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Philadelphia Athletics @ New York Yankees

1934-08-05 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 25000 · 1:37

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–1. Lefty Gomez earned the win. Lou Gehrig went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lefty Gomez L: Al Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	4	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	0	0	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	0	1	0	0
Pinky Higgins	3	1	0	0	1
Ed Coleman	3	0	0	0	1
Eric McNair	3	0	0	0	1
Charlie Berry	2	0	0	0	0
Al Benton	3	0	0	0	2
Dib Williams	1	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Saltzgaver	3	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Ruth	3	1	0	0	1	0
Lou Gehrig	4	1	4	1	0	0
Bill Dickey	4	0	2	1	0	1
Ben Chapman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	1	1	1	0	1
Myril Hoag	2	0	0	0	1	1
Lefty Gomez	3	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	8.0	8	4	3

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Gomez	9.0	1	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Doc Cramer: 13
Rabbit Warstler: 43
Bob Johnson: 9/F

Bot 1

Frankie Crosetti: 43
Jack Saltzgaver: 9/F
Babe Ruth: 43

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: D/F78S
Pinky Higgins: FC6.2X3(65);B-2
Ed Coleman: E4/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
Eric McNair: CS2(24)
Eric McNair: 2/P/FL

Bot 2

Lou Gehrig: S9
Bill Dickey: K
Ben Chapman: E6/G.1-2
Tony Lazzeri: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Charlie Berry: 2/P/FL
Al Benton: K
Doc Cramer: E3/G
Rabbit Warstler: K23

Bot 3

Myril Hoag: K
Lefty Gomez: S5/G
Frankie Crosetti: 36(1)/FO
Jack Saltzgaver: W.1-2
Babe Ruth: 43

Top 4

Bob Johnson: W
Jimmie Foxx: 2/P/FL.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 8/F
Ed Coleman: K

Bot 4

Lou Gehrig: S4/G
Bill Dickey: 8/F
Ben Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Tony Lazzeri: SB2
Tony Lazzeri: K

Top 5

Eric McNair: 6/P
Charlie Berry: 8/L
Al Benton: K

Bot 5

Myril Hoag: 8/F
Lefty Gomez: 163
Frankie Crosetti: 53

Top 6

Doc Cramer: 4/P
Rabbit Warstler: 9/F
Bob Johnson: 2/P/FL

Bot 6

Jack Saltzgaver: 3/G
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: S9.1-3
Bill Dickey: S9.3-H;1-2
Ben Chapman: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Jimmie Foxx: 5/P/FL
Pinky Higgins: K
Ed Coleman: 3/G

Bot 7

Tony Lazzeri: HR/F9D
Myril Hoag: W
Lefty Gomez: 1/LDP.1X1(13)
Frankie Crosetti: W
Jack Saltzgaver: 43

Top 8

Eric McNair: K
Dib Williams: K
Al Benton: 5/P

Bot 8

Babe Ruth: 43
Lou Gehrig: HR/F9D
Bill Dickey: S8
Ben Chapman: 4/P
Tony Lazzeri: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Doc Cramer: 5/P
Rabbit Warstler: 63
Bob Johnson: 9/F