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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		9
4
NYY
@DET		0
3
BOS
@SLB		0
3
CHC
@BRO		9
5
CHC
@BRO		4
5
PIT
@BSN		1
2
STL
@NYG		7
9
CIN
@PHI		4
5
Thursday, August 15, 1929,
, Navin Field
Attendance: 15,000, Time of Game: 1:56
Yankees
0
65-43
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Tigers
3
54-57
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Roy Sherid (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Tigers          1  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  X    3  7  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Samuel Byrd CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .955 3 0
Lyn Lary 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .871 1 3
Bob Meusel RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .704 2 0 SB
Babe Ruth LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .357 1.178 1 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .316 1.074 8 2
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .356 .980 3 2
Benny Bengough C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .220 .520 3 0
   Ben Paschal 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .650
   Bill Dickey C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .886 0 0
Mark Koenig SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .744 3 3
Roy Sherid P 2 0 1 0 1 0 .231 .490 0 1
Team Totals 28 0 2 0 5 6 .071 .284 24 11
TB: B Meusel; R Sherid.
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Gehrig-M Koenig-L Gehrig.
E: M Koenig (17).
Baserunning
SB: B Meusel (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roy Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .885 3 0
Harry Rice CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .321 .833 1 0 HR
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .925 3 5
Bob Fothergill RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .992 1 0
Dale Alexander 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .336 .967 8 0
Marty McManus 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .850 2 0
Pinky Hargrave C 3 0 2 1 0 1 .307 .792 7 0
Yats Wuestling SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .495 1 4
Earl Whitehill P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .693 1 1 SH
Team Totals 30 3 7 3 0 3 .233 .567 27 10
HR: H Rice (4).
SH: E Whitehill (4).
TB: H Rice 5; P Hargrave 2; C Gehringer; Y Wuestling; R Johnson.
RBI: H Rice 2 (45); P Hargrave (14).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. Y Wuestling-C Gehringer.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Roy Sherid, L (0-3) 8 7 3 2 0 3 1 3.27 31 61
Team Totals 8 7 3 2 0 3 1 2.25 31 61

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Earl Whitehill, W (9-9) 9 2 0 0 5 6 0 5.34 33 84
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 5 6 0 0.00 33 84
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Geisel, 1B - Roy Van Graflan, 2B - (none), 3B - George Moriarty.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 15,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Samuel Byrd CF 1 Roy Johnson LF
2 Lyn Lary 3B 2 Harry Rice CF
3 Bob Meusel RF 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Babe Ruth LF 4 Bob Fothergill RF
5 Lou Gehrig 1B 5 Dale Alexander 1B
6 Tony Lazzeri 2B 6 Marty McManus 3B
7 Benny Bengough C 7 Pinky Hargrave C
8 Mark Koenig SS 8 Yats Wuestling SS
9 Roy Sherid P 9 Earl Whitehill P

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