Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 18, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1929 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 12

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Porter rf 4 0 1 0
Tavener ss 4 0 0 0
Averill cf 3 0 1 0
Fonseca 1b 3 1 0 0
Falk lf 3 0 0 0
Sewell 3b 4 1 2 2
Hodapp 2b 4 0 2 0
Myatt c 3 0 0 0
Ferrell p 2 0 0 0
  Hauser ph 1 0 0 0
  Shoffner p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 1 1 0
Lary 3b 4 3 3 1
Ruth rf 5 3 3 2
  Durst rf 0 0 0 0
Dickey c 5 0 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 3 2 2
Gehrig 1b 4 2 1 4
Byrd lf 4 0 1 1
Koenig ss 3 0 2 0
Sherid p 3 0 0 1
Totals 36 12 14 11
Cleveland 000 200 000271
New York 010 004 43x12141
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell  L(18-10) 6.0 7 5 5 4 3
  Shoffner   2.0 7 7 7 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
12
5
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sherid  W(5-4) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4

  E–Averill (14), Byrd (6).  DP–Cleveland 1. Ferrell-Tavener-Fonseca, New York 1. Byrd-Dickey-Gehrig.  2B–Cleveland J. Sewell (36); Hodapp (9), New York Dickey (29); Byrd (12).  3B–Cleveland Averill (12), New York Combs (14); Koenig (5).  HR–Cleveland J. Sewell (7,4th inning off Sherid 1 on), New York Ruth (46,8th inning off Shoffner 1 on); Lazzeri (18,2nd inning off Ferrell 0 on); Gehrig (34,7th inning off Shoffner 3 on).  SH–Porter (3); Sherid (3).  HBP–Fonseca (7).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Averill (12).  SB–Lary (4).  U–Bill Dinneen, Dick Nallin, Roy Van Graflan.
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