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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 2, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on May 2, 1928 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sad Sam Jones |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam West | Center Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Red Barnes | Left Fielder |
| Ossie Bluege | Third Baseman |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Grant Gillis | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Hayes | Shortstop |
| Sad Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 2, 1928
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Jones
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Jones
Koenig hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hayes scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Hoyt
West hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hoyt
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Hoyt
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Jones
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gillis scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Jones
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Hoyt
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Hoyt
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Hoyt
Ruel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillis vs. Hoyt
Gillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Jones
Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Jones
Grabowski hits a popup towards short. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Jones
Hoyt hits a fly ball into left field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hoyt
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Hoyt
West hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hoyt
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Hoyt
Judge hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Jones
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Jones
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Jones
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Hoyt
Barnes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Hoyt
Bluege hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grabowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruel vs. Hoyt
Ruel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel throws the ball in to Koenig who tags Ruel trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Barnes scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillis vs. Hoyt
Gillis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gillis for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Jones
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Jones
Dugan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Jones
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hoyt
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones bunts, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Hoyt
West hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hoyt
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Judge vs. Hoyt
Judge takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barnes vs. Hoyt
Barnes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Rice scores. Judge moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bluege vs. Hoyt
Bluege hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Judge scores. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruel vs. Johnson
Hank Johnson now pitching.
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Jones
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Jones
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillis vs. Johnson
Gillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Johnson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. Hayes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Johnson
West hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Combs, who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. Jones scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judge vs. Johnson
The umpire calls a balk on Johnson Rice scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Johnson
Judge strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Jones
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Jones
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dugan vs. Jones
Leo Durocher pinch runs for Tony Lazzeri.
Dugan is hit by the pitch. Durocher moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Durst vs. Jones
Cedric Durst pinch hits for Johnny Grabowski.
Durst hits a popup towards short. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Meusel tags and scores. Durocher tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paschal vs. Jones
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Hank Johnson.
Paschal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Durocher scores. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Combs vs. Jones
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Coveleski
Leo Durocher now playing second base. Pat Collins now catching. Stan Coveleski now pitching.
Barnes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Coveleski
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Coveleski
Ruel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillis vs. Coveleski
Gillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Jones
Koenig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Koenig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Braxton
Garland Braxton now pitching.
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Braxton
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Durocher vs. Braxton
Durocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Braxton
Dugan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Braxton
Collins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Coveleski
Hayes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braxton vs. Coveleski
Braxton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Coveleski
West hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Braxton
Mike Gazella pinch hits for Stan Coveleski.
Gazella strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Braxton
Combs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Combs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Braxton
Combs is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Braxton
Koenig hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1928 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 3 0 2 0 West S, cf 5 1 1 2
Koenig M, ss 4 1 0 0 Rice S, rf 4 2 2 1
Ruth B, rf 4 1 1 1 Judge J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 1 0 Barnes R, lf 4 1 2 2
Meusel B, lf 4 1 2 1 Bluege O, 3b 4 0 1 1
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ruel M, c 2 0 1 1
Durocher L, pr-2b 1 1 0 1 Gillis G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Dugan J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hayes J, ss 4 2 1 0
Grabowski J, c 2 0 0 0 Jones S, p 3 2 2 1
Durst C, ph 0 0 0 1 Braxton G, p 1 0 0 0
Collins P, c 1 0 0 0
Hoyt W, p 1 0 0 0
Johnson H, p 1 0 0 0
Paschal B, ph 1 0 1 1
Coveleski S, p 0 0 0 0
Gazella M, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 5 9 5 34 9 11 8
New York 000 000 230 -- 5
Washington 002 133 00x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (L) 4.2 8 6 6 2 0
Johnson H 1.1 3 3 3 0 1
Coveleski S 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W)* 7.0 7 4 4 3 4
Braxton G (S) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- New York 6, Washington 4
2B -- Jones S, Ruth B, Combs E
3B -- Jones S, Rice S
HR -- West S
SF -- Durst C
HBP -- by Jones S (Dugan J)
WP -- Jones S
Balk -- Johnson H
T -- 1:51
A -- 4000
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