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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 15, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 15, 1929 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Sorrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Pipgras |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| Merv Shea | Catcher |
| Yats Wuestling | Shortstop |
| Vic Sorrell | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Cedric Durst | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Samuel Byrd | Right Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| George Pipgras | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 15, 1929
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pipgras
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Pipgras
Fothergill strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Pipgras
Gehringer 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Pipgras
Heilmann 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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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Sorrell
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Combs for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sorrell
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Sorrell
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durst vs. Sorrell
Durst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robertson goes all the way around to score. Durst moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Sorrell
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Sorrell
Byrd hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Pipgras
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Pipgras
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Pipgras
Shea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wuestling vs. Pipgras
Wuestling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Sorrell
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Sorrell
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipgras vs. Sorrell
Pipgras hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Pipgras
Sorrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pipgras
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Pipgras
Fothergill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sorrell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Pipgras
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sorrell moves to third. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Pipgras
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Durst. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. Durst throws the ball in to Robertson who tags Heilmann trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sorrell scores. Fothergill scores. Gehringer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Pipgras
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Pipgras
There goes McManus. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Durocher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Sorrell
Combs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sorrell
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Sorrell
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Pipgras
Alexander hits a popup towards third. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Pipgras
Shea hits a fly ball into left field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Pipgras
Wuestling is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durst vs. Sorrell
Durst hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Sorrell
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Sorrell
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wuestling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Pipgras
Sorrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pipgras
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Durst who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fothergill vs. Pipgras
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson can't make a play. That's a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Heimach
Fred Heimach now pitching.
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fothergill moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Heimach
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fothergill scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Heimach
McManus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Moore
Wilcy Moore now pitching.
There goes McManus. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. McManus steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Moore
The umpire calls a balk on Moore Heilmann scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Moore
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McManus moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shea vs. Moore
Shea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McManus scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wuestling vs. Moore
Wuestling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Wuestling is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Sorrell
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Sorrell
Durocher hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Sorrell
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Sorrell
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Moore
Sorrell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Moore
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Moore
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Sorrell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Sorrell
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durst vs. Sorrell
Durst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Moore
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Moore
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Moore
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Moore
There goes McManus. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lazzeri applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Sorrell
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wuestling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Sorrell
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wuestling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Sorrell
Dickey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Dickey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Durocher vs. Sorrell
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus can't make a play. That's a base hit. Dickey scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Sorrell
Mark Koenig pinch hits for Wilcy Moore.
Koenig hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Sherid
Roy Sherid now pitching.
Shea hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Sherid
Wuestling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Sherid
Sorrell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Sorrell
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Sorrell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Sorrell
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durst vs. Sorrell
Durst hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sherid
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Sherid
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Sherid
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Sorrell
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Sorrell
Byrd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Sorrell
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Sorrell
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Wuestling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1929 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Johnson R, cf 5 2 3 1 Combs E, cf 4 0 1 0
Fothergill B, lf 5 2 2 1 Robertson G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Gehringer C, 2b 5 2 2 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Heilmann H, rf 4 1 2 4 Durst C, lf 4 0 1 1
McManus M, 3b 4 1 3 1 Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Alexander D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Byrd S, rf 3 0 0 0
Shea M, c 4 0 2 1 Dickey B, c 4 1 3 0
Wuestling Y, ss 4 0 0 0 Durocher L, ss 4 0 1 1
Sorrell V, p 4 1 1 0 Pipgras G, p 1 0 0 0
Heimach F, p 0 0 0 0
Moore W, p 1 0 0 0
Koenig M, ph 1 0 0 0
Sherid R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 15 8 33 2 8 2
Detroit 103 050 000 -- 9
New York 100 000 100 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sorrell V (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pipgras G (L) 4.1 9 6 6 0 3
Heimach F* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Moore W 2.2 3 0 0 0 1
Sherid R 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 3, New York 6
2B -- Heilmann H, Gehrig L
3B -- Johnson R, Dickey B
HR -- Johnson R
SB -- McManus M
CS -- McManus M 2
Balk -- Moore W
A -- 0
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