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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 18, 1929
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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 May 18, 1929 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 18, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Pennock |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Rothrock | Center Fielder |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Elliot Bigelow | Right Fielder |
| Doug Taitt | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Reeves | Third Baseman |
| Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Herb Pennock | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 18, 1929
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Pennock
Rothrock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Pennock
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koenig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Todt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigelow vs. Pennock
Bigelow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Todt scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taitt vs. Pennock
There goes Bigelow. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Bigelow steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taitt vs. Pennock
Taitt 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 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. MacFayden
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. MacFayden
Koenig hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Pennock
Reeves hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Pennock
Regan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Pennock
Berry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Berry reaches second base with a double. Reeves goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
MacFayden vs. Pennock
MacFayden hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rothrock vs. Pennock
Rothrock 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 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bigelow. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. MacFayden
Lary hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Pennock
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigelow vs. Pennock
Bigelow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taitt vs. Pennock
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. MacFayden
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. MacFayden
Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. MacFayden
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Pennock
Reeves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Pennock
Regan 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Pennock
Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. MacFayden
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a line drive into left field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops it up and throws to first, with MacFayden covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Pennock
MacFayden hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Pennock
Rothrock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Pennock
Gerber 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a line drive towards third. Reeves reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. MacFayden
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. MacFayden
Dickey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. MacFayden
Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigelow vs. Pennock
Bigelow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koenig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Pennock
Taitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reeves vs. Pennock
Reeves hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. MacFayden
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards second. Regan can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. MacFayden
Koenig hits a line drive towards second. Regan can't make a play. That's a base hit. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Bigelow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Combs tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koenig scores. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. MacFayden
Lary hits a popup beyond second. Regan can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Gehrig scores. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. MacFayden
Dickey hits a popup towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Pennock
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Pennock
Berry hits a popup towards third. Koenig juggles the ball. That's an error on Koenig. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Pennock
Bob Barrett pinch hits for Danny MacFayden.
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Pennock
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. Durham
Ed Durham now pitching.
Pennock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Durham
Combs hits a line drive into center field. Rothrock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rothrock. Pennock moves to third. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koenig vs. Durham
Koenig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Durham
Ruth hits a popup towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Durham
Gehrig is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meusel vs. Durham
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Standaert vs. Pennock
Jerry Standaert pinch hits for Wally Gerber.
Standaert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigelow vs. Pennock
Bigelow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heving vs. Pennock
Johnnie Heving pinch hits for Doug Taitt.
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Durham
Bill Narleski now playing shortstop. Russ Scarritt now playing left field.
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Narleski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Durham
Berry fires to first and picks off Lazzeri. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Durham
Lary hits a popup towards short. Narleski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Durham
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Pennock
Reeves hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Pennock
Regan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Pennock
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gillis vs. Pennock
Grant Gillis pinch hits for Ed Durham.
Gillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koenig fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1929, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rothrock J, cf 4 0 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 1 2 0
Gerber W, ss 3 0 0 0 Koenig M, 3b 4 1 1 0
Standaert J, ph 0 0 0 0 Ruth B, rf 3 0 0 1
Narleski B, ss 0 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 2 1 1 0
Todt P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Meusel B, lf 4 0 0 0
Bigelow E, rf 4 0 3 1 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 2 1
Taitt D, lf 2 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 3 1 1 1
Heving J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 2
Scarritt R, lf 0 0 0 0 Pennock H, p 2 0 0 0
Reeves B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Regan B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Berry C, c 4 0 1 1
MacFayden D, p 2 0 0 0
Barrett B, ph 1 0 0 0
Durham E, p 0 0 0 0
Gillis G, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 7 2 30 5 8 5
Boston 110 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 023 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 6.0 6 5 5 2 1
Durham E 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock H (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3
E -- Koenig M, Rothrock J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 6
2B -- Todt P, Berry C, Gehrig L
HR -- Dickey B
SB -- Bigelow E
SF -- Ruth B
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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