Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
April 21, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1926 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Flagstead cf 5 1 3 2
Haney 3b 3 0 0 0
Carlyle rf 5 1 1 1
Todt 1b 3 0 1 1
Bratschi lf 4 0 0 0
Rigney ss 4 0 1 0
Herrera 2b 3 0 0 0
Gaston c 4 2 2 0
Ehmke p 2 1 0 0
  Kiefer p 1 0 0 0
  Rosenthal ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Koenig ss 4 1 1 1
Combs cf 4 1 1 3
Gehrig 1b 3 0 1 0
Ruth rf 4 1 1 0
Meusel lf 3 1 1 1
Lazzeri 2b 4 1 1 0
Dugan 3b 4 1 2 1
Collins c 3 1 1 1
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Paschal ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 2 1 1 1
Totals 32 8 10 8
Boston 220 000 001590
New York 010 600 01x8103
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ehmke  L(1-2) 3.2 9 7 7 0 2
  Kiefer   4.1 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
2
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   2.0 5 4 4 0 0
  Hoyt  W(2-1) 7.0 4 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
4

  E–Koenig (4), Combs (1), Meusel (1).  DP–Boston 1. Kiefer-Rigney-Todt, New York 1. Jones-Lazzeri-Gehrig.  2B–Boston Flagstead 2 (6); Rosenthal (1), New York Dugan (2).  3B–Boston Gaston (1).  HR–New York Combs (1,4th inning off Ehmke 2 on 2 out); Meusel (2,8th inning off Kiefer 0 on 0 out).  SH–Haney (2); Herrera (2); Collins (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–Flagstead (1); Ruth (2).  U–Harry Geisel, Dick Nallin, Tommy Connolly.
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