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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1925-09-08 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:04

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 2nd. Bob Shawkey earned the win and Waite Hoyt picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Bob Shawkey L: Red Ruffing SV: Waite Hoyt

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earle Combs	3	0	1	2	2	0
Bob Meusel	5	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	5	1	2	0	0	0
Lou Gehrig	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ben Paschal	2	1	1	0	0	0
Aaron Ward	3	0	2	0	1	0
Roy Luebbe	3	1	0	2	1	2
Pee-Wee Wanninger	2	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Shawkey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sy Rosenthal	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ira Flagstead	4	1	1	0	0	0
Roy Carlyle	4	0	1	0	1	0
Phil Todt	4	1	1	0	1	0
Doc Prothro	3	1	1	0	1	1
Billy Rogell	1	1	1	0	1	0
Jack Rothrock	4	0	2	2	0	1
Val Picinich	4	0	0	0	0	3
Red Ruffing	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ike Boone	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tex Vache	1	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Shawkey	7.1	8	5	7
Waite Hoyt	1.2	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	8.0	8	4	2
Oscar Fuhr	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: W
Bob Meusel: 64(1)/FO
Babe Ruth: 4/P
Lou Gehrig: S8.1-3;BX2(854)

Bot 1

Sy Rosenthal: 9/L
Ira Flagstead: S8
Roy Carlyle: 8/F
Phil Todt: 8/F

Top 2

Ben Paschal: S5/G+
Aaron Ward: SB2.1-2(PB)
Aaron Ward: S5/G.2-3
Roy Luebbe: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Pee-Wee Wanninger: D7.1-3
Bob Shawkey: 6/P
Earle Combs: D7.3-H;2-H
Bob Meusel: 53

Bot 2

Doc Prothro: S5/G5L
Billy Rogell: S8/G4M.1-H(E8/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-2
Jack Rothrock: S9.2-H
Val Picinich: 6/P
Red Ruffing: 9/F
Sy Rosenthal: S9.1-3
Ira Flagstead: 53

Top 3

Babe Ruth: S8
Lou Gehrig: FC3.1X2(3E6)
Ben Paschal: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Aaron Ward: W
Roy Luebbe: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Bob Shawkey: 8/F

Bot 3

Roy Carlyle: 31
Phil Todt: S3/G
Doc Prothro: K
Billy Rogell: W.1-2
Jack Rothrock: S8/8S.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Val Picinich: K/C

Top 4

Earle Combs: 8/F
Bob Meusel: 7/F
Babe Ruth: 6/P

Bot 4

Red Ruffing: K
Sy Rosenthal: 8/F
Ira Flagstead: 6/P6D

Top 5

Lou Gehrig: W
Ben Paschal: 23/SH.1-2
Aaron Ward: 3/G.2-3
Roy Luebbe: K

Bot 5

Roy Carlyle: W
Phil Todt: W.1-2
Doc Prothro: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Ike Boone: 4/P
Jack Rothrock: K

Top 6

Pee-Wee Wanninger: 8/F
Bob Shawkey: 4/P
Earle Combs: 13

Bot 6

Val Picinich: K
Red Ruffing: K
Sy Rosenthal: 8/F

Top 7

Bob Meusel: 8/F
Babe Ruth: 4/P
Lou Gehrig: S7
Ben Paschal: 13

Bot 7

Ira Flagstead: C/E2#
Roy Carlyle: S9.1-3
Phil Todt: 4/P
Doc Prothro: PB.3-H(UR);1-2
Doc Prothro: W
Tex Vache: 63.2-3;1-2
Jack Rothrock: 3/G

Top 8

Aaron Ward: S/5
Roy Luebbe: K
Ernie Johnson: 8/F
Bob Shawkey: 43

Bot 8

Val Picinich: K
Denny Williams: W
Sy Rosenthal: 9/F
Ira Flagstead: 3/P

Top 9

Earle Combs: W
Bob Meusel: 54(1)3/GDP
Babe Ruth: S8
Lou Gehrig: 8/F

Bot 9

Roy Carlyle: 13
Phil Todt: 5/FL
Doc Prothro: 9/F

Notes & reviews

Rosenthal's ML debut
Rosenthal's 1st ML AB
High throw
Rothrock dropped the throw
Luebbe tipped Flagstead's bat on the 3rd strike; no error reported
Close play
Past Prothro
Koenig's ML debut
During this AB Picinich hit what looked like a good double but was called foul.

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