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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1929-04-24 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 9000 · 2:13

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 9–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 9th. Waite Hoyt earned the win. Earle Combs went 3-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Waite Hoyt L: Red Ruffing SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Guthrie · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earle Combs	6	0	3	3	0	0
Mark Koenig	5	0	2	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	0	1	1	1	0
Lou Gehrig	4	2	2	0	1	1
Bob Meusel	5	2	2	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	0	0	1	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	2	2	1	1	0
Johnny Grabowski	5	2	2	0	0	1
Waite Hoyt	4	1	2	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	1	1	0	1	0
Hal Rhyne	3	0	1	0	0	1
Russ Scarritt	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ira Flagstead	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Regan	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Reeves	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Todt	3	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Berry	2	1	1	1	0	0
Red Ruffing	3	0	0	0	0	1
Elliot Bigelow	1	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Taitt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	9.0	6	3	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	16	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: 31
Mark Koenig: 8/F
Babe Ruth: 43

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: W
Hal Rhyne: 53/SH.1-2
Russ Scarritt: 6/P
Ira Flagstead: 3/P4S

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: W
Bob Meusel: 8/F
Tony Lazzeri: 7/F7DW
Leo Durocher: S/G56.1-2
Johnny Grabowski: K

Bot 2

Bill Regan: W
Bobby Reeves: 8/F
Phil Todt: S8/L89.1-3
Charlie Berry: 14(1)/FO.3-H
Red Ruffing: 43

Top 3

Waite Hoyt: S9
Earle Combs: S/6.1-2
Mark Koenig: S/6.2-3;1-2
Babe Ruth: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lou Gehrig: K
Bob Meusel: 9/L
Tony Lazzeri: 9/F

Bot 3

Jack Rothrock: 13
Hal Rhyne: K/C
Russ Scarritt: W
Ira Flagstead: 63/G6M

Top 4

Leo Durocher: 6/L
Johnny Grabowski: D8/F8XDW
Waite Hoyt: W
Earle Combs: S9.2-H;1-3
Mark Koenig: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Bill Regan: 7/FL/7LF
Bobby Reeves: 43
Phil Todt: 8/F

Top 5

Babe Ruth: 8/F8S
Lou Gehrig: S8
Bob Meusel: S7.1-2
Tony Lazzeri: 53.2-3;1-2
Leo Durocher: E6/TH1.3-H(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)
Johnny Grabowski: 4(1)/FO

Bot 5

Charlie Berry: S8/G46
Red Ruffing: K
Jack Rothrock: S7.1-2
Hal Rhyne: 63.2-3;1-2
Russ Scarritt: E6/TH1.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)
Ira Flagstead: S9.1-2
Bill Regan: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 6

Waite Hoyt: 9/F9DW/FL
Earle Combs: 8/F8S
Mark Koenig: 31

Bot 6

Bobby Reeves: S7
Phil Todt: 23/SH.1-2
Elliot Bigelow: 3/G.2-3
Red Ruffing: 53

Top 7

Babe Ruth: S/6
Lou Gehrig: 16(1)/FO
Bob Meusel: 9/F
Tony Lazzeri: 63

Bot 7

Jack Rothrock: 63
Hal Rhyne: S9
Russ Scarritt: 53.1-2
Ira Flagstead: 9/F

Top 8

Leo Durocher: W
Johnny Grabowski: S2/BG2L.1-3
Waite Hoyt: 53.1-2
Earle Combs: S8/G46.3-H;2-H;BX2(814)
Mark Koenig: S8
Babe Ruth: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Bill Regan: FLE2
Bill Regan: 8/F8XD
Bobby Reeves: 6/P56D
Phil Todt: 9/F

Top 9

Lou Gehrig: S/89
Bob Meusel: S9.1-3
Tony Lazzeri: 8/SF.3-H;1-2
Leo Durocher: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
Johnny Grabowski: 63.2-3
Waite Hoyt: S4.3-H
Earle Combs: 7/F

Bot 9

Doug Taitt: 23/G
Ken Williams: 5/P
Jack Rothrock: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Weak roller
Flagstead: ran up on the LF terrace close to scoreboard
Past SS
Past SS
Durocher: pretty play on hard smash
Regan tagged Durocher out on the base line
Durocher: sizzling play
Scarritt: nice running catch
Rothrock: fine catch after a great sprint
Close play
Through SS
High bounder deflected by Ruffing
Sharply hit

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