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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		9
2		 
(7)
PHA
@CLE		4
2
NYY
@DET		7
13
BOS
@SLB		8
2
STL
@BRO		3
2
CIN
@BSN		7
8
CHC
@NYG		0
6
PIT
@PHI		6
11
Saturday, May 11, 1929,
, Navin Field
Attendance: 35,000, Time of Game: 2:13
Yankees
7
13-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
13
13-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: George Smith (1-2)
L: Gordon Rhodes (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  1    7 16  1
Tigers          1  0  6   2  3  0   0  1  X   13 21  2

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 2 2 2 0 1 0 .304 .742 2 0 2·2B
   Samuel Byrd CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.000 1 1
Mark Koenig 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .289 .789 0 2 2·2B
Babe Ruth LF 1 2 1 0 3 0 .365 1.140 2 0
   Cedric Durst LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 SH
Lou Gehrig 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .388 1.212 9 1 2B
Bob Meusel RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 .247 .687 3 1
Tony Lazzeri 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .313 .904 1 4
   Lyn Lary 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 1 1
Leo Durocher SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .254 .608 1 1
Bill Dickey C 5 0 1 1 0 0 .289 .737 4 0 2B
Gordon Rhodes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 1
   Tom Zachary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0
   Myles Thomas P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Roy Sherid P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Gene Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Team Totals 39 7 16 7 5 1 .410 1.041 24 13
2B: B Dickey (1); M Koenig 2 (10); L Gehrig (2); E Combs 2 (6).
SH: C Durst (1).
TB: M Koenig 4; E Combs 4; L Gehrig 3; B Dickey 2; T Lazzeri 2; L Durocher 2; B Meusel 2; L Lary; S Byrd; B Ruth.
RBI: B Meusel 2 (16); L Gehrig 2 (19); B Dickey (6); T Lazzeri (15); M Koenig (5).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Koenig-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.
E: T Lazzeri (4).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roy Johnson LF-CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .291 .821 1 1 2·2B
Harry Rice CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .337 .871 0 0
   John Stone LF 4 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Charlie Gehringer 2B 5 2 3 3 0 0 .389 1.142 3 7 2·2B,SB
Harry Heilmann RF 5 2 4 2 0 1 .351 .993 1 0 2B
Dale Alexander 1B 5 1 3 4 0 0 .337 .955 13 2 HR
Marty McManus 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .389 1.021 0 2
Eddie Phillips C 5 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .663 4 0
Heinie Schuble SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .357 .886 3 4 2B
Ownie Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.000 0 0
   George Smith P 4 2 3 2 0 0 .600 1.467 2 2 2B
Team Totals 43 13 21 13 0 3 .488 1.209 27 18
2B: H Schuble (4); C Gehringer 2 (9); R Johnson 2 (9); H Heilmann (9); G Smith (1).
HR: D Alexander (3).
TB: D Alexander 6; C Gehringer 5; H Heilmann 5; G Smith 4; R Johnson 4; H Schuble 3; E Phillips 2; M McManus 2.
RBI: D Alexander 4 (25); C Gehringer 3 (19); G Smith 2 (2); H Heilmann 2 (30); H Schuble (5); J Stone (1).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. G Smith-H Schuble-D Alexander; C Gehringer-D Alexander; M McManus-C Gehringer-D Alexander.
E: H Schuble (9); C Gehringer (2).
Baserunning
SB: C Gehringer (4, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Gordon Rhodes, L (0-1) 2.1 6 5 5 0 0 0 6.48 13 25
Tom Zachary 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 5.25 4
Myles Thomas 1.2 5 5 3 0 0 0 16.20 9
Roy Sherid 4 6 1 1 0 3 0 2.25 17
Team Totals 8 21 13 11 0 3 1 12.38 43 25

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ownie Carroll 0.2 6 3 3 0 0 0 8.15 7 28
George Smith, W (1-2) 8.1 10 4 2 5 1 0 6.60 38
Team Totals 9 16 7 5 5 1 0 5.00 45 28
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Moriarty, 1B - George Hildebrand, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Guthrie.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 35,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Roy Johnson LF
2 Mark Koenig 3B 2 Harry Rice CF
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Harry Heilmann RF
5 Bob Meusel RF 5 Dale Alexander 1B
6 Tony Lazzeri 2B 6 Marty McManus 3B
7 Leo Durocher SS 7 Eddie Phillips C
8 Bill Dickey C 8 Heinie Schuble SS
9 Gordon Rhodes P 9 Ownie Carroll P

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