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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1934 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 6, St. Louis Browns 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 7 2 3 0
Rolfe 3b 7 0 2 0
Ruth lf 3 2 2 1
  Byrd rf 2 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 4 1 2 0
Chapman cf 7 0 1 3
Lazzeri 2b 6 0 1 1
Selkirk rf,lf 7 1 2 1
Jorgens c 6 0 1 0
Gomez p 4 0 0 0
  Ruffing p 1 0 1 0
Totals 54 6 15 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Clift 3b 6 1 1 1
Bejma rf 5 0 2 0
Burns 1b 5 1 1 0
Pepper cf 6 1 2 0
Hemsley lf,c 6 0 0 0
Melillo 2b 6 0 1 1
Grube c 3 1 1 0
  Garms lf 2 0 0 0
Strange ss 7 1 1 0
Knott p 0 0 0 0
  Andrews p 3 0 3 0
  Hornsby ph 1 0 1 1
  Blaeholder p 2 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 53 5 13 3
New York 320 000 000 000 016154
St. Louis 101 010 020 000 005132
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez   7.0 11 5 3 3 4
  Ruffing  W(18-8) 7.0 2 0 0 5 7
Totals
14.0
13
5
3
8
11
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Knott   1.1 5 5 5 3 1
  Andrews   6.2 5 0 0 2 0
  Blaeholder  L(13-15) 6.0 5 1 1 2 6
Totals
14.0
15
6
6
7
7

  E–Crosetti 3 (34), Rolfe (12), Grube 2 (8).  DP–New York 1. Lazzeri-Crosetti-Gehrig, St. Louis 3. Clift-Melillo-Burns, Burns-Strange.  2B–New York Crosetti (18); Ruth (17); Gehrig (38), St. Louis Strange (15).  HR–New York Selkirk (2,14th inning off Blaeholder 0 on), St. Louis Clift (14,1st inning off Gomez 0 on 0 out).  SH–Byrd (7); Clift (5); Hemsley (10).  Team LOB–14.  Team–16.  SB–Gehrig (9); Lazzeri (10).  U–Bill McGowan, Charles Donnelly.
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