Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees
October 2, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1941 at Yankee Stadium. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Yankees 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Walker rf 4 1 0 0
Herman 2b 4 0 1 0
Reiser cf 4 0 0 0
Camilli 1b 3 1 1 1
Medwick lf 4 1 2 0
Lavagetto 3b 3 0 1 0
Reese ss 4 0 0 1
Owen c 2 0 1 1
Wyatt p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sturm 1b 5 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 1 0
Henrich rf 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Keller lf 4 1 2 1
Dickey c 4 0 0 0
  Bordagaray pr 0 0 0 0
  Rosar c 0 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 1 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 0
Chandler p 2 0 1 1
  Murphy p 1 0 0 0
  Selkirk ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Brooklyn 000 021 000362
New York 011 000 000291
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Wyatt  W (1-0) 9.0 9 2 2 5 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
5
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Chandler  L (0-1) 5.0 4 3 2 2 2
  Murphy   4.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
4

  E–Reese 2 (2), Gordon (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1, New York 3.  2B–Brooklyn Medwick (1,off Chandler), New York Henrich (1,off Wyatt).  IBB–Gordon (2,by Wyatt).  CS–Owen (1,2nd base by Murphy/Dickey).  IBB–Wyatt (1,Gordon).  U-HP–Babe Pinelli (NL), 1B–Bill Grieve (AL), 2B–Larry Goetz (AL), 3B–Bill McGowan (AL).  T–2:31.  A–66,248.
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