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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1929-05-28 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3000 · 2:22

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 12–7. New York Yankees put up 7 in the 5th. Ed Wells earned the win and Fred Heimach picked up the save. Mark Koenig went 3-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	7	3	2	0	0	12	16
WS1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	7	12

W: Ed Wells L: Bump Hadley SV: Fred Heimach

Umpires — HP: Bick Campbell · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Koenig	6	3	3	3	0	0
Earle Combs	5	2	3	2	1	0
Lou Gehrig	5	1	1	2	1	1
Babe Ruth	5	1	1	2	0	2
Tony Lazzeri	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bob Meusel	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Dickey	5	1	4	1	0	1
Lyn Lary	3	2	0	0	2	0
Ed Wells	5	1	1	1	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Myer	4	1	2	0	1	0
Sam Rice	4	0	2	1	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Cronin	4	1	1	0	1	1
Ossie Bluege	2	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gooch	5	1	1	0	0	0
Sam West	3	0	0	2	0	0
Muddy Ruel	1	0	1	0	1	0
Bump Hadley	1	0	0	0	0	1
Stuffy Stewart	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jackie Hayes	2	1	1	0	1	0
Roy Spencer	2	1	1	1	0	0
Lloyd Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1
Red Barnes	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wells	7.2	10	5	3
Fred Heimach	1.1	2	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bump Hadley	4.0	6	1	2
Paul Hopkins	1.0	2	2	0
Lloyd Brown	3.0	8	1	3
Bobby Burke	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Koenig: E6
Earle Combs: 4(1)3/GDP
Lou Gehrig: 43

Bot 1

Buddy Myer: S6
Sam Rice: S6.1-2
Goose Goslin: K
Joe Cronin: S/89.2-3;1-2
Ossie Bluege: 4/P/NDP.3XH(4E2)(NR)(UR);2XH(2362)

Top 2

Babe Ruth: K
Tony Lazzeri: 63
Bob Meusel: 63

Bot 2

Charlie Gooch: 9
Sam West: 7
Muddy Ruel: S8
Bump Hadley: K

Top 3

Bill Dickey: S9
Lyn Lary: 8
Ed Wells: 54(1)/FO.B-1
Mark Koenig: 8

Bot 3

Buddy Myer: W
Sam Rice: 9
Goose Goslin: 9
Joe Cronin: CS2(24)

Top 4

Earle Combs: S8
Lou Gehrig: 8
Babe Ruth: K
Tony Lazzeri: 13

Bot 4

Joe Cronin: W
Ossie Bluege: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Charlie Gooch: 3/FL
Sam West: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Muddy Ruel: W
Bump Hadley: PO1(14).3-H

Top 5

Bob Meusel: S7
Bill Dickey: S9.1-2
Lyn Lary: E6.2-3;1-2
Ed Wells: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mark Koenig: S7.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
Earle Combs: W.2-3;1-2
Lou Gehrig: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Babe Ruth: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Tony Lazzeri: FC3.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
Bob Meusel: 8
Bill Dickey: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Lyn Lary: W.1-2
Ed Wells: 13

Bot 5

Stuffy Stewart: W
Buddy Myer: S.1-3
Sam Rice: 99/SF.3-H
Goose Goslin: S.1-3
Joe Cronin: 99
Jackie Hayes: SB2
Jackie Hayes: W
Charlie Gooch: 99

Top 6

Mark Koenig: S
Earle Combs: T.1-H
Lou Gehrig: D.3-H
Babe Ruth: 99
Tony Lazzeri: S.2-H
Bob Meusel: 99
Bill Dickey: K23#

Bot 6

Sam West: 99
Roy Spencer: 99
Lloyd Brown: K

Top 7

Lyn Lary: W
Ed Wells: K/BF
Mark Koenig: T.1-H
Earle Combs: S.3-H
Lou Gehrig: K
Babe Ruth: 99

Bot 7

Buddy Myer: 99
Sam Rice: 99
Goose Goslin: 99

Top 8

Tony Lazzeri: S
Bob Meusel: 99
Bill Dickey: S.1-2
Lyn Lary: 99
Ed Wells: 99

Bot 8

Joe Cronin: 99
Jackie Hayes: S
Charlie Gooch: D.1-3
Sam West: 99/G.3-H
Roy Spencer: D.2-H
Red Barnes: S.2-H
Buddy Myer: 99

Top 9

Mark Koenig: 99
Earle Combs: 99
Lou Gehrig: 99

Bot 9

Sam Rice: S
Goose Goslin: W.1-2
Joe Cronin: K
Jackie Hayes: 99
Charlie Gooch: 99

Notes & reviews

Myer scored on pop-up when catcher dropped throw; Cronin then tried to advance to second and Rice was thrown out trying score during the rundown on Cronin
Bluege scored from third before Ruel was tagged out
Bluege injured his knee taking the throw from center field

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