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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1934-09-30 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 15000 · 1:20

Washington Senators defeated New York Yankees 5–3. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 5th. Orville Armbrust earned the win and Tommy Thomas picked up the save. Lou Gehrig went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Orville Armbrust L: Red Ruffing SV: Tommy Thomas

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	2	0	0	0	0	0
Red Rolfe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	3	1	0	0	1	0
Lou Gehrig	4	2	3	1	0	1
George Selkirk	4	0	1	1	0	1
Tony Lazzeri	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Arndt Jorgens	4	0	0	0	0	1
Red Ruffing	3	0	1	0	0	0
Don Heffner	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Saltzgaver	2	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Powell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Buddy Myer	2	1	0	0	2	0
John Stone	4	1	2	3	0	0
Fred Sington	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pete Susko	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	4	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Sewell	3	1	1	0	0	0
John Kerr	3	1	2	1	0	0
Orville Armbrust	3	0	0	0	0	3

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	8.0	6	2	5

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Orville Armbrust	7.0	7	1	2
Tommy Thomas	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: 8/F
Red Rolfe: 31
Babe Ruth: 8/F

Bot 1

Jake Powell: K
Buddy Myer: 6/F
John Stone: 13

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: HR/9
George Selkirk: K
Tony Lazzeri: 13
Ben Chapman: 8/F

Bot 2

Fred Sington: 2/F
Pete Susko: 9/F
Ossie Bluege: 53

Top 3

Arndt Jorgens: K
Red Ruffing: S7
Frankie Crosetti: 16(1)/FO
Red Rolfe: 6/F

Bot 3

Luke Sewell: 9/F
John Kerr: 2/F
Orville Armbrust: K23

Top 4

Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: D8.1-3
George Selkirk: 3/G.3-H;2-3
Don Heffner: FC6.3XH(62);B-1
Ben Chapman: FC/TH2.1-2;B-1
Arndt Jorgens: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Jake Powell: 2/F
Buddy Myer: W
John Stone: S.1-2
Fred Sington: 6/F
Pete Susko: 7/F

Top 5

Red Ruffing: 53
Jack Saltzgaver: 53
Red Rolfe: 8/F

Bot 5

Ossie Bluege: E6/G.B-1
Luke Sewell: S.1-2
John Kerr: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Orville Armbrust: K
Jake Powell: K
Buddy Myer: W.2-3;1-2
John Stone: T/F89D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Fred Sington: D9.3-H(UR)
Pete Susko: 6/F

Top 6

Babe Ruth: 43
Lou Gehrig: S5/G
George Selkirk: D9.1-3
Don Heffner: S.3-H;2-3
Ben Chapman: PO1(13)
Ben Chapman: 53

Bot 6

Ossie Bluege: 5/F
Luke Sewell: 53
John Kerr: S
Orville Armbrust: K

Top 7

Arndt Jorgens: 7/F
Red Ruffing: 13
Jack Saltzgaver: 4/F

Bot 7

Jake Powell: 9/F
Buddy Myer: 31
John Stone: 7/F

Top 8

Red Rolfe: S
Babe Ruth: PB.1-2
Babe Ruth: 8/F
Lou Gehrig: K
George Selkirk: 5/F

Bot 8

Fred Sington: 53
Pete Susko: 31
Ossie Bluege: 53

Top 9

Don Heffner: 9
Ben Chapman: S
Arndt Jorgens: 64(1)3/GDP

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