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September 9, 1928

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Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 3 7 0
Yankees 3 5 2
Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 3 7 0
Yankees 7 6 2

Bob Meusel Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .304
OBP .333 .338
At Bats 3 401
Hits 1 122
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 38
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 87

Eddie Rommel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 4 3
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Yankee Stadium - September 9, 1928
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Home Run
Eddie Rommel
Cy Perkins
Jimmie Foxx
Max Bishop
Jimmy Dykes
Joe Boley
Al Simmons
Mule Haas
Bing Miller
Bob Meusel
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Mark Koenig
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Meusel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Ruth is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Gehrig hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Koenig moves to third.
Bottom 8 Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rommel is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Boley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dykes bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 8 Pat Collins now catching. Mike Gazella now playing third base. Waite Hoyt now pitching. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Eddie Rommel now pitching. Cy Perkins now catching. Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pat Collins pinch hits for Wilcy Moore. Collins takes first base on ball four. Meusel scores. Paschal moves to third. Gazella moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gazella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mike Gazella pinch hits for Benny Bengough. There goes Paschal. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Paschal steals second.
Bottom 7 Ben Paschal pinch hits for Joe Dugan. Paschal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Meusel moves to third.
Bottom 7 Lazzeri hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Gehrig takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wilcy Moore now pitching. Foxx strikes out.
Top 7 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bishop scores. Cochrane moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heimach fields it and throws to second for the out. Bishop moves to third.
Top 7 Haas hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bishop moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Bishop takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Walberg hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Koenig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Combs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Heimach strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bengough hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Haas is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to third. Boley moves to second.
Top 5 Walberg strikes out.
Top 5 Boley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dykes moves to second.
Top 5 Dykes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out.
Bottom 4 Gehrig is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Koenig hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Combs strikes out.
Bottom 3 Heimach is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bengough hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cochrane hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Haas hits a popup in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lazzeri hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Meusel strikes out.
Top 2 Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heimach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to second.
Top 2 Dykes takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ruth strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Combs scores.
Bottom 1 Combs hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Simmons who is chasing the ball. Combs reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haas moves to third. Cochrane moves to second.
Top 1 Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Haas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Haas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bishop hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.