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April 20, 1923

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 3 5 1
Yankees 2 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 3 5 1
Yankees 4 12 0

Babe Ruth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .556
OBP .500 .692
At Bats 4 9
Hits 2 5
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 4

Bill Piercy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - April 20, 1923
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Double
Bill Piercy
Al DeVormer
George Burns
Johnny Mitchell
Howie Shanks
Chick Fewster
Joe Harris
Shano Collins
Dick Reichle
Babe Ruth
Joe Dugan
Whitey Witt
Hinkey Haines

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 3 5 1 3
New York Yankees 4 12 0 10
Winning Pitcher Sad Sam Jones
Losing Pitcher Bill Piercy
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Babe Ruth
Attendance 15,000
Time of Game 1 hour 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Ruth hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Collins. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Haines scores. Witt scores. Dugan moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dugan hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. Haines moves to third. Witt moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hinkey Haines pinch runs for Harvey Hendrick. Witt bunts for a single. Haines moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mike McNally pinch runs for Everett Scott. Harvey Hendrick pinch hits for Sad Sam Jones. Hendrick bunts towards the mound. Piercy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Shanks.
Top 9 Shanks hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reichle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ward strikes out. There goes Meusel. The throw from DeVormer and Meusel is out.
Bottom 8 Schang takes first base on ball four. Meusel moves to second.
Bottom 8 Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores.
Bottom 8 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pipp for the out. Ruth moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Sad Sam Jones now pitching. Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Witt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elmer Smith pinch hits for Waite Hoyt. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Schang trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schang moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Reichle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Schang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Piercy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Schang for a passed ball. Fewster moves to third. DeVormer moves to second.
Top 7 DeVormer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fewster moves to second.
Top 7 Fewster takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Reichle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Meusel strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mitchell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Witt hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Piercy hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 DeVormer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Piercy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a popup in front of the plate. DeVormer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Schang hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel moves to third.
Bottom 4 Meusel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ruth scores.
Bottom 4 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Piercy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ruth hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Harris who is chasing the ball. Ruth reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Shanks hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reichle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Piercy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Witt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Piercy covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoyt strikes out.
Top 3 Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Schang hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Meusel strikes out.
Top 2 Piercy strikes out.
Top 2 DeVormer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fewster is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Piercy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ruth strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dugan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Witt is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reichle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Burns hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Burns reaches second base with a double. Collins scores.
Top 1 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Collins hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Meusel who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.