New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
May 1, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1928 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 0 1 0
Koenig ss 4 2 2 1
Ruth rf 5 3 4 2
Gehrig 1b 4 2 2 2
Meusel lf 5 0 3 2
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 0 0
Dugan 3b 4 1 2 0
Collins c 3 0 1 0
Shealy p 4 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Pipgras p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 16 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
West cf 2 0 1 0
  Ganzel lf 4 1 0 0
Rice rf 4 1 4 0
Judge 1b 3 1 0 1
Barnes lf,cf 5 0 1 1
Bluege 3b 2 0 0 1
Tate c 5 0 3 2
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
  Ruel c 0 0 0 0
Gillis ss 3 0 1 0
  Sisler ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris 2b 0 0 0 0
Hayes 2b,ss 5 1 2 0
Marberry p 2 0 0 0
  Van Alstyne p 1 1 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
New York 100 230 1108162
Washington 000 000 1405121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shealy  W(2-0) 7.1 11 5 4 6 2
  Moore   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Pipgras  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
7
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Marberry  L(2-2) 5.0 10 6 5 1 3
  Van Alstyne   4.0 6 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
7
3
4

  E–Koenig (5), Dugan (2), Tate (2).  DP–New York 2. Lazzeri-Gehrig, Dugan, Washington 1. Rice-Judge.  2B–New York Koenig (3); Gehrig (3); Meusel (10); Collins (1), Washington West (5); Rice (5); Hayes (2).  3B–New York Ruth (2); Gehrig (2).  HR–New York Ruth (5,1st inning off Marberry 0 on 2 out).  SH–Koenig (2); Rice (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–14.  CS–Tate (2).  U–Harry Geisel, Brick Owens, Bick Campbell.  T–2:17.  A–4,000.
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