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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		5
4
WSH
@CLE		6
2
BOS
@DET		12
8
PHA
@SLB		1
2
STL
@BRO		3
2
STL
@BRO		0
4
CIN
@BSN		6
2
CHC
@NYG		1
4
CHC
@NYG		1
0
PIT
@PHI		6
8
Tuesday, August 20, 1929,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 15,000, Time of Game: 2:08
Yankees
5
69-44
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
4
45-72
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Tom Zachary (9-0)
L: Red Faber (11-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  2  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    5 11  2
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    4  8  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Samuel Byrd RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .331 .946 0 0 2B
Gene Robertson 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .303 .759 0 4 3B
Earle Combs CF 4 0 3 2 0 0 .367 .933 1 0 SH
Babe Ruth LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .358 1.177 2 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .309 1.051 14 0
Tony Lazzeri 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .356 .982 6 2 2B
Bill Dickey C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .340 .883 4 1
Mark Koenig SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 .297 .768 0 4
Tom Zachary P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .483 0 2 HBP
   Wilcy Moore P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 2
Team Totals 36 5 11 5 2 4 .306 .776 27 15
2B: T Lazzeri (25); S Byrd (11).
3B: G Robertson (6).
SH: E Combs (9).
HBP: T Zachary (1).
TB: E Combs 3; G Robertson 3; T Lazzeri 2; M Koenig 2; S Byrd 2; L Gehrig; T Zachary; B Dickey.
RBI: E Combs 2 (53); M Koenig 2 (33); S Byrd (25).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Zachary-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.
E: M Koenig 2 (20).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Alex Metzler LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .264 .712 4 0
Bill Cissell SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .693 4 5 CS
Carl Reynolds RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 .792 3 0
Art Shires 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .800 2 0
   Bud Clancy 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .282 .717 6 0
Dutch Hoffman CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .278 .690 1 0 2·3B
Bill Hunnefield 3B-2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .185 .455 0 2
John Kerr 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .246 .597 1 0
   Johnny Watwood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .761
   Willie Kamm 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .739 1 0
Moe Berg C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .628 5 0
   Doug Taitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .554
   Buck Crouse C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .766 0 0
Red Faber P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .462 0 0
   Chick Autry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .539
Team Totals 35 4 8 4 3 4 .229 .632 27 7
3B: D Hoffman 2 (3).
TB: D Hoffman 6; B Cissell; A Metzler; J Kerr; B Hunnefield; M Berg; C Reynolds.
RBI: D Hoffman 2 (29); J Kerr (31); B Hunnefield (8).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Kerr-B Cissell-B Clancy; B Cissell-B Clancy.
Baserunning
CS: B Cissell (13, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tom Zachary, W (9-0) 6.2 8 4 1 2 2 0 2.39 29 48
Wilcy Moore, S (8) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.35 9
Team Totals 9 8 4 1 3 4 0 1.00 38 48

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Red Faber, L (11-11) 9 11 5 5 2 4 0 3.68 40 47
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 2 4 0 5.00 40 47
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Faber (8).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Moriarty, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - (none), 3B - Roy Van Graflan.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 15,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Chicago White Sox
1 Samuel Byrd RF 1 Alex Metzler LF
2 Gene Robertson 3B 2 Bill Cissell SS
3 Earle Combs CF 3 Carl Reynolds RF
4 Babe Ruth LF 4 Art Shires 1B
5 Lou Gehrig 1B 5 Dutch Hoffman CF
6 Tony Lazzeri 2B 6 Bill Hunnefield 3B
7 Bill Dickey C 7 John Kerr 2B
8 Mark Koenig SS 8 Moe Berg C
9 Tom Zachary P 9 Red Faber P

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