Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
May 31, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1928 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Washington Senators 0, New York Yankees 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Rice rf 4 0 0 0
Reeves ss 4 0 0 0
Barnes cf 4 0 0 0
Goslin lf 4 0 0 0
Judge 1b 3 0 1 0
Ruel c 3 0 0 0
Bluege 3b 3 0 2 0
Hayes 2b 3 0 0 0
Hadley p 2 0 1 0
  Spalding ph 0 0 0 0
  Marberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 1 2 0
Durocher ss 4 1 1 0
Ruth rf 4 1 2 3
Gehrig 1b 1 0 0 0
  Paschal lf 2 0 0 0
Durst lf,1b 4 1 1 1
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 0 0
Dugan 3b 1 0 1 0
  Robertson 3b 2 0 1 0
Collins c 2 0 1 0
Pennock p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Washington 000 000 000–040
New York 011 020 00x–492
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley  L(3-3) 7.0 8 4 4 3 4
  Marberry   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock  W(8-1) 9.0 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
  E–Dugan (3), Robertson (2).  DP–New York 1. Lazzeri-Durst.  2B–New York Dugan (11).  3B–New York Combs (3); Ruth (5).  HR–New York Ruth (19,3rd inning off Hadley 0 on 1 out); Durst (1,2nd inning off Hadley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Spalding (1); Pennock (4).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  CS–Robertson (2).  U–Bill Guthrie, George Hildebrand, Red Ormsby.
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