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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1928-08-11 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 10000 · 2:06

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 5–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 9th. Waite Hoyt earned the win. Lou Gehrig went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	5	15
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	8

W: Waite Hoyt L: Danny MacFayden SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Roy Van Graflan · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tommy Connolly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earle Combs	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mike Gazella	5	1	1	0	0	1
Babe Ruth	4	1	1	1	1	1
Lou Gehrig	5	1	2	3	0	1
Bob Meusel	5	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Koenig	5	0	3	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	3	0	0	0	0	2
Benny Bengough	4	0	3	0	0	0
Waite Hoyt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	1	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Dugan	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	5	1	1	1	0	0
Buddy Myer	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ira Flagstead	4	1	3	0	1	0
Ken Williams	3	0	2	0	1	0
Bill Regan	4	0	1	1	0	1
Doug Taitt	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Berry	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Gerber	3	0	0	0	1	0
Danny MacFayden	4	0	0	0	0	2
Billy Rogell	2	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	9.0	8	3	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny MacFayden	8.1	15	1	5
Pat Simmons	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: S9
Mike Gazella: 8/78
Babe Ruth: WP.1-2
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: K
Bob Meusel: 8

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: 31/BG
Buddy Myer: S8
Ira Flagstead: S.1-3
Ken Williams: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Bill Regan: K

Top 2

Mark Koenig: S
Leo Durocher: K+CS2(24)/DP
Benny Bengough: S8
Waite Hoyt: S7.1-2
Earle Combs: 6(1)/FO

Bot 2

Doug Taitt: 7/78
Charlie Berry: 63
Wally Gerber: 9

Top 3

Mike Gazella: K
Babe Ruth: K
Lou Gehrig: 8

Bot 3

Danny MacFayden: 4/L
Jack Rothrock: 2/FL
Buddy Myer: 8

Top 4

Bob Meusel: 8
Mark Koenig: S
Leo Durocher: 6E4.1-2
Benny Bengough: 3/P
Waite Hoyt: 7/L

Bot 4

Ira Flagstead: S
Ken Williams: S3.1-2
Bill Regan: 1/P
Doug Taitt: 7
Charlie Berry: 9

Top 5

Earle Combs: 8
Mike Gazella: S9
Babe Ruth: 43.1-2
Lou Gehrig: S8.2-H
Bob Meusel: 7

Bot 5

Wally Gerber: 8
Danny MacFayden: K
Jack Rothrock: HR/9
Buddy Myer: 7

Top 6

Mark Koenig: 3/G
Leo Durocher: K/C
Benny Bengough: S7
Waite Hoyt: 43

Bot 6

Ira Flagstead: W
Ken Williams: W.1-2
Bill Regan: S.2-H;1-2
Doug Taitt: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Charlie Berry: K
Wally Gerber: W
Danny MacFayden: K/C

Top 7

Earle Combs: 13/BG
Mike Gazella: 63
Babe Ruth: 9

Bot 7

Jack Rothrock: 6/P
Billy Rogell: 8
Ira Flagstead: S
Ken Williams: D.1-3
Bill Regan: 8

Top 8

Lou Gehrig: 7
Bob Meusel: E6
Mark Koenig: S.1-3
Tony Lazzeri: S7.3-H(UR);1X3(75)
Benny Bengough: S.1-3
Waite Hoyt: 7

Bot 8

Doug Taitt: 63
Charlie Berry: E4
Wally Gerber: 13.1-2
Danny MacFayden: 63

Top 9

Earle Combs: T8
Mike Gazella: 3/L
Babe Ruth: S9.3-H
Lou Gehrig: HR/9.1-H
Bob Meusel: S
Mark Koenig: 5/P
Joe Dugan: 3/P

Bot 9

Jack Rothrock: 63
Billy Rogell: 8
Ira Flagstead: 8