New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 5, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1923 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 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Witt cf 3 1 0 0
Dugan 3b 5 0 0 0
Ruth lf 4 2 2 2
Pipp 1b 4 1 3 0
Meusel rf 3 1 1 1
Ward 2b 4 1 1 1
Hofmann c 4 0 2 1
Scott ss 4 0 1 1
Hoyt p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 4 1 2 0
Galloway ss 5 1 1 0
Hale 3b 2 0 1 0
  Riconda 3b 0 0 0 0
Hauser 1b 3 0 1 1
Miller lf 2 0 0 1
Welch rf 4 1 2 0
Dykes 2b 3 0 1 1
Perkins c 4 0 0 0
Hulvey p 2 0 1 0
  McGowan ph 1 0 0 0
  Naylor p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
New York 000 105 0006110
Philadelphia 010 000 020392
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  W(14-8) 9.0 9 3 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
0
4
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hulvey  L(0-1) 7.0 10 6 6 2 2
  Naylor   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
2

  E–Galloway (32), Dykes (22).  DP–New York 2. Scott-Ward-Pipp, Scott-Pipp, Philadelphia 3. Dykes-Galloway-Hauser, Galloway-Dykes-Hauser, Galloway-Dykes-Hauser.  2B–New York Ward (21).  3B–Philadelphia Welch (8).  HR–New York Ruth (33,6th inning off Hulvey 0 on).  SH–Witt (18); Hauser (14); Miller (14).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Hale (6).  Team–8.  CS–Hauser (6).  U–Red Ormsby, George Moriarty, Bill Dinneen.  T–2:05.  A–2,000.
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