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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1929-05-25 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 28000 · 2:02

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 8–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 8th. Tom Zachary earned the win. Babe Ruth went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	8	10
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	13

W: Tom Zachary L: Red Ruffing SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Koenig	6	1	1	0	0	0
Earle Combs	4	2	2	0	1	0
Lou Gehrig	2	1	0	0	3	0
Babe Ruth	5	1	2	3	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	3	0	2	2	2	1
Bob Meusel	5	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Grabowski	5	1	0	0	0	0
Lyn Lary	4	0	3	1	1	0
Tom Zachary	2	2	0	0	1	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Narleski	5	0	3	0	0	0
Jack Rothrock	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Barrett	3	0	1	0	2	0
Elliot Bigelow	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Regan	4	1	2	0	1	1
Phil Todt	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Reeves	1	0	0	1	1	0
Casper Asbjornson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Red Ruffing	4	0	4	2	0	0
Charlie Berry	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ira Flagstead	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Gaston	1	0	0	0	0	1
Russ Scarritt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Standaert	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Zachary	9.0	13	4	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	10	8	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Koenig: 8
Earle Combs: D8/L
Lou Gehrig: 63.2-3
Babe Ruth: FLE2
Babe Ruth: S3/G.3-H(UR)
Tony Lazzeri: SB2
Tony Lazzeri: W
Bob Meusel: WP.2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: SBH(UR);SB3
Bob Meusel: K

Bot 1

Bill Narleski: S6
Jack Rothrock: 7/F7D
Bill Barrett: W.1-2
Elliot Bigelow: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Johnny Grabowski: 9
Lyn Lary: 5/P
Tom Zachary: K

Bot 2

Bill Regan: K
Phil Todt: D9/9L
Bobby Reeves: 9/SF.2-3
Casper Asbjornson: K

Top 3

Mark Koenig: D9
Earle Combs: W
Lou Gehrig: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Ruth: FLE5
Babe Ruth: 6/P
Tony Lazzeri: S/6.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Red Ruffing: D/89D
Bill Narleski: S4/G.2-3
Jack Rothrock: 3/FL
Bill Barrett: 3/G/DP.3XH(32)

Top 4

Johnny Grabowski: E6/G
Lyn Lary: SB2
Lyn Lary: S8.2-H(UR)
Tom Zachary: W.1-2
Mark Koenig: 7/L
Earle Combs: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Lou Gehrig: 8

Bot 4

Charlie Berry: K
Bill Regan: D7/7DW
Phil Todt: 7/L7S
Bobby Reeves: W
Ira Flagstead: 6/P

Top 5

Babe Ruth: 43
Tony Lazzeri: W
Bob Meusel: SB2
Bob Meusel: 7
Johnny Grabowski: 3/FL

Bot 5

Red Ruffing: D9/9D
Bill Narleski: 8
Jack Rothrock: 6/P
Bill Barrett: W
Charlie Berry: 8

Top 6

Lyn Lary: S7
Tom Zachary: E5/TH1/SH.1-3;B-2
Mark Koenig: 63
Earle Combs: FC4.3XH(42);2-3
Lou Gehrig: W.1-2
Babe Ruth: PB.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Babe Ruth: 43

Bot 6

Bill Regan: W
Phil Todt: S9.1-3
Bobby Reeves: 7/SF.3-H
Ira Flagstead: 8
Red Ruffing: D/L89D.1-H
Bill Narleski: S5/G5L.2-3
Bob Barrett: 43

Top 7

Tony Lazzeri: K
Bob Meusel: 4/P
Johnny Grabowski: 53

Bot 7

Bill Barrett: 8
Alex Gaston: K
Bill Regan: 8

Top 8

Lyn Lary: S
Tom Zachary: FC/SH.1-2
Mark Koenig: 99
Earle Combs: S/BR.2X3(6);1-2
Lou Gehrig: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Ruth: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Tony Lazzeri: S.3-H;1-2
Bob Meusel: 99

Bot 8

Phil Todt: 99
Bobby Reeves: 99
Ira Flagstead: D
Red Ruffing: S/89.2-H
Bill Narleski: 99

Top 9

Johnny Grabowski: 99
Lyn Lary: W
Tom Zachary: 99
Mark Koenig: 99

Bot 9

Russ Scarritt: 99
Bill Barrett: S
Jerry Standaert: 99
Bill Regan: S.1-2
Phil Todt: 99

Notes & reviews

Made 2B by great sprinting
Off Todt's glove
Bases stolen on Ruffing's wind up and delivery
Through Lary
Ruth had to climb LF terrace
Off Narlesky's glove
Through Narlesky's legs
Grabowski's only career SB
Threw into RF

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