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New York Yankees @ St. Louis Browns

1925-07-08 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 4500 · overcast · 2:15

New York Yankees defeated St. Louis Browns 6–4. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 3rd. Sad Sam Jones earned the win and Waite Hoyt picked up the save. Babe Ruth went 1-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	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	6	11
SLA	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	9

W: Sad Sam Jones L: Dixie Davis SV: Waite Hoyt

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Red Ormsby · 2B: (none) · 3B: Pants Rowland · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Dugan	5	0	2	0	0	0
Earle Combs	4	1	2	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	3	1	1	2	1	1
Bob Meusel	5	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Gehrig	4	1	1	0	1	0
Aaron Ward	5	1	2	0	0	1
Benny Bengough	2	1	1	0	0	0
Pee-Wee Wanninger	3	1	0	0	0	0
Sad Sam Jones	3	0	1	1	0	2
Bobby Veach	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ernie Johnson	1	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Rice	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby LaMotte	5	0	0	0	0	0
George Sisler	3	2	2	1	1	0
Ken Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marty McManus	3	1	2	1	1	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Leo Dixon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Davis	2	0	1	0	0	0
Herschel Bennett	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jack Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pinky Hargrave	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chet Falk	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sad Sam Jones	7.1	8	2	2
Urban Shocker	0.1	1	1	0
Waite Hoyt	1.1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dixie Davis	6.0	8	1	2
Ed Stauffer	1.0	0	0	1
Elam Vangilder	2.0	3	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Dugan: S/78S
Earle Combs: S/6.1-2
Babe Ruth: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: 8/F8S
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Harry Rice: S8/G46
Bobby LaMotte: CS2(24)
Bobby LaMotte: 13
George Sisler: 31

Top 2

Aaron Ward: S7
Benny Bengough: 9/F
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 7/F7S
Sad Sam Jones: K

Bot 2

Ken Williams: 43
Marty McManus: 6/P
Baby Doll Jacobson: D7/7L
Leo Dixon: 4/P

Top 3

Joe Dugan: 2/FL
Earle Combs: T/89
Babe Ruth: HR/F78XD.3-H
Bob Meusel: K/C
Lou Gehrig: 43

Bot 3

Gene Robertson: 5/P5DF/FL
Dixie Davis: S4/G46
Harry Rice: 5/LDP.1X1(53)

Top 4

Aaron Ward: D/89
Benny Bengough: 34/SH.2-3
Pee-Wee Wanninger: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Sad Sam Jones: 13/SH.1-2
Joe Dugan: E5/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
Earle Combs: 4(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bobby LaMotte: 13
George Sisler: S7/78
Ken Williams: 3/G.1-2
Marty McManus: D7/7L.2-H
Baby Doll Jacobson: K

Top 5

Babe Ruth: 43
Bob Meusel: 4/P
Lou Gehrig: 9/F9D

Bot 5

Leo Dixon: K/C
Gene Robertson: 8/F
Dixie Davis: 43

Top 6

Aaron Ward: 53
Benny Bengough: S8
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 43.1-2
Sad Sam Jones: WP.2-3
Sad Sam Jones: D7/F7DW.3-H
Joe Dugan: 9/F

Bot 6

Harry Rice: 43
Bobby LaMotte: 53
George Sisler: W
Ken Williams: 8/F

Top 7

Earle Combs: 43
Babe Ruth: K/C
Bob Meusel: 8/F

Bot 7

Marty McManus: W
Baby Doll Jacobson: D9.1-3
Herschel Bennett: 7/SF.3-H
Gene Robertson: 63.2-3
Jack Tobin: 9/F

Top 8

Lou Gehrig: T8/8XD
Aaron Ward: K
Bobby Veach: IW
Ernie Johnson: S9.3-H;1X3(95);B-2
Sad Sam Jones: K

Bot 8

Harry Rice: D7
Bobby LaMotte: 31.2-3
George Sisler: S8.3-H
Ken Williams: 9/F9D
Marty McManus: S7.1-3(E7);B-2
Baby Doll Jacobson: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Pinky Hargrave: W.1-2
Gene Robertson: 3/L

Top 9

Joe Dugan: S7
Earle Combs: E5/TH1/SH.1-2
Babe Ruth: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: 1/L
Lou Gehrig: IW
Aaron Ward: 9/F

Bot 9

Chet Falk: 3/G
Harry Rice: 5/FL
Bobby LaMotte: 7

Notes & reviews

Over LaMotte
Past LaMotte
Off the scoreboard Before the HR, Ruth had hoisted a high foul that Williams intentionally let drop so that Combs could not score after the catch. It looked like smart baseball at the time.
Dugan romped far over to LF bleachers and caught it before hitting the wooden wall.
High, 1-handed stab
Nice catch
To the flagpole
Ruth fumbled
Fine running catch

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