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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1929-05-11 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 35000 · 2:13

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 13–7. Detroit Tigers put up 6 in the 3rd. George Smith earned the win. Dale Alexander went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	7	15
DET	1	0	6	2	3	0	0	1		13	21

W: George Smith L: Gordon Rhodes 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	2	1	2	0	1	0
Mark Koenig	5	1	2	1	0	0
Babe Ruth	1	2	1	0	3	0
Lou Gehrig	5	0	2	2	0	0
Bob Meusel	5	0	2	1	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	3	0	2	1	0	0
Leo Durocher	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Dickey	5	0	1	1	0	0
Gordon Rhodes	1	0	0	0	0	1
Myles Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Sherid	2	0	0	0	0	1
Samuel Byrd	1	2	1	0	1	0
Lyn Lary	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cedric Durst	0	0	0	1	0	0
Gene Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Roy Johnson	5	2	2	0	0
Harry Rice	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	2	3	3	0
Harry Heilmann	5	2	4	2	1
Dale Alexander	5	1	3	4	0
Marty McManus	5	1	2	0	1
Eddie Phillips	5	1	2	0	0
Heinie Schuble	4	1	2	1	1
George Smith	4	2	3	2	0
John Stone	4	1	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Gordon Rhodes	2.1	6	0
Tom Zachary	0.0	4	0
Myles Thomas	1.2	5	0
Roy Sherid	4.0	6	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ownie Carroll	0.2	6	0	0
George Smith	8.1	9	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: D9/89
Mark Koenig: D9/9L.2-H
Babe Ruth: S9.2-3
Lou Gehrig: S9.3-H;1-2
Bob Meusel: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
Tony Lazzeri: S7.3-H
Leo Durocher: S7.1-2
Bill Dickey: 31

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: D8/F78S
Harry Rice: 53.2-3
Charlie Gehringer: 63.3-H
Harry Heilmann: S8
Dale Alexander: 9

Top 2

Gordon Rhodes: K
Earle Combs: W
Mark Koenig: 2/FL
Babe Ruth: W.1-2
Lou Gehrig: E4.2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Marty McManus: 13
Eddie Phillips: 8
Heinie Schuble: 43

Top 3

Tony Lazzeri: S7
Leo Durocher: 16(1)3/GDP
Bill Dickey: 43

Bot 3

George Smith: S7
Roy Johnson: D9.1-3
John Stone: 43.3-H;2-3
Charlie Gehringer: D7.3-H
Harry Heilmann: S7.2-H
Dale Alexander: HR/F7D.1-H
Marty McManus: S7
Eddie Phillips: S7.1-3
Heinie Schuble: S.3-H;1-2
George Smith: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Myles Thomas: 6/P
Earle Combs: D7
Mark Koenig: 43.2-3
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: 3/G

Bot 4

Roy Johnson: 13
John Stone: E4/G
Charlie Gehringer: 7/F7DW
Harry Heilmann: D7/78XD.1-3
Dale Alexander: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Marty McManus: 7

Top 5

Bob Meusel: 53
Tony Lazzeri: 13
Leo Durocher: S9
Bill Dickey: 3/G

Bot 5

Eddie Phillips: S7
Heinie Schuble: D8.1-3
George Smith: D7.3-H;2-H
Roy Johnson: 8/F
John Stone: 43.2-3
Charlie Gehringer: S4/G.3-H
Harry Heilmann: SB2
Harry Heilmann: K

Top 6

Roy Sherid: K
Samuel Byrd: W
Mark Koenig: 3/G.1-2
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: D9.2-H;1-3
Bob Meusel: S8.3-H;2XH(82)

Bot 6

Dale Alexander: 3/P
Marty McManus: K/C
Eddie Phillips: 2/FL

Top 7

Lyn Lary: E6/P
Leo Durocher: 4/LDP.1X1(43)
Bill Dickey: 63

Bot 7

Heinie Schuble: K
George Smith: S4
Roy Johnson: 9
John Stone: 9

Top 8

Roy Sherid: 99
Samuel Byrd: S
Mark Koenig: D.1-3
Cedric Durst: 9/SF.3-H
Lou Gehrig: 99

Bot 8

Charlie Gehringer: D
Harry Heilmann: S8.2-H;BX2(84)
Dale Alexander: S
Marty McManus: S9.1-3;BX2(96)
Eddie Phillips: 99

Top 9

Bob Meusel: S
Lyn Lary: 99
Leo Durocher: 99(1)/FO
Bill Dickey: D.1-H
Gene Robertson: 99

Notes & reviews

Temporary circus seats were erected in the outfield with ropes in front of them, but they were all empty.
Over LF fence
Alexander: leaping stop of high bounder
Ruth: 1-handed catch near circus seats

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