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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 18, 1923
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on May 18, 1923 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Danforth |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ducky Holmes 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Center Fielder |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Benny Bengough | Catcher |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Foster | Second Baseman |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Center Fielder |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Marty McManus | First Baseman |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Dave Danforth | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 18, 1923
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Danforth
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Danforth
Dugan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Danforth
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Danforth
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Danforth
Meusel hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jacobson. Ruth scores. Pipp moves to third. Meusel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bengough vs. Danforth
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Shawkey
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams takes first base on ball four. Jacobson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Shawkey
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Danforth
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Danforth
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Danforth
Shawkey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Shawkey
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danforth vs. Shawkey
Danforth hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tobin for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Danforth
Witt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Danforth
Dugan bunts for a single. Witt moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Danforth
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Danforth fields it and throws to first for the out. Witt moves to third. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pipp vs. Danforth
Pipp hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jacobson. Pipp reaches second base with a double. Witt scores. Dugan scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Danforth
Meusel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jacobson who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. Pipp scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bengough vs. Wright
Rasty Wright now pitching.
Bengough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Wright
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Shawkey
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp juggles the ball. That's an error on Pipp. Jacobson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Shawkey
McManus strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt. Severeid reaches second base with a double. Jacobson scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Shawkey
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Severeid trying to get to home. Meusel throws the ball in to Bengough who tags Severeid who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wright
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Wright
Shawkey hits a line drive towards short. Gerber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Wright
Witt hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Shawkey
Wright bunts towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gerber moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Shawkey
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. Gerber moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Wright
Dugan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Wright
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Wright
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dugan scores. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Wright
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Wright
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Wright
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Witt, who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McManus vs. Shawkey
McManus strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Shawkey
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wright
Scott hits a popup in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Wright
Shawkey hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Wright
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Shawkey
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Shawkey
Foster hits a line drive towards short. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Wright
Dugan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Wright
Ruth hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Wright
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wright
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Wright
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Shawkey
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Wright
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Wright
Scott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shawkey vs. Wright
Shawkey hits a line drive to center field. Jacobson throws towards third. Robertson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robertson. Ward scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Witt vs. Wright
Witt takes first base on ball four. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dugan vs. Wright
Dugan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ruth vs. Wright
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pipp vs. Wright
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. McManus scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Shawkey
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt. Gerber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durst vs. Shawkey
Cedric Durst pinch hits for Rasty Wright.
Durst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. Gerber scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Shawkey
Johnny Schulte pinch hits for Eddie Foster.
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching. Homer Ezzell now playing second base.
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Root
Bengough hits a popup towards first. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Root
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan juggles the ball. That's an error on Dugan. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Shawkey
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1923 -- New York at SLA (D)
New York AB R H RBI SLA AB R H RBI
Witt W, cf 4 1 1 0 Jack Tobin, rf 5 0 2 0
Dugan J, 3b 4 3 2 0 Eddie Foster, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ruth B, lf 5 3 2 2 Johnny Schulte, ph 1 0 0 0
Pipp W, 1b 5 1 3 3 Homer Ezzell, 2b 0 0 0 0
Meusel B, rf 4 0 2 3 William Jacobson, cf 5 1 2 0
Bengough B, c 5 0 0 0 Ken Williams, lf 4 2 1 0
Ward A, 2b 4 1 0 0 Marty McManus, 1b 5 0 1 0
Scott E, ss 4 0 1 0 Hank Severeid, c 4 0 1 3
Shawkey B, p 4 0 1 1 Gene Robertson, 3b 4 0 2 0
Wally Gerber, ss 4 1 2 0
Dave Danforth, p 1 0 1 0
Rasty Wright, p 2 0 0 0
Cedric Durst, ph 1 0 0 0
Charlie Root, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 12 9 40 4 12 3
New York 103 020 210 -- 9
SLA 002 010 010 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey B (W) 9.0 12 4 1 1 4
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Dave Danforth (L) 2.1 6 4 3 0 2
Rasty Wright 5.2 6 5 5 3 4
Charlie Root 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Wally Gerber, William Jacobson, Pipp W, Gene Robertson, Scott E, Dugan J
LOB -- New York 7, SLA 11
2B -- Pipp W, Hank Severeid, Wally Gerber
3B -- Meusel B, Ken Williams
HR -- Ruth B
SF -- Meusel B, Hank Severeid
T -- 2:12
A -- 5000
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