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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1925-08-14 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 18000 · 2:00

Washington Senators defeated New York Yankees 2–0. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 8th. Dutch Ruether earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		2	7

W: Dutch Ruether L: Sad Sam Jones SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dick Nallin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Earle Combs	4	1	0	1
Howie Shanks	4	2	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	0	0	2
Bob Meusel	4	1	0	0
Lou Gehrig	4	0	0	1
Joe Dugan	3	2	1	0
Benny Bengough	4	1	0	0
Pee-Wee Wanninger	3	0	0	1
Sad Sam Jones	3	0	0	1
Ben Paschal	1	1	0	0
Bobby Veach	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl McNeely	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bucky Harris	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sam Rice	4	1	1	0	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Judge	3	0	2	0	1	0
Ossie Bluege	4	0	2	2	0	1
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Severeid	3	0	1	0	0	1
Dutch Ruether	2	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sad Sam Jones	8.0	7	4	4

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Ruether	9.0	8	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: 9/F
Howie Shanks: 3/FL
Babe Ruth: 8/L

Bot 1

Earl McNeely: 2/P
Bucky Harris: K
Sam Rice: 43

Top 2

Bob Meusel: 9/L
Lou Gehrig: 8/F
Joe Dugan: S7
Benny Bengough: 7/F

Bot 2

Goose Goslin: 4/P4D
Joe Judge: D9/F9DW
Ossie Bluege: 5/LDP.2X2(54)

Top 3

Pee-Wee Wanninger: K
Sad Sam Jones: 2/FL
Earle Combs: S7/L5D
Howie Shanks: S8.1-3
Babe Ruth: 3/L

Bot 3

Roger Peckinpaugh: W
Hank Severeid: S8/8S.1-2
Dutch Ruether: W.2-3;1-2
Earl McNeely: K
Bucky Harris: 4/P
Sam Rice: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Bob Meusel: 8/F8XDW
Lou Gehrig: 9/F
Joe Dugan: S1/BG
Benny Bengough: S7/L5D.1-2
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 9/F

Bot 4

Goose Goslin: 13/G+
Joe Judge: 6/P
Ossie Bluege: D7/G5L
Roger Peckinpaugh: 63

Top 5

Sad Sam Jones: 9/L
Earle Combs: 43
Howie Shanks: 7/F

Bot 5

Hank Severeid: K
Dutch Ruether: 7/F
Earl McNeely: W
Bucky Harris: E6/G.1-2
Sam Rice: 43/G4S

Top 6

Babe Ruth: K
Bob Meusel: T9/F9DW
Lou Gehrig: 53
Joe Dugan: W
Benny Bengough: 9/F9S

Bot 6

Goose Goslin: 2/FL
Joe Judge: S
Ossie Bluege: CS2(26)
Ossie Bluege: K/C

Top 7

Pee-Wee Wanninger: 5/P
Sad Sam Jones: K
Earle Combs: K

Bot 7

Roger Peckinpaugh: 3/G
Hank Severeid: 2/P
Dutch Ruether: 7/L

Top 8

Howie Shanks: S
Babe Ruth: K
Bob Meusel: 8/F8XD.1-2
Lou Gehrig: K

Bot 8

Earl McNeely: 5/FL
Bucky Harris: S6/G6M-
Sam Rice: S3/G.1-2
Goose Goslin: 9/F
Joe Judge: W.2-3;1-2
Ossie Bluege: D7/G5.3-H;2-H;1-3
Roger Peckinpaugh: 63

Top 9

Joe Dugan: 8/F
Benny Bengough: 8/F
Ben Paschal: T/89D
Bobby Veach: 43

Notes & reviews

High off RF fence
Combs just missed it
Caromed off Jones to Gehrig; time was called for the trainer to wrap Jones' foot and ankle.
NYEW: 'Ruth struck out violently'
Nearly knocked over Gehrig
Through Dugan who played it poorly
Judge hurt leg

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