BRO @ NYA

October 01, 1941

Final Score: BRO 2 - NYA 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
68,540
Game Duration
128 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Losing Pitcher
Curt Davis

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill McGowan
First Base
Babe Pinelli
Second Base
Bill Grieve
Third Base
Larry Goetz

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

BRO @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BRO 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
NYA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 x 3 6 1

BRO Batting

BRO @ NYA — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Johnny Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dolph Camilli 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Hugh Casey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Curt Davis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herman Franks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Herman 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cookie Lavagetto 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Medwick 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Mickey Owen 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Pee Wee Reese 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Pete Reiser 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lew Riggs 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dixie Walker 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Wasdell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 .188

NYA Batting

BRO @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Dickey 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Joe DiMaggio 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Gordon 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Tommy Henrich 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Charlie Keller 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Rizzuto 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Red Rolfe 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Red Ruffing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Sturm 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 29 3 6 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 .207

BRO Pitching

BRO @ NYA — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Allen - 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Hugh Casey - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Curt Davis (L) L 5.1 6 3 3 3 1 1 5.06
Team Totals 8.0 6 3 3 5 1 1 3.38

NYA Pitching

BRO @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Red Ruffing (W) W 9.0 6 2 1 3 5 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 2 1 3 5 0 1.00

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees, October 1, 1941

On October 1, 1941, the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I in the World Series. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a crowd of 68,540, a game time of 128 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies. The Brooklyn Dodgers' runs came one at a time, in the fifth and seventh. The New York Yankees scored single runs in the second, fourth, and sixth innings. The Brooklyn Dodgers had 6 hits and the New York Yankees 6, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Red Ruffing, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. Curt Davis took the loss after 5.1 innings and 3 runs. Red Ruffing led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Brooklyn Dodgers' pitching table lists Johnny Allen, Hugh Casey, and Curt Davis. For the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pee Wee Reese went 3 for 4. For the New York Yankees, Joe Gordon went 2 for 2, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Bill McGowan.

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