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Miley BB CD 1941 World Series Game 2
Called by Red Barber and Bob Elson

Whitlow Wyatt scatters 9 hits in evening the Series at a game apiece.  The Dodgers muster only 6 hits, but they produce 3 runs, which is all Wyatt needs.


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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Yankees 2

World Series Game 2 Played on Thursday, October 2, 1941 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BRO N    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
NY A 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1
BATTING
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Walker rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Herman 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 4
Reiser cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Camilli 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 1
Medwick lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lavagetto 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Reese ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 4
Owen c 2 0 1 1 1 0 6 1
Wyatt p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 4 27 13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Reese-Herman-Camilli.
E: Reese 2 (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Medwick (1,off Chandler).
GDP: Lavagetto (1,off Chandler); Wyatt (1,off Chandler).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Owen (1,2nd base by Murphy/Dickey).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sturm 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 11 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Henrich rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Keller lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
Dickey c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Bordagaray pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rosar c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 7
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 5
Chandler p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Murphy p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Selkirk ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 5 5 27 15
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gordon-Rizzuto-Sturm, Gordon-Rizzuto-Sturm, Dickey-Gordon.
E: Gordon (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Henrich (1,off Wyatt).
GDP: DiMaggio (1,off Wyatt).
IBB: Gordon (2,by Wyatt).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wyatt W(1-0) 9 9 2 2 5 5 0 39
IBB: Wyatt (1,Gordon).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chandler L(0-1) 5 4 3 2 2 2 0 20
Murphy 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 14
Totals 9 6 3 2 3 4 0 34
Chandler faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Murphy 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Bill McGowan