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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 23, 1925
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 23, 1925 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Benn Karr |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Roy Luebbe | Catcher |
| Pee-Wee Wanninger | Shortstop |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Homer Summa | Right Fielder |
| Pat McNulty | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Freddy Spurgeon | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Hodapp | Third Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Benn Karr | Pitcher |
| Tris Speaker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 23, 1925
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Karr
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Karr
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Karr
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Karr picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Karr. Johnson moves to third. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Karr
Ruth hits a line drive into right field. Summa picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Summa. Johnson scores. Combs scores. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Karr
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Karr
Dugan hits a line drive towards short. Sewell catches it and throws to first to double up Gehrig. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Shocker
Summa bunts for a single. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNulty vs. Shocker
McNulty hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Wanninger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luebbe vs. Karr
Luebbe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Karr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Karr
Wanninger hits a popup towards short. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Karr
Shocker hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spurgeon vs. Shocker
Spurgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Shocker
Hodapp hits a line drive towards right. Ruth chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Ruth. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell takes first base on ball four. Hodapp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Karr vs. Shocker
Karr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Luebbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Karr
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Karr
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Karr
Combs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Shocker
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNulty vs. Shocker
McNulty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Shocker covering. Safe. Jamieson moves to third. McNulty moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Burns reaches second base with a double. Jamieson scores. McNulty scores. There goes Sewell trying to get to home. Combs throws the ball in to Wanninger who relays the ball to Luebbe, who tags Sewell, who came all the way from first, for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spurgeon vs. Shocker
Spurgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Burns scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Shocker
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Karr
Ruth hits a popup towards short. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Karr
Gehrig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dugan vs. Karr
Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. McNulty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luebbe vs. Karr
Luebbe hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karr vs. Shocker
Karr hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Shocker
Summa hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Karr
Wanninger bunts towards the mound. Karr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Karr
Shocker hits a fly ball into center field. McNulty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Karr
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNulty vs. Shocker
McNulty hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spurgeon vs. Shocker
Spurgeon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Shocker
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Karr
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Karr
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Karr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Karr
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Karr
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Karr vs. Shocker
Karr hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Karr reaches second base with a double. Sewell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Karr moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Uhle vs. Pennock
Herb Pennock now pitching. George Uhle pinch hits for Homer Summa.
Uhle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Pennock
Cliff Lee pinch hits for Pat McNulty.
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Karr scores. Jamieson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Pennock
Burns takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spurgeon vs. Pennock
Spurgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Karr
Cliff Lee now playing center field. Chick Fewster now playing right field.
Dugan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Karr
Wally Schang pinch hits for Roy Luebbe.
Schang hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paschal vs. Karr
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Pee-Wee Wanninger.
Paschal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dugan scores. Schang moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pennock vs. Speece
By Speece now pitching.
Pennock hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schang tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Speece
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Speece
There goes Paschal. The throw from Sewell and he is out, Spurgeon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Ernie Johnson now playing shortstop. Benny Bengough now catching. Howie Shanks now playing second base.
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speece vs. Pennock
Speece hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Speece
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Speece
Combs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Speece
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Pennock
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Pennock
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Pennock
Lee strikes out. Bengough drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lee out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Speece
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Speece
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Speece
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Speece fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a line drive into center field. Combs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Combs. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Pennock
Burns is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spurgeon vs. Pennock
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Spurgeon vs. Pennock
There's a wild pitch. Sewell scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1925 -- NYA at CLE (D)
NYA AB R H RBI CLE AB R H RBI
Ernie Johnson, 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 Charlie Jamieson, lf 4 2 1 0
Bob Meusel, lf 4 0 0 0 Homer Summa, rf 3 0 1 0
Earle Combs, cf 4 1 1 0 George Uhle, ph 1 0 0 0
Babe Ruth, rf 4 2 2 3 Chick Fewster, rf 1 0 0 0
Lou Gehrig, 1b 4 0 2 1 Pat McNulty, cf 2 1 0 0
Joe Dugan, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cliff Lee, ph-cf 2 0 1 2
Roy Luebbe, c 2 0 0 0 Joe Sewell, ss 5 1 3 0
Wally Schang, ph 1 1 1 0 George Burns, 1b 3 1 1 2
Benny Bengough, c 1 0 0 0 Freddy Spurgeon, 2b 4 0 1 0
Pee-Wee Wanninge, ss 2 0 0 0 Johnny Hodapp, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ben Paschal, ph 1 0 1 1 Luke Sewell, c 3 1 1 0
Howie Shanks, 2b 0 0 0 0 Benn Karr, p 3 1 2 1
Urban Shocker, p 2 0 0 0 By Speece, p 1 0 0 0
Herb Pennock, p 0 0 0 1
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32 6 8 6 36 7 11 5
NYA 300 001 200 -- 6
CLE 003 003 001 -- 7
0 outs when winning run was scored.
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Urban Shocker* 5.0 9 6 5 3 2
Herb Pennock (L) 3.0 2 1 0 2 1
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Benn Karr+ 6.0 8 6 5 1 2
By Speece (W) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Benn Karr, Homer Summa, Babe Ruth, Ernie Johnson, Earle Combs
DP -- CLE 1
LOB -- NYA 1, CLE 10
2B -- George Burns, Lou Gehrig, Benn Karr
HR -- Babe Ruth
CS -- Ben Paschal
SF -- Herb Pennock
WP -- Herb Pennock
T -- 2:05
A -- 10000
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