New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 26, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1928 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 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 1 2 0
Durocher ss 5 0 2 0
Ruth lf 3 1 1 2
Gehrig 1b 4 1 2 0
Meusel rf 4 0 1 2
Lazzeri 2b 5 1 2 1
Dugan 3b 5 1 3 0
Bengough c 3 1 1 0
  Paschal ph 1 0 0 0
  Grabowski c 1 0 0 0
Coveleski p 2 1 0 1
  Shealy p 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 5 0 1 0
Cobb rf 3 1 0 0
Speaker cf 4 1 1 2
Hauser 1b 4 0 0 0
Haas lf 4 1 1 0
Foxx c 4 1 2 0
Hale 3b 4 0 3 2
Boley ss 2 0 1 0
  Simmons ph 0 0 0 0
  Orwoll p 1 0 0 0
Quinn p 0 0 0 0
  Rommel p 1 0 0 0
  Cochrane ph 1 0 0 0
  Hassler ss 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
New York 230 110 000–7140
Philadelphia 000 301 000–496
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Coveleski  W(4-0) 5.2 8 4 4 1 0
  Shealy  SV(2) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn  L(5-2) 2.0 7 5 4 1 0
  Rommel   4.0 5 2 1 0 2
  Orwoll   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
5
2
4
  E–Haas (1), Hale 4 (4), Quinn (1).  DP–New York 1. Lazzeri-Gehrig-Bengough-Dugan.  2B–New York Meusel (19); Lazzeri (9); Dugan (8), Philadelphia Foxx (4); Hale (12).  3B–Philadelphia Hale (3).  HR–New York Lazzeri (2,5th inning off Rommel 0 on 1 out), Philadelphia Speaker (3,4th inning off Coveleski 1 on 0 out).  SH–Ruth (2); Meusel (3); Coveleski (3); Rommel (2).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  U–Roy Van Graflan, Tommy Connolly, Bill McGowan.
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