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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1925-08-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5000 · 2:12

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 8th. Waite Hoyt earned the win. Babe Ruth went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	13
DET	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	9

W: Waite Hoyt L: Lil Stoner SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earle Combs	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ernie Johnson	4	0	1	1	1	0
Babe Ruth	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Meusel	5	1	2	0	0	1
Lou Gehrig	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Dugan	4	1	2	2	0	0
Benny Bengough	4	0	1	1	0	1
Pee-Wee Wanninger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Waite Hoyt	4	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Tavener	3	0	1	0	1	1
Les Burke	4	1	1	0	1	0
Heinie Manush	5	0	1	0	0	0
Al Wingo	3	0	0	0	2	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	0	1	0	0
Lu Blue	4	0	1	0	1	2
Bob Jones	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Bassler	3	0	2	0	1	0
Lil Stoner	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ty Cobb	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Neun	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	9.0	9	7	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lil Stoner	8.0	10	1	4
Jess Doyle	1.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: 8/F8XD
Ernie Johnson: W
Babe Ruth: 163.1-2
Bob Meusel: K

Bot 1

Jackie Tavener: S9/G34
Les Burke: 8/L
Heinie Manush: 6/L
Al Wingo: 8/F8S

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: K/C
Joe Dugan: 53
Benny Bengough: K

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: 3/G
Lu Blue: S
Bob Jones: 9/F
Johnny Bassler: 63

Top 3

Pee-Wee Wanninger: 5/FL
Waite Hoyt: 63
Earle Combs: S/F
Ernie Johnson: 9/F

Bot 3

Lil Stoner: 13
Jackie Tavener: W
Les Burke: S.1-2
Heinie Manush: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Al Wingo: 5/FL

Top 4

Babe Ruth: S9
Bob Meusel: 9/F
Lou Gehrig: 6/P6MD
Joe Dugan: 163

Bot 4

Harry Heilmann: 63
Lu Blue: W
Bob Jones: SB2
Bob Jones: 7/L
Johnny Bassler: IW
Lil Stoner: 63

Top 5

Benny Bengough: 63
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 3/L
Waite Hoyt: D
Earle Combs: E4/G.2-3
Ernie Johnson: 9/F

Bot 5

Jackie Tavener: 8/F
Les Burke: W
Heinie Manush: S.1-3
Al Wingo: W.1-2
Harry Heilmann: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Lu Blue: SB2
Lu Blue: 43

Top 6

Babe Ruth: 9/F9DW
Bob Meusel: S
Lou Gehrig: S9.1-3
Joe Dugan: S7.3-H;1-2
Benny Bengough: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bob Jones: 5/P/FL
Johnny Bassler: S
Lil Stoner: S/5.1-2
Jackie Tavener: PO1(23)
Jackie Tavener: K

Top 7

Pee-Wee Wanninger: 9/F
Waite Hoyt: 8/F
Earle Combs: 43

Bot 7

Les Burke: 5/P
Heinie Manush: 1E3
Al Wingo: 7/F
Harry Heilmann: SB2
Harry Heilmann: 9/F

Top 8

Ernie Johnson: 3/G
Babe Ruth: HR/F9D
Bob Meusel: 63
Lou Gehrig: T8
Joe Dugan: S5/G5L.3-H
Benny Bengough: D7/78D.1-H
Pee-Wee Wanninger: K

Bot 8

Lu Blue: K
Bob Jones: D7
Johnny Bassler: S9.2-3
Ty Cobb: SB2
Ty Cobb: W
Johnny Neun: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Les Burke: 3/P
Heinie Manush: 3/L

Top 9

Waite Hoyt: 2/P
Earle Combs: D
Ernie Johnson: S.2-H
Babe Ruth: 8/F8XD
Bob Meusel: S.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Lou Gehrig: 3/FL

Bot 9

Al Wingo: W
Harry Heilmann: 46(1)3/GDP
Lu Blue: K

Notes & reviews

Tigers coach McBride ejected by 1B umpire Nallin for arguing call at 1B
Landed on top of the concrete wall in RF, bounced up in the air, and fell back to the field where Heilmann caught it.
Hit the 3B bag
To the scoreboard

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