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Cleveland Guardians @ 
New York Yankees
1929-09-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 2500 · 1:53
Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees 4–2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 4th. Johnny Miljus earned the win and Wes Ferrell picked up the save. Johnny Hodapp went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
W: Johnny Miljus L: Ed Wells SV: Wes Ferrell
Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Roy Van Graflan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Dinneen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ed Morgan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ray Gardner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lew Fonseca | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bibb Falk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Sewell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Hodapp | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Sewell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Miljus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Earle Combs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lyn Lary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Babe Ruth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Dickey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Lazzeri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Gehrig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cedric Durst | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Koenig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Wells | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Miljus | 8.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
 Wes Ferrell | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Wells | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ed Morgan: 63
- Ray Gardner: 9/FL
- Earl Averill: S7/7S.BX2(76)
Bot 1
- Earle Combs: S1/G1
- Lyn Lary: CS2(26)
- Lyn Lary: 3/G
- Babe Ruth: W
- Bill Dickey: S8/78.1-2
- Tony Lazzeri: 3/FL/P3DF
Top 2
- Lew Fonseca: 153#
- Bibb Falk: 3/G
- Joe Sewell: 6/P
Bot 2
- Lou Gehrig: K/C
- Cedric Durst: 13
- Mark Koenig: 9
Top 3
- Johnny Hodapp: S8
- Luke Sewell: 53/SH.1-2
- Johnny Miljus: K
- Ed Morgan: 9
Bot 3
- Ed Wells: 63
- Earle Combs: 3/G
- Lyn Lary: 63
Top 4
- Ray Gardner: 53
- Earl Averill: S8/G46
- Lew Fonseca: S7.1-3
- Bibb Falk: S9.3-H;1-3
- Joe Sewell: 7/SF.3-H;1-2(TH)
- Johnny Hodapp: 7
Bot 4
- Babe Ruth: 6/P6D
- Bill Dickey: HP
- Tony Lazzeri: S7.1-3
- Lou Gehrig: 8/SF/F8XD.3-H
- Cedric Durst: 3/G
Top 5
- Luke Sewell: W
- Johnny Miljus: 56(1)/FO
- Ed Morgan: 8
- Ray Gardner: CS2(24)#
Bot 5
- Mark Koenig: 1/L
- Ed Wells: 8
- Earle Combs: S9
- Lyn Lary: W.1-2
- Babe Ruth: 63
Top 6
- Ray Gardner: 53
- Earl Averill: S9.B-2(E9/TH1)
- Lew Fonseca: 9#
- Bibb Falk: W
- Joe Sewell: 43
Bot 6
- Bill Dickey: S8
- Tony Lazzeri: 43.1-2
- Lou Gehrig: 4/P
- Cedric Durst: 8
Top 7
- Johnny Hodapp: 8/F78
- Luke Sewell: 7
- Johnny Miljus: 8
Bot 7
- Mark Koenig: 6/P5D
- Ed Wells: 13
- Earle Combs: W
- Lyn Lary: 4/L
Top 8
- Ed Morgan: W
- Ray Gardner: 34/SH.1-2
- Earl Averill: S1/BG1S.2-3
- Lew Fonseca: 54(1)/FO.3-H
- Bibb Falk: 4/P
Bot 8
- Babe Ruth: 7
- Bill Dickey: 6/L
- Tony Lazzeri: 3/G
Top 9
- Joe Sewell: 8
- Johnny Hodapp: HR/7D
- Luke Sewell: 7
- Johnny Miljus: K
Bot 9
- Lou Gehrig: T7/78
- Cedric Durst: 9/F9S
- Mark Koenig: D9.3-H
- Gene Robertson: 53.2-3
- Earle Combs: K
Notes & reviews
- Infield hit off Miljus' shins
- CPD: 143
- Nice diving stop of the smash
- Averill reached 3B by a hair
- Hit in the back
- Hot drive
- Averill started for 2B then ran back to 1B. Ruth threw wild to 1B.
- BOUNCE HR; hit the cinder path in LF and bounded into the pavilion.