GM# 72 JULY 5, 1941 AT NEW YORK YANKEES
CHARLIE KELLER SINGLES IN GAME WINNER AS YANKS BEAT A’S, 5-4
PHILA 4 9 0
N.Y. 5 12 0
WP-STEVE PEEK LP-PORTER VAUGHAN(1-2)
HR-CHARLIE KELLER; BUCK LEONARD(8)
Joe DiMaggio and Charlie Keller combined to drive in all five of New York’s runs. Keller belted a big, two run homer in the bottom of the eighth, which, at the time, gave the Yanks a 4-3 lead. Buck Leonard doubled in pinch hitter, Biz Mackey, in the top of the ninth, tying the game, but Athletics reliever, Porter Vaughan faltered in the bottom of the ninth, allowing a walk and two singles, including Keller’s walkoff winner.
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