New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
April 16, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1928 at Fenway Park. 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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New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 0 0 0
Koenig ss 4 1 0 0
Ruth lf 4 1 1 1
Gehrig 1b 4 1 1 1
Meusel rf 4 1 2 2
Dugan 3b 4 0 1 1
Durocher 2b 4 0 2 1
Grabowski c 4 2 2 0
Pipgras p 2 1 1 1
Totals 35 7 10 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rothrock ss 5 0 0 0
Todt 1b 4 0 0 0
Flagstead cf 4 0 0 0
Williams K. lf 3 1 1 0
Myer 3b 3 1 1 0
Regan 2b 4 0 1 2
Taitt rf 4 0 2 0
Hofmann c 3 0 0 0
  Rogell ph 1 0 0 0
  Heving c 0 0 0 0
MacFayden p 0 0 0 0
  Williams D. ph 1 0 0 0
  Settlemire p 1 0 0 0
  Rollings ph 1 0 0 0
  Garrison p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 5 2
New York 015 001 0007103
Boston 000 002 000251
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pipgras  W(1-0) 9.0 5 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden  L(1-1) 3.0 5 6 6 2 1
  Settlemire   4.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Garrison   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
4

  E–Combs (1), Koenig (1), Durocher (2), Rothrock (1).  DP–Boston 1. Taitt-Heving.  2B–New York Ruth (2); Meusel (2); Pipgras (1), Boston Taitt (1).  3B–New York Grabowski (1), Boston Regan (3).  HR–New York Gehrig (2,2nd inning off MacFayden 0 on 0 out).  SH–Gehrig (1); Pipgras 2 (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Myer (2).  CS–Todt (1).  U–Harry Geisel, Bick Campbell, Brick Owens.
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