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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 17, 1928 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Wiltse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Coveleski |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Van Graflan 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earl McNeely | Right Fielder |
| Otis Brannan | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Ski Melillo | Third Baseman |
| Clyde Manion | Catcher |
| Hal Wiltse | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Pat Collins | Catcher |
| Stan Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1928
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNeely vs. Coveleski
McNeely hits a popup, foul, towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Coveleski
Brannan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brannan for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Coveleski
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Wiltse
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Wiltse
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Wiltse
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Wiltse
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Coveleski
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Coveleski
Kress hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Coveleski
There goes Schulte. The throw from Collins and he is out, Koenig applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Coveleski
Blue hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Coveleski
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wiltse
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Wiltse
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Wiltse
There goes Lazzeri. The throw from Manion and he is out, Brannan applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Wiltse
Dugan hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manion vs. Coveleski
Manion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiltse vs. Coveleski
Wiltse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Koenig. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNeely vs. Coveleski
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brannan vs. Coveleski
Brannan hits a popup towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig. McNeely goes all the way around to score. Brannan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manush vs. Coveleski
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Wiltse
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Wiltse
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Wiltse
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brannan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Coveleski
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Coveleski
Kress hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Kress reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Coveleski
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Coveleski
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Wiltse
Koenig hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Wiltse
Ruth hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Wiltse
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wiltse
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manion vs. Coveleski
Manion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wiltse vs. Coveleski
Wiltse bunts in front of the plate. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. Manion moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNeely vs. Coveleski
McNeely hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brannan vs. Coveleski
Brannan hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Wiltse
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Wiltse
Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Wiltse
Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coveleski vs. Wiltse
Coveleski hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lazzeri tags and moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Wiltse
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress misplays the ball. That's an error on Kress. Lazzeri scores. Collins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Wiltse
Koenig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Manion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Coveleski
Manush hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Coveleski
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Coveleski
Kress hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Wiltse
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Wiltse
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wiltse
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Wiltse
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Wiltse
Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Coveleski
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Coveleski
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manion vs. Coveleski
Manion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wiltse vs. Coveleski
Wiltse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. Manion moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNeely vs. Coveleski
McNeely hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Wiltse
Collins hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coveleski vs. Wiltse
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Wiltse
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Wiltse
Koenig hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brannan vs. Coveleski
Brannan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Coveleski
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Coveleski
Schulte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Coveleski
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Wiltse
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. McNeely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Wiltse
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wiltse
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Coveleski
Blue hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Coveleski
Melillo hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manion vs. Coveleski
Manion hits a popup in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Wiltse
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Wiltse
Dugan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Schulte. Dugan reaches second base with a double. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Wiltse
Collins is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Durst vs. Crowder
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Stan Coveleski. General Crowder now pitching. Cedric Durst pinch hits for Ben Paschal.
Durst strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Combs vs. Crowder
Combs takes first base on ball four. Lazzeri scores. Dugan moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1928 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McNeely E, rf 4 1 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 0 0 1
Brannan O, 2b 4 1 1 1 Koenig M, ss 4 0 0 0
Manush H, lf 4 0 0 0 Ruth B, rf 4 1 2 1
Schulte F, cf 4 0 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 1
Kress R, ss 4 0 1 0 Meusel B, lf 4 0 0 0
Blue L, 1b 3 1 1 1 Lazzeri T, 2b 3 2 3 0
Melillo S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dugan J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Manion C, c 4 0 2 0 Collins P, c 3 0 2 0
Wiltse H, p 2 0 0 0 Coveleski S, p 2 0 0 0
Crowder G, p 0 0 0 0 Paschal B, ph 0 0 0 0
Durst C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 2 33 4 9 3
St.Louis 011 000 010 -- 3
New York 000 111 001 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wiltse H (L)* 8.0 9 4 3 2 3
Crowder G 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Coveleski S (W) 9.0 6 3 2 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Koenig M 2, Kress R
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 8
2B -- Kress R, Dugan J
HR -- Blue L, Gehrig L, Ruth B, Brannan O
CS -- Schulte F, Lazzeri T
SH -- Wiltse H
SF -- Coveleski S
T -- 1:55
A -- 6000
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