New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 16, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1929 at Navin Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Byrd rf 6 0 2 1
Robertson 3b 5 0 1 1
Combs cf 6 3 2 0
Ruth lf 4 4 3 3
  Durst lf 0 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 3 2 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 3 1 1 1
Dickey c 5 1 3 4
Koenig ss 4 1 2 2
Wells p 5 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 15 12
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 4 1 1 0
Rice cf 4 0 1 2
Gehringer 2b 4 0 1 0
Fothergill rf 4 0 1 0
Alexander 1b 3 0 0 0
McManus 3b 4 0 0 0
Shea c 4 1 2 0
Wuestling ss 3 0 1 0
Uhle p 1 0 0 0
  Prudhomme p 1 0 0 0
  Hargrave ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York 203 020 104–12150
Detroit 000 020 000–272
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W(10-4) 9.0 7 2 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Uhle  L(11-11) 3.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Prudhomme   6.0 8 7 7 5 2
Totals
9.0
15
12
12
6
3
  E–Fothergill (3), McManus (9).  DP–New York 1. Robertson-Lazzeri-Gehrig.  2B–New York Byrd (8); Combs (29); Gehrig (25); Dickey (22), Detroit Rice (26); Shea 2 (5).  HR–New York Ruth (32,1st inning off Uhle 1 on).  SH–Koenig (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Robertson (3); Dickey (4); Wuestling (1).  U–Roy Van Graflan, George Moriarty, Harry Geisel.  T–2:03.  A–7,000.
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