GM# 8 APRIL 22, 1941 VS NEW YORK YANKEES
ATHLETICS SWEEP YANKS WITH 14-8 ROUT
N.Y. 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 8 16 0
PHILA. 0 3 4 0 7 0 0 0 X 14 16 0
WP-FRED CALIGIURI(2-0) LP-CHARLEY STANCEU
HR-BILL DICKEY; BOB JOHNSON(2) GS
The Philadelphia Athletics rattled off their fifth straight win by routing the New York Yankees, 14-8. The game was highlighted by a Bob Johnson, grand slam; as the A’s put up seven runs in the fifth inning. Big Bill Foster pitched a four hit shutout, to earn his second win of the year.
The new look Athletics, buoyed by several Negro league stars, are proving a force to be reckoned with, as they are currently in first place in the American League, with a 7-1 record. Their only loss this year was to this Yankee team.
Stratastic Baseball Replays 
Leave a comment