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New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians

1926-09-16 · Day game · League Park IV · 1:55

Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees 2–1. Dutch Levsen earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Dutch Levsen L: Dutch Ruether SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Billy Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Mark Koenig	3	0	0	1	1
Earle Combs	3	0	0	1	0
Lou Gehrig	4	1	1	0	0
Babe Ruth	2	0	0	2	0
Bob Meusel	4	0	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	0	0	0	1
Joe Dugan	2	0	1	1	0
Benny Bengough	3	0	0	0	0
Dutch Ruether	3	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Spurgeon	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tris Speaker	3	0	0	0	1	0
George Burns	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Sewell	3	0	1	0	0	0
Homer Summa	3	1	0	0	1	0
Chick Autry	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rube Lutzke	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dutch Levsen	4	0	2	1	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Ruether	8.1	6	5	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Levsen	9.0	2	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Koenig: K
Earle Combs: W
Lou Gehrig: 6
Babe Ruth: W.1-2
Bob Meusel: 8

Bot 1

Charlie Jamieson: 43
Freddy Spurgeon: W
Tris Speaker: W.1-2
George Burns: 9/L.1-1(E1)
Joe Sewell: 31

Top 2

Tony Lazzeri: E5/TH1
Joe Dugan: 23/SH.1-2
Benny Bengough: FC1.2X3(1546);B-2
Dutch Ruether: 8

Bot 2

Homer Summa: W
Chick Autry: FLE3
Chick Autry: 2/FL
Rube Lutzke: D.1-H
Dutch Levsen: 5/FL
Charlie Jamieson: 7

Top 3

Mark Koenig: 9
Earle Combs: 43
Lou Gehrig: 53

Bot 3

Freddy Spurgeon: W
Tris Speaker: 7
George Burns: 7
Joe Sewell: 3/L

Top 4

Babe Ruth: 43
Bob Meusel: 43
Tony Lazzeri: 53

Bot 4

Homer Summa: 7
Chick Autry: 7
Rube Lutzke: 7

Top 5

Joe Dugan: W
Benny Bengough: 4
Dutch Ruether: 2/FL
Mark Koenig: 8/L

Bot 5

Dutch Levsen: S
Charlie Jamieson: 13/SH.1-2
Freddy Spurgeon: 2/FL
Tris Speaker: 53

Top 6

Earle Combs: 3/G
Lou Gehrig: D
Babe Ruth: W
Bob Meusel: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Tony Lazzeri: K

Bot 6

George Burns: S
Joe Sewell: 23/SH.1-2
Homer Summa: 2/FL
Chick Autry: W
Rube Lutzke: 4

Top 7

Joe Dugan: S
Benny Bengough: 3/SH.1-2
Dutch Ruether: FC1.2X3(1)
Mark Koenig: W.1-2
Earle Combs: 31

Bot 7

Dutch Levsen: K
Charlie Jamieson: 9/L
Freddy Spurgeon: 53

Top 8

Lou Gehrig: 5/FL
Babe Ruth: 3/G
Bob Meusel: 8

Bot 8

Tris Speaker: 9
George Burns: 9
Joe Sewell: S
Homer Summa: 9/L

Top 9

Tony Lazzeri: 8
Joe Dugan: 5/FL
Benny Bengough: 8

Bot 9

Chick Autry: S
Rube Lutzke: 24/SH.1-2
Dutch Levsen: S8.2-H