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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1934-08-17 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · cloudy · 1:55

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 5–0. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 1st. Lefty Gomez earned the win. Tony Lazzeri went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lefty Gomez L: Vic Sorrell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pete Fox	4	0	0	1
Jo-Jo White	2	0	2	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	2	0	0
Billy Rogell	4	0	0	1
Hank Greenberg	4	1	0	1
Marv Owen	4	3	0	0
Ray Hayworth	4	0	0	1
Vic Sorrell	1	0	1	0
Frank Doljack	1	1	0	0
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Sorrell	7.0	6	2	6
Luke Hamlin	1.0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Gomez	9.0	8	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Fox: 9/L
Jo-Jo White: W
Charlie Gehringer: 2/FL
Goose Goslin: S8.1-2
Billy Rogell: SB3
Billy Rogell: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Frankie Crosetti: S/89
Jack Saltzgaver: 46(1)/FO
Babe Ruth: S9.1-3
Lou Gehrig: S/89.3-H;1-2
Bill Dickey: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Ben Chapman: W.1-2
George Selkirk: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Tony Lazzeri: 7

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: K/C
Marv Owen: S
Ray Hayworth: K
Vic Sorrell: W.1-2
Pete Fox: 3/FL

Bot 2

Lefty Gomez: K
Frankie Crosetti: 2/FL
Jack Saltzgaver: K

Top 3

Jo-Jo White: 7
Charlie Gehringer: S/4
Goose Goslin: S9.1-3
Billy Rogell: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Babe Ruth: 43
Lou Gehrig: 3/G
Bill Dickey: S9
Ben Chapman: K

Top 4

Hank Greenberg: 43
Marv Owen: 9
Ray Hayworth: 3/FL

Bot 4

George Selkirk: K
Tony Lazzeri: 9
Lefty Gomez: K

Top 5

Vic Sorrell: 63
Pete Fox: 8
Jo-Jo White: 8

Bot 5

Frankie Crosetti: 53
Jack Saltzgaver: E3/G
Babe Ruth: K
Lou Gehrig: 3/FL

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: 9
Goose Goslin: 8
Billy Rogell: 9

Bot 6

Bill Dickey: 63
Ben Chapman: 43
George Selkirk: W
Tony Lazzeri: HR/7.1-H
Lefty Gomez: 43

Top 7

Hank Greenberg: 7
Marv Owen: S8
Ray Hayworth: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Frankie Crosetti: 7
Jack Saltzgaver: 5/P
Babe Ruth: 4/P

Top 8

Frank Doljack: S7
Pete Fox: K
Jo-Jo White: W.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 7
Goose Goslin: 63

Bot 8

Lou Gehrig: 43
Bill Dickey: 2/FL
Ben Chapman: 53

Top 9

Billy Rogell: K
Hank Greenberg: D7
Marv Owen: S6.2-3
Ray Hayworth: 8
Gee Walker: 3/P