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Miley BB CD 1941 World Series Game 4
Called by Red Barber & Bob Elson

With two out and nobody on in the ninth, Hugh Casey strikes out Tommy Henrich to even the Series at two games apiece... But Mickey Owen drops strike three, and Henrich is safe.  This game has never before been released to the public by The Miley Collection.

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New York Yankees 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

World Series Game 4 Played on Sunday, October 5, 1941 (D) at Ebbets Field

NY  A    1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  4  -   7 12  0
BRO N 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sturm 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 9 1
Rolfe 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
Henrich rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
DiMaggio cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
Keller lf 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 0
Dickey c 2 2 0 0 3 0 7 0
Gordon 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 3
Rizzuto ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
Donald p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Breuer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Selkirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murphy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 39 7 12 7 5 2 27 11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gordon-Rizzuto-Sturm.
BATTING - 
2B: Keller 2 (2,off Higbe,off Casey); Gordon (1,off Casey).
HBP: Henrich (1,by Allen).
Team LOB: 11.
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Reese ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Walker rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 0
Reiser cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
Camilli 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 10 1
Riggs 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Medwick lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Casey p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Owen c 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1
Coscarart 2b 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 2
Higbe p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
French p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wasdell ph,lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 5 27 14
FIELDING - 
E: Owen (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Camilli (1,off Donald); Wasdell (1,off Donald); Walker (2,off Donald).
HR: Reiser (1,5th inning off Donald 1 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Donald 4 6 4 4 3 2 1 21
Breuer 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 12
Murphy W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Totals 9 9 4 4 4 5 1 39
Donald faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Higbe 3.2 6 3 3 2 1 0 19
French 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allen 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Casey L(0-2) 4.1 5 4 0 2 1 0 21
Totals 9 12 7 3 5 2 0 45
HBP: Allen (2,Henrich).
Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Bill Grieve