New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
May 9, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1929 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 7, St. Louis Browns 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 0 1 1
Koenig 3b 5 1 1 0
Ruth lf 4 1 2 1
  Durst lf 0 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 4 1 1 0
Meusel rf 4 1 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 1 2 3
Durocher ss 4 0 1 1
Dickey c 4 1 1 0
Johnson p 4 1 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 4 1 0 0
O'Rourke 3b 5 1 1 0
Manush lf 3 0 1 1
Schulte cf 3 0 2 0
Kress ss 4 0 0 0
McGowan rf 4 1 0 0
Melillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Ferrell c 3 0 0 0
Gray p 0 0 0 1
  Jenkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Strelecki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 2
New York 010 004 0027104
St. Louis 000 100 002353
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(1-2) 9.0 5 3 0 9 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
0
9
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(4-2) 8.0 8 5 5 0 1
  Strelecki   1.0 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
0
1

  E–Meusel (1), Lazzeri (3), Durocher 2 (5), O'Rourke (2), Kress (9), Melillo (2).  DP–New York 1. Dickey-Koenig, St. Louis 1. O'Rourke-Melillo-Blue.  2B–New York Koenig (7).  HR–New York Lazzeri (3,6th inning off Gray 2 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Gray (1).  Team–11.  CS–Manush (1).  U–Harry Geisel, Bill Dinneen, Dick Nallin.  T–2:10.  A–7,000.
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