YOGI BERRA Debut Scorecard! 9/22/46 Jersey #38- 1946 Yankees Dblhdr 2nd Game

  

This listing is for the pictured scorecard program for the 2nd game of the September 22, 1946 doubleheader baseball games between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics played at Yankee Stadium. Yogi Berra debuted in Game 1 and hit his 1st career Home Run!

In the 2nd game, he went 0-1 pinch hitting. The program and scorecard are in Poor to Fair condition. Dating Validation details included below.

SIGNIFICANT GAME 1 INFORMATION (Not this Scorecard). 1st HR #1, 2 Hits #1 #2, 2 RBI #1 #2. Bobby Brown DEBUT, Hit #1. Joe DiMaggio 2 Hits, RBI. Game 1 was Rescheduled from Sept 21 rainout. Yankees Manager Johnny Neun 1st game managing at Yankee Stadium.

Connie Mack wraps up his 49th season managing. Game 1 was the A's 2nd Loss of a 10-game losing streak to end the season. Yankees 4 - Athletics 3. SIGNIFICANT GAME 2 INFORMATION (This Scorecard). Yogi Berra 2nd career Game, 0-1 pinch hitter.

Berra wore jersey #38, as recorded by the fan. Per Baseball Reference, he wore #38 and #35 in his 7 games in 1946. He only wore #38 in 1946, but I haven't found how many games he wore jersey #38. Game called for Darkness at 6 innings. Frank Colman Yankees Debut - HR, 2 Hits, 2 RBI.

Tiny Bonham Save, Last Yankees game. Nick Etten Last Yankees game. A's Gene Desautels Last career game. Yankees 7 - Athletics 4. The scored lineup matches the 2nd game on 9/22/46.

The printed lineups typically matched the lineup each team used in their immediate preceding game. That isn't the case here. It's possible the printed lineups matched the scheduled 9/21 game before it rained out. Since 9/21 wasn't an official game, I can't find the starting lineups used. The Yankees printed lineup matches Game 1 of their 9/18 doubleheader.

Their previous game played was Game 2 of the 9/18 DH. Hall of Famer Joe Gordon is included on the Yankees lineup, but he played his last game of the season on September 18. The A's printed lineup doesn't match any played games due to the September roster changes. The roster details validate the scorecard to the Sept 22-23 series.

The Yankees played Philly at home in April, May, June, and September in 1946. KEY ROSTER DETAIL Johnny Neun is listed as the Yankees Manager.

Neun only managed the Yankees from September 13-29, 1946. ROSTER Yankees Hall of Famer Bill Dickey is omitted. He played his last career game on 9/8/46. Dickey resigned as Manager and retired from baseball on 9/13/46. ROSTER September callups - Yankees Karl Drews and Eddie Bockman on roster.

Drews MLB debut was 9/8/46. Bockman's MLB debut was 9/11/46. ROSTER September callups - The printed rosters include players that weren't with the teams the whole season.

A's Don Richmond (Sept 10), A's Joe Coleman (Sept 15), A's Joe Astroth (Sept 13), A's Everett Fagan (June 9), Yankees Al Lyons (Sept 11). ROSTER A's Oscar Grimes was traded to Philly from the Yankees on 7/11/46. This was the only A's/Yanks series in NY he played for the Athletics. ROSTER A's Dick Fowler omitted from the roster.

His last game in 1946 was Sept 10th when he got walloped for his 16th loss. ROSTER A's omits Barney McCosky and Gene Handley. Both played their last game of the season on September 19, the A's immediately preceding game. To omit them means they were removed from the roster to make room for the call ups. You will receive the exact scorecard program in the listing photos.

It will be safely secured and protected in a pre-made comic bag with board support and a comic hard case top loader. Please see the picture of the packaging. Please check my other listings for vintage programs and tickets including DiMaggio and Posada milestone games.