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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1928-09-30 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 10000 · 1:45

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 7–6. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 5th. Waite Hoyt earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	7	10
DET	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	6	11

W: Waite Hoyt L: Vic Sorrell SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cedric Durst	5	1	0	0	0	1
Mike Gazella	5	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	3	1	2	2	0	0
Lou Gehrig	3	1	2	1	1	0
Bob Meusel	4	1	1	0	1	0
Leo Durocher	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Robertson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Benny Bengough	3	1	1	0	0	0
Waite Hoyt	4	0	1	3	0	0
Ben Paschal	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grabowski	1	0	1	0	0	0
George Burns	1	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Stone	5	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	2	2	0	0	0
Harry Rice	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Heilmann	4	2	3	4	0	0
Marty McManus	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Fothergill	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jack Warner	4	0	0	1	0	0
Pinky Hargrave	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vic Sorrell	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Neun	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	9.0	11	1	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Sorrell	9.0	10	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cedric Durst: K
Mike Gazella: 63
Babe Ruth: S
Lou Gehrig: S.1-2
Bob Meusel: W.2-3;1-2
Leo Durocher: 43

Bot 1

John Stone: 3/G
Charlie Gehringer: 8
Harry Rice: 3/P

Top 2

Gene Robertson: 3/G
Benny Bengough: T
Waite Hoyt: 43.3-H
Cedric Durst: 7

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: S
Marty McManus: 63.1-2
Bob Fothergill: S.2-H
Jack Warner: 54(1)/FO.B-1
Pinky Hargrave: SB2
Pinky Hargrave: W
Vic Sorrell: 6/P

Top 3

Mike Gazella: 63
Babe Ruth: 7
Lou Gehrig: W
Bob Meusel: 3/G

Bot 3

John Stone: 8
Charlie Gehringer: S
Harry Rice: 43.1-2
Harry Heilmann: S.2-H
Marty McManus: K

Top 4

Leo Durocher: 13
Gene Robertson: 43
Benny Bengough: 3/G

Bot 4

Bob Fothergill: 8
Jack Warner: 63
Pinky Hargrave: 43

Top 5

Waite Hoyt: 63
Cedric Durst: E1
Mike Gazella: 4/P
Babe Ruth: HR/9.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Lou Gehrig: 2/FL

Bot 5

Vic Sorrell: S
John Stone: 46(1)/FO.B-1
Charlie Gehringer: S.1-3
Harry Rice: K
Harry Heilmann: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Marty McManus: S
Bob Fothergill: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Bob Meusel: 3/G
Leo Durocher: S
Gene Robertson: W.1-2
Benny Bengough: 31.2-3;1-2
Waite Hoyt: S.3-H;2-H
Cedric Durst: 8

Bot 6

Jack Warner: 53
Pinky Hargrave: 31
Vic Sorrell: 5/P

Top 7

Mike Gazella: 9
Ben Paschal: 8
Lou Gehrig: HR
Bob Meusel: T
Leo Durocher: E4.3-H(NR)(UR)
Gene Robertson: 5/L

Bot 7

John Stone: S3
Charlie Gehringer: 7
Harry Rice: 43.1-2
Harry Heilmann: 53

Top 8

Johnny Grabowski: S
Waite Hoyt: 64(1)3/GDP
Cedric Durst: 3/G

Bot 8

Marty McManus: 63
Bob Fothergill: T9
Jack Warner: 63.3-H
Pinky Hargrave: 3/P

Top 9

Mike Gazella: 9
Ben Paschal: 6/P
George Burns: S
Bob Meusel: 54(1)/FO

Bot 9

Johnny Neun: 8
John Stone: S
Charlie Gehringer: 4(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Stone's grounder hit Gehrig in the face and knocked him unconscious

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