New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
September 18, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 14, St. Louis Browns 11

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 3 2 0
Durocher ss 6 2 3 3
Gehrig 1b 5 1 2 1
Ruth lf 6 0 0 2
Meusel rf 4 1 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 5 3 3 1
Gazella 3b 2 1 1 0
  Collins c 2 1 2 1
Bengough c 2 1 1 1
  Robertson 3b 3 1 2 3
Heimach p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 4 0 1 2
  Pipgras p 1 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 14 18 14
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 4 1 1 1
O'Rourke 3b 6 2 1 0
Manush lf 6 2 3 1
Schulte cf 5 2 2 2
Kress ss 4 1 2 2
Brannan 2b 2 0 0 1
McGowan rf 5 1 2 1
Manion c 4 2 2 1
Wiltse p 2 0 0 0
  Blaeholder p 1 0 0 0
  Bettencourt ph 1 0 0 0
  Strelecki p 0 0 0 0
  McNeely ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 41 11 14 10
New York 002 160 13114184
St. Louis 220 000 24111142
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Heimach   1.1 4 4 2 0 1
  Johnson  W(13-8) 5.1 5 2 2 5 2
  Pipgras   0.1 3 4 2 1 1
  Hoyt  SV(8) 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
6
6
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Wiltse  L(2-7) 4.2 8 8 7 3 3
  Blaeholder   2.1 4 2 1 0 1
  Strelecki   2.0 6 4 4 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
14
12
3
4

  E–Combs (9), Durocher 2 (16), Bengough (2), Kress (51), Blaeholder (5).  DP–St. Louis 1. Kress-Brannan-Blue.  PB–Collins (2).  2B–New York Combs (31); Bengough (3); Johnson (2), St. Louis Blue (28); Schulte (43); Kress (25); McGowan 2 (12); McNeely (25).  3B–New York Durocher (5), St. Louis Manion (1).  HR–New York Collins (6,7th inning off Blaeholder 0 on), St. Louis Schulte (7,7th inning off Johnson 1 on).  SH–Gehrig (15); Brannan (23).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Combs (10); Gehrig (4).  U–Bill Guthrie, Dick Nallin, Bill Dinneen.  T–2:08.  A–5,000.
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