Yankees 9th Inning Woes Continue

Washington starter Lefty Stewart held the New York Yankees to just 5 hits and 1 earned run in 8 1/3 innings, and the Senators had some 9th-inning magic for the 2nd straight game as they topped New York 3-2 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees took advantage of 3 singles and an error to score in the 1st inning, but Tommy Henrich gunned down Red Rolfe tagging up at the plate to end any further damage. Lefty Gomez shut down the Senators’ offense for 8 innings, taking a 1-0 shutout into the 9th, until Goose Goslin drew a walk and Joe Cronin singled to chase the starter. Reliever Marius Russo got Fred Schulte to pop out before walking Joe Kuhel to load the bases and Dave Harris to tie the game. Two batters later, Luke Sewell hit a 2-run single to give Washington a 3-1 lead. But Joe Cronin bobbled an easy grounder, and reliever Bobby Burke walked the bases loaded with one out to give New York a chance. Babe Dahlgren hit a long flyout to score one run, but Frankie Crosetti grounded out to end the game. It’s the 2nd straight game that the Yankees have blown their chance in the 9th. They now head to Washington down 2 games to 0. Washington reliever Jack Russell will miss some time after leaving with elbow inflammation while warming up to come into the game.

’33 Senators @ ’39 Yankees – 9/9/23