Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 4, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1934 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 1, New York Yankees 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 4 0 3 0
Warstler 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 2 0 0 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 1 0
Coleman rf 3 1 2 0
McNair ss 4 0 0 1
Berry c 3 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 1 0
Dietrich p 2 0 0 0
  Finney ph 1 0 1 0
  Cascarella p 0 0 0 0
  Marcum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 5 2 2 0
Saltzgaver 3b 3 2 1 2
Ruth rf 3 1 2 3
  Byrd lf 0 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 2 0 0 0
Dickey c 4 0 1 0
Chapman cf 3 0 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 0 0
Hoag lf,rf 3 0 0 0
DeShong p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Philadelphia 010 000 000190
New York 000 030 20x580
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich  L(4-8) 7.0 7 5 5 7 4
  Cascarella   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
7
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
DeShong  W(5-2) 9.0 9 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Dietrich-Berry-Foxx, New York 4. Lazzeri-Gehrig, Saltzgaver-Lazzeri-Gehrig, Crosetti-Lazzeri-Gehrig, Crosetti-Lazzeri-Gehrig.  2B–New York Ruth (10).  3B–Philadelphia Coleman (5).  HR–New York Saltzgaver (5,7th inning off Dietrich 1 on); Ruth (18,5th inning off Dietrich 2 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Chapman (16).  CS–Dickey (3); Chapman (9).  U–Harry Geisel, Red Ormsby.
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