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Box Score of Four Home Run Game by Lou Gehrig
Iron Man Lou Gehrig, the first baseman for the New York Yankees, became the first American League and modern player in baseball history to hit four home runs in one game.
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"What are you going to do? Admit to yourself that the pitchers have you on the point of surrender? You can't do that." - Lou Gehrig
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| Hitting & Fielding Notes |
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a: Single for Earnshaw in 5th inning.
b: Reached on error for Krausse in 8th inning.
c: Flied out for Cramer in 8th inning.
d: Batted for Cochrane in 9th inning.
Double Plays: Cochrane-McNair, Bishop-Foxx, Coleman-Cochrane.
Errors: Ruth, Gehrig, Crosetti 2, Allen, Earnshaw.
Doubles: Ruth, Lazzeri, Coleman, McNair.
Home Runs: Combs, Ruth, Gehrig 4, Lazzeri, Cochrane, Foxx.
Left on Base: New York 6, Philadelphia 11.
Stolen Base: Lazzeri.
Triples: Chapman, Lazzeri, Bishop, Cramer, Foxx.
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| Line Score |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
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New York
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2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
20 |
23 |
5 |
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Philadelphia
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2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
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| Pitching Notes |
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Losing Pitcher: Mahaffey.
Wild Pitch: Rhodes.
Winning Pitcher: Gomez.
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| Game Notes |
Attendance: 7,300.
Length of Game: 2:55.
Umpires: HP: Harry Geisel, 1B: Bill McGowan, 3B: Charles Van Graflan. |
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