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New York Yankees @ St. Louis Browns

1929-08-23 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 2500 · 1:37

St. Louis Browns defeated New York Yankees 5–0. St. Louis Browns put up 5 in the 4th. George Blaeholder earned the win. Lu Blue went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: George Blaeholder L: Herb Pennock SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Samuel Byrd	2	0	1	2
Gene Robertson	4	1	0	0
Bill Dickey	4	1	0	1
Babe Ruth	4	0	0	1
Earle Combs	4	2	0	0
Lou Gehrig	3	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	3	0	0	0
Mark Koenig	3	1	0	0
Herb Pennock	2	0	0	1
Lyn Lary	1	0	0	0
Cedric Durst	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	4	0	2	3	0	0
Earl McNeely	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Badgro	4	1	1	0	0	1
Beauty McGowan	4	1	0	0	0	1
Red Kress	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank O'Rourke	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ski Melillo	3	1	1	1	0	0
Clyde Manion	2	1	0	0	1	0
George Blaeholder	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herb Pennock	7.0	7	1	2
Wilcy Moore	1.0	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Blaeholder	9.0	5	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Samuel Byrd: K
Gene Robertson: 43
Bill Dickey: 3/G

Bot 1

Lu Blue: 53
Earl McNeely: S7
Red Badgro: K
Beauty McGowan: 8/F

Top 2

Babe Ruth: 13
Earle Combs: S9
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)/FO
Tony Lazzeri: 23/G2

Bot 2

Red Kress: S7/F7S
Frank O'Rourke: K
Ski Melillo: 3/G.1-2
Clyde Manion: 43

Top 3

Mark Koenig: 43/G34
Herb Pennock: K
Samuel Byrd: W
Gene Robertson: 43

Bot 3

George Blaeholder: 53
Lu Blue: 8/F8XD
Earl McNeely: 5/L

Top 4

Bill Dickey: K/C
Babe Ruth: 6/P
Earle Combs: T/89
Lou Gehrig: 43

Bot 4

Red Badgro: S9/F9S
Beauty McGowan: FC4.1-3(E4/TH2);B-2
Red Kress: 53
Frank O'Rourke: S/6.3-H;2-3#
Ski Melillo: S9.3-H;1-3
Clyde Manion: W.1-2
George Blaeholder: 2/FL
Lu Blue: D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-3(THH)
Earl McNeely: 63

Top 5

Tony Lazzeri: 53
Mark Koenig: S8
Herb Pennock: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Red Badgro: 3/G
Beauty McGowan: 8/F8XD
Red Kress: 8/F

Top 6

Samuel Byrd: K
Gene Robertson: 7/L
Bill Dickey: 4/L

Bot 6

Frank O'Rourke: 13/BG
Ski Melillo: 9/F
Clyde Manion: 63

Top 7

Babe Ruth: 13
Earle Combs: 43
Lou Gehrig: 13

Bot 7

George Blaeholder: 6/P
Lu Blue: D9
Earl McNeely: 63.2-3
Red Badgro: 5/FL

Top 8

Tony Lazzeri: 8/F78XD
Mark Koenig: 7/F
Lyn Lary: 53

Bot 8

Beauty McGowan: K
Red Kress: 53
Frank O'Rourke: 53

Top 9

Cedric Durst: K/C
Gene Robertson: S4/G4S
Bill Dickey: S4/G4MS.1-2
Babe Ruth: K
Earle Combs: 13

Notes & reviews

Melillo: another one of his marvelous stops; 1-hand pick up
UR?
It began to rain as Blue doubled
Ruth tried to dodge the pitch

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