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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 23, 1928 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Merle Settlemire |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Guthrie |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Rothrock | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Myer | Third Baseman |
| Ira Flagstead | Center Fielder |
| Doug Taitt | Right Fielder |
| Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Johnnie Heving | Catcher |
| Merle Settlemire | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Paschal | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1928
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Hoyt
There's a wild pitch. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rothrock scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt hits a line drive into left field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Hoyt
Todt takes first base on ball four. Flagstead moves to third. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gerber vs. Hoyt
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Settlemire
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Settlemire
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Settlemire
Ruth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Settlemire
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Hoyt
Heving hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Settlemire vs. Hoyt
Settlemire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lazzeri. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rothrock moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead 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
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Settlemire
Paschal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Settlemire
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. Paschal moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Settlemire
Robertson hits a line drive towards third. Myer catches it and throws to second to double up Paschal. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Hoyt
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Todt for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Settlemire
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Settlemire
Hoyt bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Grabowski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Combs vs. Settlemire
Combs hits a line drive towards third. Myer catches it and throws to second to double up Grabowski. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Settlemire
Koenig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flagstead who is chasing the ball. Koenig reaches third base with a triple. Hoyt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Settlemire
Ruth hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Hoyt
Gerber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Hoyt
Heving hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grabowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Settlemire vs. Hoyt
Settlemire bunts towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gerber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gerber scores. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Settlemire
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flagstead. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paschal vs. Settlemire
Paschal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Settlemire
Lazzeri hits a popup in front of the plate. Heving settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Settlemire
Robertson takes first base on ball four. Paschal moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grabowski vs. Settlemire
Grabowski hits a fly ball into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoyt vs. Settlemire
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Paschal scores. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Settlemire
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Taitt trying to get to third. Ruth throws the ball in to Robertson, who tags Taitt for the out. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Hoyt
Todt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Hoyt
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gerber for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Settlemire
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Settlemire
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Settlemire
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Settlemire
Paschal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Hoyt
Heving hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollings vs. Hoyt
Red Rollings pinch hits for Merle Settlemire.
Rollings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Simmons
Pat Simmons now pitching.
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Simmons
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Simmons
Grabowski hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig juggles the ball. That's an error on Gehrig. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead bunts towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Myer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt bunts towards third. Robertson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Myer moves to third. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Shealy
Al Shealy now pitching.
Todt hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shealy
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Shealy
Heving hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Simmons
Shealy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Simmons
Combs takes first base on ball four. Shealy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Morris
Ed Morris now pitching.
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to third for the out. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Morris
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt fields it and throws to second for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Shealy
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Shealy
Rothrock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Shealy
Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Shealy
There goes Rothrock. The throw from Grabowski and he is safe. Rothrock steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flagstead vs. Shealy
Flagstead hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grabowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Morris
Paschal strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Morris
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Morris
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grabowski vs. Morris
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Shealy
Taitt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Shealy
Regan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Regan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Shealy
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Shealy covering, for the out. Regan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gerber vs. Shealy
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Shealy covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durst vs. Morris
Cedric Durst pinch hits for Al Shealy.
Durst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Morris
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Morris
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1928, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rothrock J, lf 4 1 2 1 Combs E, cf 4 0 0 0
Myer B, 3b 5 1 2 1 Koenig M, ss 5 0 1 1
Flagstead I, cf 5 1 1 0 Ruth B, rf 4 1 2 1
Taitt D, rf 4 1 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Regan B, 2b 5 2 4 4 Paschal B, lf 3 1 1 1
Todt P, 1b 4 1 1 2 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gerber W, ss 4 1 0 0 Robertson G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Heving J, c 4 0 1 0 Grabowski J, c 4 0 1 0
Settlemire M, p 1 0 0 0 Hoyt W, p 1 1 1 1
Rollings R, ph 1 0 0 0 Shealy A, p 1 0 1 0
Simmons P, p 0 0 0 0 Durst C, ph 1 0 0 0
Morris E, p 1 0 0 0
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38 8 12 8 34 4 9 4
Boston 100 120 400 -- 8
New York 001 210 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Settlemire M 5.0 7 4 4 2 0
Simmons P* 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Morris E (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (L)+ 6.0 11 8 7 3 0
Shealy A 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Lazzeri T, Gehrig L
DP -- Boston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 7
2B -- Gehrig L, Regan B
3B -- Koenig M
HR -- Todt P, Ruth B, Regan B
SB -- Rothrock J
SH -- Hoyt W, Settlemire M
WP -- Hoyt W
T -- 1:59
A -- 0
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