New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
June 15, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 0 1 0
Durocher ss 5 1 0 0
Ruth lf 3 2 1 2
Gehrig 1b 5 0 2 0
Durst rf 3 1 1 1
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 2 0
Robertson 3b 4 0 2 1
Grabowski c 3 0 1 0
  Koenig ph 1 0 0 0
  Collins c 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Paschal ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
McNeely rf 2 0 0 0
  Wilson rf 1 1 0 0
Brannan 2b 3 1 2 4
Manush lf 3 0 0 0
Schulte cf 4 0 0 0
Kress ss 3 1 1 1
Blue 1b 3 0 1 0
O'Rourke 3b 3 1 1 0
Manion c 3 1 0 0
Crowder p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 5 5
New York 012 010 0004100
St. Louis 000 140 00x551
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(2-2) 7.0 3 5 5 5 7
  Moore   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
5
7
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Crowder  W(5-1) 9.0 10 4 4 3 4
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
4

  E–O'Rourke (5).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 1. Kress-Brannan-Blue.  2B–New York Combs (7), St. Louis Brannan (9).  HR–New York Ruth (24,3rd inning off Crowder 1 on 0 out), St. Louis Brannan (8,4th inning off Johnson 0 on 1 out); Kress (2,5th inning off Johnson 0 on).  SH–Durst (2).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–McNeely (6); O'Rourke (1).  Team–6.  SB–Lazzeri (9).  U–Dan Barry, Tommy Connolly, Bill McGowan.  T–1:53.  A–8,000.
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