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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1934-07-29 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1200 · 1:41

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 6–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 5 in the 3rd. Al Benton earned the win. Eric McNair went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Al Benton L: Red Ruffing SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	3	0	0	0	2	1
Jack Saltzgaver	2	2	0	0	1	0
Babe Ruth	3	0	1	0	1	0
Lou Gehrig	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Dickey	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ben Chapman	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	0	2	1	0	0
Samuel Byrd	4	0	1	0	0	1
Red Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny MacFayden	2	0	0	0	0	1
Red Rolfe	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	3.0	6	1	1
Danny MacFayden	5.0	2	2	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	9.0	6	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: 6/L
Jack Saltzgaver: E4/TH1
Babe Ruth: W.1-2
Lou Gehrig: 8/F
Bill Dickey: S/89.2-H(UR);1-2
Ben Chapman: 3/G

Bot 1

Doc Cramer: 31
Rabbit Warstler: 5/P/FL
Bob Johnson: S7
Jimmie Foxx: D7.1-3
Pinky Higgins: 7/F

Top 2

Tony Lazzeri: 6/L
Samuel Byrd: 43
Red Ruffing: 63

Bot 2

Ed Coleman: HR/F9D
Eric McNair: K
Charlie Berry: 53
Al Benton: 53

Top 3

Frankie Crosetti: W
Jack Saltzgaver: 53/SH.1-2
Babe Ruth: CS3(25)
Babe Ruth: 3/G

Bot 3

Doc Cramer: S8
Rabbit Warstler: 3/BG/SH.1-2
Bob Johnson: W
Jimmie Foxx: S7.2-H;1-3
Pinky Higgins: E6/G.3-H;1-2
Ed Coleman: 5/P/FL
Eric McNair: HR/F7D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Charlie Berry: 43

Top 4

Lou Gehrig: W
Bill Dickey: 8/F
Ben Chapman: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Al Benton: 2/P/FL
Doc Cramer: D9
Rabbit Warstler: 8/F
Bob Johnson: W
Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Tony Lazzeri: S8
Samuel Byrd: 5/P
Danny MacFayden: K
Frankie Crosetti: 53

Bot 5

Pinky Higgins: K
Ed Coleman: W
Eric McNair: 64(1)/FO
Charlie Berry: 7/F

Top 6

Jack Saltzgaver: W
Babe Ruth: 8/F
Lou Gehrig: 6/P
Bill Dickey: W.1-2
Ben Chapman: S8.2-H;1-2
Tony Lazzeri: S8.2-H;1-2
Samuel Byrd: K

Bot 6

Al Benton: K
Doc Cramer: 9/F
Rabbit Warstler: 3/L

Top 7

Danny MacFayden: 8/F
Frankie Crosetti: W
Jack Saltzgaver: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: 9/F
Jimmie Foxx: 7/F
Pinky Higgins: 8/L

Top 8

Babe Ruth: S9
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)/FO
Bill Dickey: 36(1)/FO
Ben Chapman: 3/L

Bot 8

Ed Coleman: D9
Eric McNair: 13/SH.2-3
Charlie Berry: K
Al Benton: 63

Top 9

Tony Lazzeri: 8/F
Samuel Byrd: S8
Red Rolfe: 3/P/FL
Frankie Crosetti: K