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Scores
Standings
CHW
@DET		1
2
SLB
@NYY		3
9
CLE
@WSH		4
3
PHI
@BRO		4
11
BSN
@CHC		4
3
PIT
@CIN		2
3
NYG
@STL		5
3
NYG
@STL		1
2
Sunday, May 20, 1928,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 15,000, Time of Game: 2:20
Browns
3
14-19
⇐ Lost 8 ⇒
 at Yankees
9
23-5
⇐ Won 8 ⇒
L: Sam Gray (6-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Browns          0  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  9  1
Yankees         0  0  0   4  1  2   0  2  X    9 13  0

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earl McNeely RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .685 1 0
Otis Brannan 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .225 .614 3 0
Heinie Manush LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .302 .803 5 0 2·2B
Fred Schulte CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .809 1 0
Red Kress SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 .394 .990 0 5 2B
Lu Blue 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 .806 9 0
Ski Melillo 3B 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 .393 0 0 SH
   Guy Sturdy PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .313 .875
   Billy Mullen 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 1.029 0 0
Wally Schang C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .604 5 0
Sam Gray P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .103 .271 0 2
   George Blaeholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .118 0 3
   Frank Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250
   Lefty Stewart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .804 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 9 3 4 1 .265 .695 24 10
2B: H Manush 2 (9); R Kress (7).
SH: S Melillo (3).
TB: H Manush 5; R Kress 2; O Brannan; G Sturdy; W Schang; B Mullen; L Blue.
RBI: G Sturdy 2 (4); S Melillo (2).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: L Blue (4).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 4 2 1 4 1 0 .250 .669 1 0 HR
Mark Koenig SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 .330 .842 1 2 3B
Babe Ruth RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 .367 1.385 7 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .350 1.115 8 0 3B
Bob Meusel LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .357 .938 5 0 2B
Tony Lazzeri 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .949 2 4 SH
Joe Dugan 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .348 .849 0 0 SH
Benny Bengough C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .500 3 0
George Pipgras P 3 1 0 0 1 1 .185 .474 0 1
Team Totals 35 9 13 8 6 5 .371 1.063 27 7
2B: B Meusel (15).
3B: M Koenig (3); L Gehrig (3).
HR: E Combs (2).
SH: T Lazzeri (4); J Dugan (2).
TB: L Gehrig 4; M Koenig 4; E Combs 4; B Meusel 3; J Dugan 2; B Bengough 2; T Lazzeri; B Ruth.
RBI: E Combs 4 (12); J Dugan (14); L Gehrig (25); M Koenig (12); B Ruth (30).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Koenig-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Sam Gray, L (6-4) 5 10 7 7 5 2 1 3.45 30 16
George Blaeholder 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.73 7
Lefty Stewart 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 6.75 6
Team Totals 8 13 9 8 6 5 1 9.00 43 16

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Pipgras, W (7-0) 9 9 3 3 4 1 0 2.58 39 54
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 4 1 0 3.00 39 54
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Tommy Connolly, 2B - (none), 3B - Roy Van Graflan.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 15,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Browns         New York Yankees
1 Earl McNeely RF 1 Earle Combs CF
2 Otis Brannan 2B 2 Mark Koenig SS
3 Heinie Manush LF 3 Babe Ruth RF
4 Fred Schulte CF 4 Lou Gehrig 1B
5 Red Kress SS 5 Bob Meusel LF
6 Lu Blue 1B 6 Tony Lazzeri 2B
7 Ski Melillo 3B 7 Joe Dugan 3B
8 Wally Schang C 8 Benny Bengough C
9 Sam Gray P 9 George Pipgras P

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