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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1926-05-25 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:45

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 5–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 5th. Myles Thomas earned the win. Babe Ruth went 3-for-4 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	3	0	1	0	1	5	14
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	8

W: Myles Thomas L: Paul Zahniser SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Koenig	4	2	2	0	1	0
Earle Combs	4	1	2	0	0	0
Lou Gehrig	4	0	2	1	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	2	3	2	0	0
Bob Meusel	5	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Lazzeri	4	0	3	1	0	0
Mike Gazella	3	0	1	0	0	1
Pat Collins	4	0	0	0	0	1
Myles Thomas	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ira Flagstead	4	0	1	0	0	0
Topper Rigney	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roy Carlyle	4	0	2	0	0	0
Phil Todt	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sy Rosenthal	4	2	2	2	0	0
Fred Haney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Herrera	4	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Gaston	1	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Zahniser	2	0	1	1	0	1
Fred Bratschi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Rothrock	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Bischoff	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Myles Thomas	9.0	8	2	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Zahniser	8.0	13	1	3
Joe Kiefer	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Koenig: 3/G
Earle Combs: S
Lou Gehrig: S.1-2
Babe Ruth: S.2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: 5(B)5(3)/LDP

Bot 1

Ira Flagstead: 3/FL
Topper Rigney: W
Roy Carlyle: S.1-3
Phil Todt: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Tony Lazzeri: S
Mike Gazella: PO1(136)
Mike Gazella: S
Pat Collins: K
Myles Thomas: K/C

Bot 2

Sy Rosenthal: S
Fred Haney: 23/SH.1-2
Mike Herrera: 43.2-3
Alex Gaston: W
Paul Zahniser: S.3-H;1-2
Ira Flagstead: 7

Top 3

Mark Koenig: 31
Earle Combs: 7
Lou Gehrig: S
Babe Ruth: S.1-3
Bob Meusel: 9/L9S

Bot 3

Topper Rigney: 7
Roy Carlyle: 63
Phil Todt: 2/P

Top 4

Tony Lazzeri: 8
Mike Gazella: 8
Pat Collins: 13

Bot 4

Sy Rosenthal: 3/G
Fred Haney: 13
Mike Herrera: 43

Top 5

Myles Thomas: 3/FL
Mark Koenig: S
Earle Combs: S.1-3
Lou Gehrig: 7/SF.3-H
Babe Ruth: E4.1-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Bob Meusel: S.2-3
Tony Lazzeri: S.3-H(UR);1-2
Mike Gazella: K

Bot 5

Alex Gaston: K
Paul Zahniser: K
Ira Flagstead: 6/P

Top 6

Pat Collins: 8
Myles Thomas: 63
Mark Koenig: W
Earle Combs: CS2(26)

Bot 6

Topper Rigney: 8
Roy Carlyle: S
Phil Todt: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Earle Combs: 63
Lou Gehrig: 43
Babe Ruth: HR/9
Bob Meusel: E6
Tony Lazzeri: CS2(24)

Bot 7

Sy Rosenthal: 2/FL
Fred Haney: 163
Mike Herrera: 43

Top 8

Tony Lazzeri: D
Mike Gazella: 53/SH.2-3
Pat Collins: 53
Myles Thomas: 7

Bot 8

Fred Bratschi: 63
Jack Rothrock: 9/L
Ira Flagstead: S8.B-2(E8)
Topper Rigney: 8/L

Top 9

Mark Koenig: D
Earle Combs: 53/SH.2-3
Lou Gehrig: E5
Babe Ruth: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Bob Meusel: K

Bot 9

Roy Carlyle: 8
Phil Todt: S
Sy Rosenthal: HR/9.1-H
Fred Haney: 53
Mike Herrera: S
John Bischoff: 8/L

Notes & reviews

the game was delayed while players and umpires put out a fire in the grandstand
the ball landed about 6 rows from the top of the bleachers

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