New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 29, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1920 at Shibe Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Philadelphia Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Ward ss 5 2 2 0
Pipp 1b 5 2 1 3
Ruth cf 5 0 3 0
Pratt 2b 6 1 0 1
Lewis lf 5 1 1 3
Meusel 3b 4 0 0 0
Vick rf 4 1 0 0
Hofmann c 5 1 3 0
Shawkey p 5 1 1 1
Totals 44 9 11 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 4 2 2 1
High rf 5 1 1 0
Styles 1b 4 0 1 1
Walker J. c 4 0 1 1
Dugan 3b 5 0 1 0
Johnson lf 5 0 0 0
Walker T. cf 3 1 2 1
McCann ss 5 0 1 0
Naylor p 0 0 0 0
  Hasty p 4 0 1 0
  Myatt ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 4
New York 400 000 000 059110
Philadelphia 210 010 000 004104
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey  W(20-13) 11.0 10 4 4 5 5
Totals
11.0
10
4
4
5
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Naylor   1.0 3 4 3 1 0
  Hasty  L(0-3) 10.0 8 5 1 4 4
Totals
11.0
11
9
4
5
4

  E–Styles (2), Johnson (2), T. Walker (21), McCann (2).  DP–New York 1. Ward-Pratt-Pipp, Philadelphia 1. McCann-Dykes-Styles.  2B–New York Ruth (36), Philadelphia Dugan (40).  HR–New York Pipp (11,11th inning off Hasty 2 on); Lewis (4,1st inning off Naylor 2 on), Philadelphia Dykes (6,5th inning off Shawkey 0 on); T. Walker (17,2nd inning off Shawkey 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Dykes (27); J. Walker (1).  Team–9.  CS–Dykes (9).  U–Billy Evans, Tommy Connolly.
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