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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 3, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 3, 1928 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Morris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Heimach |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Rothrock | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Myer | Third Baseman |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| George Loepp | Right Fielder |
| Johnnie Heving | Catcher |
| Ed Morris | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Leo Durocher | Second Baseman |
| Benny Bengough | Catcher |
| Fred Heimach | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 3, 1928
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Heimach
Rothrock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Heimach
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rothrock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Heimach
Rogell bunts towards the mound. Heimach fields it and throws to third for the out. Myer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Heimach
Todt strikes out. There goes Myer. The throw from Bengough and Myer is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Morris
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Morris
Koenig hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Morris
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Heimach
Regan hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Heimach
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loepp vs. Heimach
Loepp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Heimach
Heving hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Loepp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Heimach
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Morris
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Morris
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Morris
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Heimach
Rothrock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Heimach
Myer bunts towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Durocher covering, for the out. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Heimach
Rogell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bengough fields it and throws to first for the out. Rothrock moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todt vs. Heimach
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Morris
Bengough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heimach vs. Morris
Heimach bunts towards the mound. Morris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bengough moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Combs vs. Morris
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards second. Regan can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bengough scores. Heimach moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Morris
Koenig bunts towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Heimach moves to third. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Loepp picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Loepp. Heimach scores. Combs scores. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Morris
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Morris
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Morris
Robertson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Loepp. Robertson reaches second base with a double. Ruth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durocher vs. Morris
The ball gets by Heving for a passed ball. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Durocher vs. Settlemire
Merle Settlemire now pitching.
Durocher hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rothrock. Durocher reaches second base with a double. Robertson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bengough vs. Settlemire
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Heimach
Regan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Heimach
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Loepp vs. Heimach
Loepp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Regan moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heving vs. Heimach
Heving hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Heimach
Charlie Berry pinch hits for Merle Settlemire.
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Regan scores. Williams moves to third. Loepp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rothrock vs. Heimach
Rothrock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Ryan
Rosy Ryan now pitching.
Myer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Ryan
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Myer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Ryan
Todt hits a popup towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to second. Koenig drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Koenig. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Ryan
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig. Myer moves to third. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Ryan
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Ruffing
Red Ruffing now pitching.
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ryan for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ruffing
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Combs for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Ruffing
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loepp vs. Ryan
Loepp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Ryan
Heving hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Ryan
Ruffing 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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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Ruffing
Gehrig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Ruffing
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Ruffing
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Ruffing
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Ruffing
Durocher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Durocher reaches second base with a double. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bengough vs. Ruffing
Bengough is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Ruffing
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Ryan
Rothrock hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Rothrock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myer vs. Ryan
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rothrock moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rogell vs. Ryan
Rogell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rothrock scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Ryan
Todt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Rogell moves to third. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Regan vs. Moore
Wilcy Moore now pitching.
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Moore
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taitt vs. Moore
Doug Taitt pinch hits for George Loepp.
Taitt takes first base on ball four. Rogell scores. Todt moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heving vs. Hoyt
Waite Hoyt now pitching.
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ruffing
Doug Taitt now playing right field.
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Ruffing
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Ruffing
Gehrig hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Hoyt
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Ruth picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Ruth. Ruffing moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher has Ruffing trapped. There's the throw to Robertson, who tags Ruffing for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Hoyt
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ruffing
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ruffing
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Ruffing
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Hoyt
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hoyt
Williams hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Ruffing
Durocher hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Ruffing
Bengough strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Ruffing
Hoyt hits a popup towards third. Myer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Hoyt
Heving strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Hoyt
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1928, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rothrock J, cf 5 2 3 4 Combs E, cf 4 1 2 1
Myer B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Koenig M, ss 3 0 0 0
Rogell B, ss 5 1 2 1 Gehrig L, 1b 4 3 3 3
Todt P, 1b 5 0 1 0 Ruth B, rf 4 1 1 1
Regan B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Meusel B, lf 4 0 1 1
Williams K, lf 4 1 2 0 Robertson G, 3b 4 1 2 1
Loepp G, rf 2 1 1 0 Durocher L, 2b 4 0 2 1
Taitt D, ph-rf 1 0 0 1 Bengough B, c 2 1 0 0
Heving J, c 5 0 1 0 Heimach F, p 1 1 1 0
Morris E, p 1 0 0 0 Ryan R, p 2 0 0 0
Settlemire M, p 0 0 0 0 Moore W, p 0 0 0 0
Berry C, ph 1 1 1 1 Hoyt W, p 1 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 7 15 7 33 8 12 8
Boston 000 502 000 -- 7
New York 106 010 00x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Morris E (L) 2.2 7 7 7 1 1
Settlemire M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Ruffing R 5.0 4 1 1 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Heimach F 3.1 7 5 5 2 1
Ryan R 2.0 5 2 2 0 1
Moore W 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Hoyt W (W) 3.1 3 0 0 0 2
E -- Loepp G, Koenig M 2, Ruth B
DP -- Boston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 13, New York 4
2B -- Gehrig L 2, Robertson G, Durocher L 2, Rothrock J, Ruffing R, Williams K
HR -- Gehrig L, Rothrock J
CS -- Myer B
SH -- Myer B, Koenig M
WP -- Ryan R
PB -- Heving J
T -- 2:23
A -- 0
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