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+