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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 7, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 7, 1929 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Pipgras |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| George Pipgras | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Cronin | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 7, 1929
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ehmke
Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Ehmke
Robertson takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Ehmke
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lazzeri vs. Ehmke
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley can't make a play. That's a base hit. Combs scores. Gehrig scores. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Ehmke
Dickey bunts for a single. Ruth scores. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Ehmke
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Pipgras
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Pipgras
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haas for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Pipgras
Cochrane hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pipgras
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Pipgras
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipgras vs. Ehmke
Pipgras strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ehmke
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Ehmke
Robertson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Robertson reaches second base with a double. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Ehmke
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Ehmke
Lazzeri is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Shores
Bill Shores now pitching.
Meusel hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Shores
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Dickey reaches second base with a double. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koenig vs. Shores
Koenig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipgras vs. Shores
Pipgras strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pipgras
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Pipgras
Hale hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Meusel who is chasing the ball. Hale reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boley vs. Pipgras
Boley hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orwoll vs. Pipgras
Ossie Orwoll pinch hits for Bill Shores.
Orwoll strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Orwoll
Ossie Orwoll now pitching. Cy Perkins now catching.
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Orwoll
Robertson hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Orwoll
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Orwoll
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Pipgras
Cronin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Pipgras
Haas strikes out. Dickey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Haas out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Pipgras
Perkins hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Orwoll
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Orwoll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Orwoll
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Orwoll
Dickey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pipgras
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Pipgras
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pipgras
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Pipgras
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Orwoll
George Burns now playing first base.
Koenig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Koenig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipgras vs. Orwoll
Pipgras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Orwoll
Samuel Byrd pinch hits for Earle Combs.
Byrd hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Orwoll
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Pipgras
Samuel Byrd now playing center field.
Boley 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 -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orwoll vs. Pipgras
Orwoll strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Pipgras
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cronin for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Orwoll
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Orwoll
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hale settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hale. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Orwoll
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Orwoll
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Orwoll
Meusel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Orwoll
Dickey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Pipgras
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Pipgras
Perkins hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pipgras
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Orwoll
Homer Summa now playing left field.
Koenig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipgras vs. Orwoll
Pipgras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Orwoll
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pipgras
Lyn Lary now playing third base.
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lazzeri can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Pipgras
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Pipgras
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Pipgras
Boley hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Orwoll
Walt French now playing right field.
Lary hits a line drive into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Orwoll
Gehrig hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Orwoll
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orwoll vs. Pipgras
Cedric Durst now playing left field.
Orwoll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Pipgras
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Pipgras
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haas for the out. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perkins vs. Pipgras
Perkins strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Orwoll
Lazzeri hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Orwoll
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Orwoll
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Orwoll
Koenig hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipgras vs. Orwoll
Pipgras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Pipgras
Leo Durocher now playing second base.
Summa hits a line drive into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pipgras
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Meusel. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
French vs. Pipgras
French hits a fly ball into left field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Pipgras
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Pipgras
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Joe Boley.
There goes Hale. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Hale steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Pipgras
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Durst 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 8/7/1929, game 1 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 2 2 1 0 Cronin J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Byrd S, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 4 0 0 0
Robertson G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cochrane M, c 1 1 1 1
Lary L, 3b 1 0 0 0 Perkins C, c 3 0 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 3 2 0 0 Simmons A, lf 3 0 2 0
Ruth B, lf 4 2 2 4 Summa H, lf 1 0 0 0
Durst C, lf 0 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 4 3 2 3 Burns G, 1b 2 0 2 0
Durocher L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 2 0 0 0
Meusel B, rf 4 1 2 2 French W, rf 1 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 5 1 2 1 Hale S, 3b 4 0 2 0
Koenig M, ss 5 1 2 3 Boley J, ss 3 0 0 0
Pipgras G, p 4 0 0 0 Collins E, ph 1 0 0 0
Ehmke H, p 0 0 0 0
Shores B, p 0 0 0 0
Orwoll O, ph-p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 13 12 13 33 1 7 1
New York 370 002 001 -- 13
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pipgras G (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ehmke H (L) 1.1 5 8 8 4 1
Shores B 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Orwoll O 7.0 5 3 1 2 2
E -- Hale S
DP -- New York 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- New York 5, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Robertson G, Dickey B, Koenig M, Burns G
3B -- Hale S
HR -- Cochrane M, Ruth B, Koenig M, Meusel B, Lazzeri T
SB -- Hale S
SF -- Meusel B
HBP -- by Ehmke H (Lazzeri T)
A -- 40000
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