New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

April 19
New York Yankees        12        DiMaggio  1-4  HR  2 Runs  2 RBI  2BB
Washington Senators   5         Vernon      2-3  3B  Run  3RBI  2BB
The Yankees won the real game in 1948 by a score of 12-4.

April 20
​New York Yankees        9          DiMaggio  2-3  HR  2 Runs  4 RBI  IW
Washington Senators  0          Vernon  0-4  Strikeout
​Stirnweiss (NYA) got hits in his first four at-bats and ended up 4-5 with 3 runs scored for the game.

April 21
New York Yankees         2           DiMaggio  0-2  2 Walks
Washington Senators    1           Vernon  1-4 Strikeout
Haefner (WAS) goes the full 9 innings, allows only 3 hits, 2 Walks and 1 earned run.
The Yankees score in the top of the 9th Inning when Stirnweiss reached on an error by Christman at short then scored on a double by Keller.

Season Records
Washington  0-3
New York       3-0

Season Totals
​Vernon  .272   3-11  Triple  Run  3 RBI  2BB  2K
DiMaggio   .333  3-9  2 HR  4 Runs  6 RBI  5 BB

The Yankees open the season with a series sweep. The New York bats were solid, but Washington hit only .141 for the series. The Yankees starters were also good. Reynolds, Lopat and Raschi look to be a tough top three. Mickey Haefner was really good for the Senators in the last game but was the victim of hard-luck in the final inning that resulted in an unearned run and a tough loss.

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