Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
September 11, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1928 at Yankee Stadium. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Yankees 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 0 1 0
Haas cf 3 1 0 0
Cochrane c 4 1 3 1
Simmons lf 3 0 0 1
Foxx 1b 4 1 1 0
Miller rf 4 0 1 0
Dykes 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cobb ph 1 0 0 0
Boley ss 2 0 1 1
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Grove p 2 0 0 0
  French ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 3 1 1 0
Koenig ss 4 1 2 0
Gehrig 1b 4 1 1 1
Ruth rf 3 1 1 2
Meusel lf 4 0 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 1 0 0
Gazella 3b 2 0 1 0
Bengough c 2 0 0 0
  Paschal ph 1 0 0 1
  Collins c 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
Philadelphia 200 100 000371
New York 000 000 14x571
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  L (22-7) 8.0 7 5 5 4 5
Totals 8.0 7 5 5 4 5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (11-8) 9.0 7 3 2 1 2
Totals 9.0 7 3 2 1 2

  E–Dykes (5), Gazella (2).  2B–New York Gazella (1).  3B–Philadelphia Cochrane (12).  HR–New York Ruth (49,8th inning off Grove 1 on 0 out).  SH–Simmons (11); Boley (21); Grove (5).  HBP–Haas (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  CS–Simmons (3).  SB–Gazella (2).  U-HP–Dick Nallin, 1B–Bill Dinneen, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Brick Owens.

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