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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 9, 1929
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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 9, 1929 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 9, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: Dick Nallin |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Hank Johnson | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Beauty McGowan | Right Fielder |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Sam Gray | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 9, 1929
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gray
Combs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Johnson
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Johnson
Manush 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
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Gray
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Gray
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards second. Melillo can't make a play. That's a base hit. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Durocher vs. Gray
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out. Meusel scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Gray
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Johnson
Schulte hits a fly ball into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Johnson
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGowan vs. Johnson
McGowan hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Johnson
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Durocher. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Johnson
Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress misplays the ball. That's an error on Kress. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Gray
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Johnson
Gray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Rourke vs. Johnson
O'Rourke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manush vs. Johnson
Manush takes first base on ball four. Gray moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Johnson
Schulte takes first base on ball four. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Johnson
Kress hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Gray
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Gray
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Gray
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGowan vs. Johnson
McGowan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Durocher. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Johnson
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lazzeri can't make a play. That's a base hit. McGowan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Johnson
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gray vs. Johnson
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGowan tags and scores. Melillo tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Rourke vs. Johnson
O'Rourke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Gray
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue fields the ball and throws to Gray covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Gray
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Johnson
Manush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Johnson
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Johnson
Kress bunts towards the mound. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGowan vs. Johnson
McGowan strikes out. There goes Manush. The throw from Dickey and Manush is out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGowan. Koenig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koenig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Gray
Meusel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazzeri vs. Gray
Lazzeri hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Gray
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Gray
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Johnson
Melillo hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Johnson
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Johnson
Gray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gray
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gray
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gray
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Johnson
O'Rourke hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Johnson
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Johnson
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Johnson
Kress takes first base on ball four. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGowan vs. Johnson
McGowan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Gray
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Johnson
Cedric Durst now playing left field.
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Johnson
Ferrell hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Johnson
Tom Jenkins pinch hits for Sam Gray.
Jenkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Strelecki
Ed Strelecki now pitching.
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Strelecki
Durocher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Strelecki
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Melillo. Durocher moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Strelecki
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Strelecki throws to third for one, and O'Rourke throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dickey goes all the way around to score. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Combs vs. Strelecki
Combs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Strelecki
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Johnson
O'Rourke hits a line drive into right field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Blue moves to third. O'Rourke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Manush vs. Johnson
Manush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blue scores. O'Rourke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Johnson
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kress vs. Johnson
Kress hits a ball on the ground for a double play. O'Rourke scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1929 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 5 0 1 1 Blue L, 1b 4 1 0 0
Koenig M, 3b 5 1 1 0 O'Rourke F, 3b 5 1 1 0
Ruth B, lf 4 1 2 1 Manush H, lf 3 0 1 1
Durst C, lf 0 0 0 0 Schulte F, cf 3 0 2 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 0 Kress R, ss 4 0 0 0
Meusel B, rf 4 1 1 0 McGowan B, rf 4 1 0 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 4 1 2 3 Melillo S, 2b 4 0 1 0
Durocher L, ss 4 0 1 1 Ferrell R, c 3 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 4 1 1 0 Gray S, p 0 0 0 1
Johnson H, p 4 1 0 0 Jenkins T, ph 1 0 0 0
Strelecki E, p 0 0 0 0
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38 7 10 6 31 3 5 2
New York 010 004 002 -- 7
St.Louis 000 100 002 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson H (W) 9.0 5 3 2 9 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gray S (L) 8.0 8 5 5 0 1
Strelecki E 1.0 2 2 0 0 0
E -- Durocher L 2, Kress R, Melillo S, O'Rourke F, Meusel B, Lazzeri T
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 4, St.Louis 11
2B -- Koenig M
HR -- Lazzeri T
CS -- Manush H
SF -- Gray S
WP -- Johnson H
T -- 2:10
A -- 3000
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