monday, September 20th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:22
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:11  Nationals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Nationals: 1
ERRORS- R.Ashburn, J.Dimaggio
DOUBLES- R.Ashburn(15th), A.Dark(28th)
RBIs- A.Dark(77th), B.Rigney(27th), J.Mize(91st), K.Keltner(89th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Coleman
WALKS- S.Stirnweiss, R.Kiner-2, E.Fitz Gerald, D.Dimaggio-2, B.Rosar
STRIKE OUTS- A.Dark, R.Kiner, S.Gordon, D.Ennis, A.Clark, D.Dimaggio,
             J.Dimaggio, P.Cavarretta, J.Lindell-2, J.Mize
GIDP- B.Nicholson
WILD PITCHES- J.Coleman-2
2-out RBI- J.Mize, B.Rigney, A.Dark, K.Keltner
RLISP 2-out- S.Gordon-3, V.Stephens-2, R.Ashburn-2, B.Rigney, J.Coleman, J.Mize,
             D.Dimaggio, D.Ennis-2, B.Rosar
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 2 for 13  Nationals: 3 for 12
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Bill Rigney robbed Snuffy Stirnweiss of a base hit.

The Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees locked up in an exciting
one-run game at Griffith Stadium.  The final score was the Washington
Nationals 4, the New York Yankees 3.

Lou Brissie(5-7) pitched well enough in relief to get the win.  He went 2/3 of
an inning allowing 3 hits and no walks.  New York had a chance in the 9th but
they came up short.  

Brissie was helped out by Russ Christopher who recorded his 5th save.  Bob
Rush(4-9) was hit with the loss in relief.  He pitched 2 innings giving up 3
hits and no walks.

SCORESHEET: 1948 New York Yankees at 1948 Washington Nationals
S.Stirnw-A1  A1:Si      B1:W>23 1  C1:G/43    D1:F/8     E1:G-DP/4
B.Nichol-D1             2 b1                             63>1o
                                                         
R.Ashbur-A1  A2:Si+E/9  B2:G/43    C2:Si      D2:Si      *9*:Do
             >1#                                         
                                                         
A.Dark-A1    A3:F/8     *3*:K      C3:Si>13   D3:WP>12   E3:L/5
                                              Do>2#      
                                                         
R.Kiner-A1   A4:F/9>23  B4:K       C4:WP>3#   D4:W>b1    E4:L/5
                                   12 W>b1               
                                                         
S.Gordon-A1  A5:F/9     B5:K       C5:F/7     D5:Si>23   E5:G/3
                                              12         
                                                         
D.Ennis-A1   *2*:F/9    *4*:G/63   *6*:K      D6:G/13
B.Rush-D7                                     
                                              
A.Clark-A1   A7:Si      B7:F/8     C7:K       *8*:L/5
                                              
                                              
E.Fitz G-A1  A8:W>12 b  B8:F/9     C8:L/4     D8:Si
             1                                
                                              
M.Parnel-A1  A9:F/8     *5*:F/8    *7*:G/31   D9:Si>12
B.Goodma-C9                                   
                                              

B.Rigney-A1  A1:G/53    B1:G/31    *5*:F/7    D1:Si+E/8  E1:L/6
B.Doerr-E3                                    >2# 1#     
                                                         
D.Dimagg-A1  A2:W>b1    *3*:G/43   C2:W>b1    D2:F/9     E2:K
                                                         
                                                         
J.Dimagg-A1  A3:Si>12   B3:G/53    C3:Si>13   *7*:K
                                              
                                              
P.Cavarr-A1  A4:K       B4:F/9     C4:K       D4:K
J.Lindel-C4                                   
                                              
J.Mize-A1    A5:Si>2#   *4*:G/43   C5:K       D5:Si
             13                               
                                              
V.Stephe-A1  A6:F/7     B6:Si      *6*:P/6    D6:Si>12
                                              
                                              
K.Keltne-A1  *2*:G/63   B7:Si>12   C7:Si      D7:Si>2#
                                              13
                                              
B.Rosar-A1   A8:W>b1    B8:P/6     C8:Force/  D8:P/5
                                   64>1o b1   
                                              
J.Colema-A1  A9:Sac/34  B9:Force/  C9:Si>12   *8*:F/9
L.Brissi-D3  >12        5>2o b1               
K.Higbe-D9+