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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		11
3
PHA
@CLE		5
3		 
(17)
NYY
@DET		13
17
BOS
@SLB		4
1
PIT
@BSN		1
0
CIN
@PHI		1
2		 
(7)
Wednesday, August 14, 1929,
, Navin Field
Attendance: 8,000, Time of Game: 2:15
Yankees
13
65-42
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Tigers
17
53-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ownie Carroll (8-12)
L: Wilcy Moore (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  2  4   3  0  0   1  1  1   13 18  1
Tigers          2  0  7   1  0  0   2  5  X   17 15  5

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Cedric Durst RF 5 1 1 0 1 2 .340 .899 2 0
Gene Robertson 3B 6 1 3 0 0 0 .307 .769 1 2 3B
Earle Combs CF 6 3 4 2 0 0 .363 .928 1 0
Babe Ruth LF 6 2 3 1 0 0 .359 1.182 4 0 2B
Lou Gehrig 1B 5 1 3 2 1 0 .319 1.084 6 0 2B
Tony Lazzeri 2B 5 3 1 1 1 0 .359 .989 3 3 2B
Bill Dickey C 4 2 1 0 1 0 .339 .886 5 0
Mark Koenig SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .286 .753 1 2
George Pipgras P 1 0 1 2 0 0 .154 .399 0 0 2B,SH
   Waite Hoyt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .555 0 0
   Tom Zachary P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .421 1 0
   Wilcy Moore P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 45 13 18 9 5 3 .400 .993 24 7
2B: B Ruth (18); G Pipgras (2); T Lazzeri (24); L Gehrig (24).
3B: G Robertson (5).
SH: G Pipgras (4).
TB: G Robertson 5; L Gehrig 4; B Ruth 4; E Combs 4; T Lazzeri 2; G Pipgras 2; C Durst; M Koenig; B Dickey.
RBI: G Pipgras 2 (5); L Gehrig 2 (84); E Combs 2 (48); B Ruth (105); T Lazzeri (88); M Koenig (28).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
E: W Moore (2).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roy Johnson LF 6 2 2 1 0 1 .321 .889 2 0 HR
Harry Rice CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .319 .823 2 1
Charlie Gehringer 2B 5 4 4 1 0 0 .333 .929 4 7 HR,SB
Harry Heilmann RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .354 1.013 0 0
   Ownie Carroll P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .246 .637 0 4
Dale Alexander 1B 3 2 2 4 2 0 .339 .974 9 0 2·2B
Marty McManus 3B 3 2 0 0 2 1 .303 .856 2 1
Merv Shea C 3 3 1 1 2 1 .284 .734 4 0
Heinie Schuble SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 .230 .631 3 2 2B
   Yats Wuestling SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .210 .490 1 0
Skinny Graham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .133 0 0
   Augie Prudhomme P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .602 0 1
   Bob Fothergill RF 4 0 2 4 0 0 .364 1.010 0 0 3B,2B
Team Totals 39 17 15 14 7 4 .385 1.171 27 16
2B: H Schuble (11); D Alexander 2 (33); B Fothergill (21).
3B: B Fothergill (8).
HR: C Gehringer (9); R Johnson (10).
TB: C Gehringer 7; R Johnson 5; B Fothergill 5; D Alexander 4; H Schuble 3; M Shea; O Carroll; Y Wuestling.
RBI: B Fothergill 4 (55); D Alexander 4 (104); H Schuble 3 (28); R Johnson (55); M Shea (21); C Gehringer (79).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. C Gehringer-H Schuble-D Alexander; H Rice-M Shea; C Gehringer-D Alexander.
E: H Schuble 3 (44); M Shea (7); C Gehringer (17).
Baserunning
SB: C Gehringer (17, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Pipgras 2.2 5 6 6 1 1 2 4.46 14 24
Waite Hoyt 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 3.93 4
Tom Zachary 3.2 3 3 3 3 1 0 2.48 17
Wilcy Moore, L (5-3) 1.2 4 5 5 2 2 0 3.51 11
Team Totals 8 15 17 17 7 4 2 19.12 46 24

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Skinny Graham 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 6.17 11 33
Augie Prudhomme 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 5.05 9
Ownie Carroll, W (8-12) 6 9 6 4 3 3 0 4.47 31
Team Totals 9 18 13 8 5 3 0 8.00 51 33
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Moriarty, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - (none), 3B - Roy Van Graflan.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 8,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Cedric Durst RF 1 Roy Johnson LF
2 Gene Robertson 3B 2 Harry Rice CF
3 Earle Combs CF 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Babe Ruth LF 4 Harry Heilmann RF
5 Lou Gehrig 1B 5 Dale Alexander 1B
6 Tony Lazzeri 2B 6 Marty McManus 3B
7 Bill Dickey C 7 Merv Shea C
8 Mark Koenig SS 8 Heinie Schuble SS
9 George Pipgras P 9 Skinny Graham P

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