New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
July 8, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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 10, St. Louis Browns 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 1 2 0
Robertson 3b 5 1 2 1
Gehrig 1b 3 2 1 1
Ruth lf 5 1 3 0
  Durst lf 0 0 0 0
Lazzeri 2b 3 1 1 1
Meusel rf 5 3 4 2
Dickey c 4 1 2 4
Durocher ss 4 0 1 1
Pipgras p 5 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 16 10
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 2 1 0 0
Badgro rf 4 1 1 1
Manush lf 3 0 1 0
Schulte cf 3 0 0 1
Kress ss 4 1 1 0
O'Rourke 3b 4 0 0 0
Melillo 2b 4 0 1 1
Ferrell c 3 0 0 0
Collins p 0 0 0 0
  McGowan ph 1 0 0 0
  Blaeholder p 1 0 0 0
  Kimsey ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Schang ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
New York 203 011 10210160
St. Louis 000 011 010342
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pipgras  W(10-6) 9.0 4 3 3 5 5
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
5
5
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Collins  L(7-3) 3.0 6 5 5 4 0
  Blaeholder   4.0 5 3 3 1 1
  Coffman   2.0 5 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
5
3

  E–Blue (4), Kress (28).  DP–St. Louis 3. Melillo-Kress-Blue, Melillo-Kress-Blue, Manush-Melillo.  2B–New York Combs (23); Lazzeri (13), St. Louis Badgro (7); Manush (23).  3B–St. Louis Melillo (6).  HR–New York Gehrig (22,6th inning off Blaeholder 0 on); Meusel (8,7th inning off Blaeholder 0 on); Dickey (5,3rd inning off Collins 1 on).  SH–Lazzeri (10); Dickey (7).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U–Bill McGowan, Bick Campbell, Tommy Connolly.  T–2:27.  A–18,000.
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