New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
September 17, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 12, St. Louis Browns 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 1 2 0
Koenig ss 5 2 2 4
  Durocher ss 1 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 5 2 3 2
Ruth lf 4 0 1 2
Meusel rf 4 1 2 0
  Gazella 3b 0 0 0 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 1 0 0
  Dickey ph 1 0 0 0
  Dugan 2b 0 0 0 0
Robertson 3b 3 1 0 0
  Paschal rf 2 1 1 1
Bengough c 5 1 3 1
Hoyt p 4 2 2 1
Totals 43 12 16 11
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 4 0 1 0
O'Rourke 3b 4 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
Manush lf 3 0 0 0
Schulte cf 4 1 2 0
Kress ss 4 1 1 2
Brannan 2b 4 0 1 0
McGowan rf 4 0 1 0
Manion c 3 0 0 0
Ogden p 2 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Strelecki p 0 0 0 0
  Bettencourt 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
New York 102 400 23012163
St. Louis 000 000 002266
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  W(20-6) 9.0 6 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Ogden  L(14-14) 6.2 11 9 7 5 1
  Stewart   0.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Strelecki   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Coffman   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
12
10
7
3

  E–Gehrig 2 (18), Robertson (12), Kress 2 (50), Brannan (24), McGowan (3), Manion (6), Ogden (1).  DP–New York 3. Lazzeri-Gehrig, Meusel-Bengough, Meusel-Gehrig.  PB–Manion (3).  2B–New York Gehrig (41); Meusel (42).  3B–New York Combs (21).  HR–St. Louis Kress (3,9th inning off Hoyt 1 on).  SH–Combs (4); Hoyt (2).  Team LOB–13.  Team–5.  SB–Combs (9).  U–Bill Dinneen, Bill Guthrie, Dick Nallin.  T–2:05.  A–20,000.
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