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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1925-06-27 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:05

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 10–5. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 8th. Alex Ferguson earned the win and Sad Sam Jones picked up the save. Lou Gehrig went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	4	10	11
BOS	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	5	13

W: Alex Ferguson L: Jack Quinn SV: Sad Sam Jones

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Dugan	5	2	2	0	0	0
Earle Combs	4	1	0	0	0	1
Babe Ruth	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Meusel	5	1	1	2	0	0
Lou Gehrig	3	1	2	2	0	0
Wally Schang	4	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Ward	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pee-Wee Wanninger	2	1	2	0	1	0
Waite Hoyt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Veach	3	1	1	2	0	0
Wally Pipp	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sad Sam Jones	1	1	1	1	0	0
Ben Paschal	1	1	1	2	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ira Flagstead	5	2	1	0	0	0
Doc Prothro	5	2	2	0	0	0
Ike Boone	5	1	2	3	0	0
Roy Carlyle	5	0	3	1	0	0
Phil Todt	4	0	2	0	1	0
Bill Wambsganss	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bud Connolly	3	0	0	1	1	1
Val Picinich	3	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Zahniser	3	0	1	0	0	0
Denny Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	6.1	12	1	1
Alex Ferguson	0.2	1	2	0
Sad Sam Jones	2.0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Zahniser	7.1	5	2	2
Jack Quinn	0.2	2	0	0
Buster Ross	1.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Dugan: 6/P
Earle Combs: 7/L
Babe Ruth: K

Bot 1

Ira Flagstead: 53
Doc Prothro: 3/G
Ike Boone: 3/G

Top 2

Bob Meusel: 63
Lou Gehrig: 9/F
Wally Schang: 3/G

Bot 2

Roy Carlyle: 63
Phil Todt: S
Bill Wambsganss: HP.1-2
Bud Connolly: 63.2-3;1-2
Val Picinich: IW
Paul Zahniser: 43

Top 3

Aaron Ward: 63
Pee-Wee Wanninger: S/56D
Waite Hoyt: 3/SH.1-2#
Joe Dugan: 3/P

Bot 3

Ira Flagstead: 4/P
Doc Prothro: S8
Ike Boone: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Earle Combs: K
Babe Ruth: 8/F8S
Bob Meusel: 7/F

Bot 4

Roy Carlyle: S1/G+
Phil Todt: S7.1-2
Bill Wambsganss: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Bud Connolly: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Lou Gehrig: HR/F9D
Wally Schang: 3/G
Aaron Ward: 9/F
Pee-Wee Wanninger: W
Waite Hoyt: 5/P

Bot 5

Val Picinich: S9
Paul Zahniser: 16(1)/FO
Ira Flagstead: D7.1-3
Doc Prothro: FC1.3XH(125);2-3;B-2
Ike Boone: S9.3-H;2-H
Roy Carlyle: S7.1-3;BX2(74)

Top 6

Joe Dugan: S4/G
Earle Combs: 36(1)/FO
Bobby Veach: CS2(26)
Bobby Veach: 2/FL

Bot 6

Phil Todt: 9/F
Bill Wambsganss: S5/G-
Bud Connolly: K
Val Picinich: 9/F

Top 7

Bob Meusel: E7/F.B-2
Lou Gehrig: 13/SH.2-3
Wally Schang: 43
Aaron Ward: 2/FL

Bot 7

Paul Zahniser: D8/8XD
Ira Flagstead: FC1.2X3(15)
Doc Prothro: S9/9S.1-2
Ike Boone: S7.2-H;1-3
Roy Carlyle: S9/G3.3-H;1-3
Phil Todt: W.1-2
Bill Wambsganss: 4/P4D
Bud Connolly: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Val Picinich: 7/F

Top 8

Pee-Wee Wanninger: S/G34
Wally Pipp: W.1-2
Joe Dugan: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Earle Combs: E6/G.3-H(NR);1-2
Bobby Veach: D7.2-H;1-3
Bob Meusel: D8.3-H(UR);2-H
Lou Gehrig: S4/G34D.2-H
Wally Schang: 63/DP.1X3(35)

Bot 8

Denny Williams: 5/P
Ira Flagstead: 6/L
Doc Prothro: 63

Top 9

Aaron Ward: S7
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 54/SH.1-2
Sad Sam Jones: S7/G5L.2-H
Joe Dugan: D9.1-3
Ben Paschal: D7/F7DW.3-H;2-H
Bobby Veach: SB3
Bobby Veach: 13.3-H
Bob Meusel: 53

Bot 9

Ike Boone: 7/F
Roy Carlyle: 3/G
Phil Todt: 43

Notes & reviews

Splendid running catch
Hard bounder off Hoyt's glove
Into RF bleachers
Over Combs
NYT reported bunt
Through Gehrig
Wamby just managed to knock it down on RF grass
Hit high up against LF fence

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