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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1934-07-13 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 21000 · 2:12

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 4–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 3rd. Red Ruffing earned the win. Babe Ruth went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Ruffing L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charles Donnelly · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earle Combs	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jack Saltzgaver	4	0	0	0	0	3
Babe Ruth	3	2	1	2	1	1
Lou Gehrig	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Chapman	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bill Dickey	4	0	2	2	0	0
Frankie Crosetti	3	0	1	0	1	1
Don Heffner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	4	0	0	0	0	2
Red Rolfe	2	0	1	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jo-Jo White	2	1	0	0	2	0
Goose Goslin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Rogell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mickey Cochrane	3	0	1	0	1	1
Marv Owen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tommy Bridges	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	6	4	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	9.0	9	4	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: 5/P
Jack Saltzgaver: K
Babe Ruth: K

Bot 1

Pete Fox: 8
Jo-Jo White: W
Goose Goslin: 5/FL
Charlie Gehringer: SB2
Charlie Gehringer: 63

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: S8
Ben Chapman: S8.1-2
Bill Dickey: 9/LDP.2X2(94)
Frankie Crosetti: SB2
Frankie Crosetti: W
Don Heffner: 8

Bot 2

Billy Rogell: 6/P
Hank Greenberg: D7/G
Mickey Cochrane: S4/G4M.2-3
Marv Owen: 4/P
Tommy Bridges: SB2
Tommy Bridges: 63

Top 3

Red Ruffing: K
Earle Combs: S8
Jack Saltzgaver: K
Babe Ruth: HR/F9D.1-H
Red Rolfe: W
Ben Chapman: 63

Bot 3

Pete Fox: 5/P
Jo-Jo White: W
Goose Goslin: D8.1-3
Charlie Gehringer: 4/P34D.3-H
Billy Rogell: 8

Top 4

Bill Dickey: S8
Frankie Crosetti: PO1(23)
Frankie Crosetti: K/C
Don Heffner: S8
Red Ruffing: 9

Bot 4

Hank Greenberg: 8
Mickey Cochrane: 3/L
Marv Owen: W
Tommy Bridges: 4/P

Top 5

Earle Combs: 8/F8S
Jack Saltzgaver: K
Babe Ruth: 63

Bot 5

Pete Fox: 53
Jo-Jo White: 2/FL
Goose Goslin: 2/FL

Top 6

Red Rolfe: 9
Ben Chapman: 63
Bill Dickey: 7/L

Bot 6

Charlie Gehringer: 63
Billy Rogell: S6/G56
Hank Greenberg: 53.1-2
Mickey Cochrane: W
Marv Owen: K

Top 7

Frankie Crosetti: S8
Don Heffner: 16(1)/FO/BG
Red Ruffing: WP.1-2
Red Ruffing: K
Earle Combs: WP.2-3
Earle Combs: 43

Bot 7

Tommy Bridges: K
Pete Fox: 8/L
Jo-Jo White: 7/F

Top 8

Jack Saltzgaver: 9/F
Babe Ruth: W
Red Rolfe: S9.1-2
Ben Chapman: PO1(23)
Ben Chapman: W
Bill Dickey: D8/89.2-H;1-H
Frankie Crosetti: 63

Bot 8

Goose Goslin: 4/P
Charlie Gehringer: S9
Billy Rogell: 36(1)/FO
Hank Greenberg: T8/F8XDW.1-H
Mickey Cochrane: K/C

Top 9

Don Heffner: 13
Red Ruffing: 6/P
Earle Combs: K/C

Bot 9

Marv Owen: 3/FL
Gee Walker: 4/P
Pete Fox: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Gehrig left due to either lumbago or a charley horse
Ruth's 700th HR (480 feet)
Crosetti missed an attempted bunt
It started to rain

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