St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
May 9, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1934 at Yankee Stadium I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 9, New York Yankees 8

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Clift 3b 3 2 1 2
Clark lf 5 1 1 0
Burns 1b 4 1 2 0
Pepper cf 5 1 1 1
Campbell rf 4 1 0 0
Melillo 2b 5 2 3 2
Hemsley c 5 0 5 2
Strange ss 5 0 0 0
Weaver p 1 0 1 1
  West ph 1 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Bejma ph 0 1 0 0
  Knott p 0 0 0 0
  Grube ph 1 0 0 0
  Blaeholder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 3 2 1 2
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Combs cf 4 0 1 1
Ruth rf 3 1 1 3
  Byrd rf 1 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 3 0 0 0
Chapman lf 2 1 1 0
Lazzeri 3b 5 0 0 0
Dickey c 4 2 1 1
Heffner 2b 4 2 2 1
Van Atta p 3 0 0 0
  Uhle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 7 8
St. Louis 110 000 2059143
New York 004 400 000871
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver   3.0 3 4 4 3 2
  Wells   3.0 3 4 1 2 2
  Knott  W(1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Blaeholder  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
8
5
7
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Van Atta   8.2 12 8 7 5 4
  Uhle  L(2-2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
5
4

  E–Clift (4), Campbell (3), Melillo (1), Crosetti (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Strange-Melillo-Burns, New York 3. Crosetti-Heffner-Gehrig, Crosetti-Heffner-Gehrig, Crosetti-Heffner-Gehrig.  2B–St. Louis Hemsley (2), New York Crosetti (2).  3B–St. Louis Burns (1); Hemsley (2).  HR–St. Louis Clift (1,7th inning off Van Atta 1 on), New York Ruth (7,3rd inning off Weaver 2 on); Dickey (5,3rd inning off Weaver 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Combs (2); Van Atta (1).  Team–7.  CS–Gehrig (1).  U–Red Ormsby, Lou Kolls, George Hildebrand.
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