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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1929-07-03 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 7500 · 2:04

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 6–5. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 7th. Fred Heimach earned the win. Babe Ruth went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	10
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1		6	11

W: Fred Heimach L: Red Ruffing SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	0	0	0	0
Hal Rhyne	4	1	1	0	0
Bill Barrett	4	1	2	0	0
Russ Scarritt	4	0	1	0	0
Bobby Reeves	4	0	0	0	0
Phil Todt	4	0	2	0	0
Charlie Berry	4	2	1	0	0
Wally Gerber	2	0	1	1	0
Red Ruffing	4	1	1	2	1
Bob Barrett	1	0	1	0	0
Bill Narleski	1	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Earle Combs	4	1	2	1	1
Gene Robertson	4	1	1	0	0
Lou Gehrig	2	1	0	0	2
Babe Ruth	4	1	2	4	0
Tony Lazzeri	3	0	2	0	1
Bob Meusel	3	0	1	0	1
Bill Dickey	4	0	1	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	1	1	0	0
Tom Zachary	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Koenig	1	0	0	0	0
Cedric Durst	1	0	0	0	0
Fred Heimach	1	1	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	8.0	11	5	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Tom Zachary	5.0	7	0
Roy Sherid	2.0	1	1
Fred Heimach	2.0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Rothrock: 13
Hal Rhyne: 43
Bill Barrett: D9/1
Russ Scarritt: 13

Bot 1

Earle Combs: 43
Gene Robertson: 43
Lou Gehrig: W
Babe Ruth: 7

Top 2

Bobby Reeves: 9
Phil Todt: 43
Charlie Berry: T9/9D
Wally Gerber: S5/BG.3-H
Red Ruffing: 7

Bot 2

Tony Lazzeri: S9
Bob Meusel: CS2(24)
Bob Meusel: T/89
Bill Dickey: 6/P
Leo Durocher: 7

Top 3

Jack Rothrock: 13/BG
Hal Rhyne: 9
Bill Barrett: 8

Bot 3

Tom Zachary: 7/F7S
Earle Combs: W
Gene Robertson: 9
Lou Gehrig: SB2
Lou Gehrig: 43

Top 4

Russ Scarritt: 7
Bobby Reeves: 63
Phil Todt: S8
Charlie Berry: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Babe Ruth: 2/FL
Tony Lazzeri: W
Bob Meusel: 9
Bill Dickey: 3/G

Top 5

Charlie Berry: E5/G
Wally Gerber: 3/BG/SH.1-2
Red Ruffing: HR/F7D.2-H(UR)
Jack Rothrock: 2/FL
Hal Rhyne: S/4
Bill Barrett: S/89.1-3
Russ Scarritt: SBH(UR);SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Russ Scarritt: E4/G.3-H(UR)(NR)
Bobby Reeves: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Leo Durocher: 43
Mark Koenig: 8
Earle Combs: S7
Gene Robertson: 7

Top 6

Phil Todt: S8
Charlie Berry: 2/FL
Wally Gerber: FC5.1-2
Red Ruffing: PO1(23)
Red Ruffing: K#

Bot 6

Lou Gehrig: 5/L
Babe Ruth: S/78
Tony Lazzeri: S9/G3.1X3(95)
Bob Meusel: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: 13

Top 7

Jack Rothrock: 43
Hal Rhyne: 2/FL
Bill Barrett: 4/P

Bot 7

Leo Durocher: S/G46
Cedric Durst: 7
Earle Combs: D8.1-H
Gene Robertson: S6/G56.2-3
Lou Gehrig: W.1-2
Babe Ruth: HR/L9D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Tony Lazzeri: 6/P6D
Bob Meusel: 63

Top 8

Russ Scarritt: D7/7L
Bobby Reeves: 63
Phil Todt: 53/DP.2X3(35)

Bot 8

Bill Dickey: S/L4D
Leo Durocher: 26(1)3/BG/GDP
Fred Heimach: HR8/IPHR/8XD
Earle Combs: 43

Top 9

Charlie Berry: 5/FL
Bob Barrett: S/G46
Red Ruffing: 9/L
Bill Narleski: 8

Notes & reviews

Sharp hit socked Zachary in the right leg and bounded into RF. Time was taken out while the pitcher recovered his bearings.
Running catch
Over Ruth's head, the Babe fell as he scrambled after it.
Through Robertson
Into lower LF stands
Off Lazerri's shins
High throw to 2B
Bounded over Todt's head
Beat out a hit back of 2B
Lined into RF bleachers
The Yanks protested that it was a foul ball
IPHR to deep CF
Scratch single past the box
Updated by Wayne Townsend, 12/27/02.

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