Yankees @ Athletics
August 8, 1929

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Top 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	2	0
Athletics	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Yankees	3	3	0
Athletics	0	1	0

Samuel Byrd Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.341
OBP	1.000	.453
At Bats	1	85
Hits	1	29
• Singles	0	21
• Doubles	1	6
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	19
RBI’s	0	17

Rube Walberg Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
13	6	2

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Shibe Park - August 8, 1929

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Home Run

Rube Walberg

Mickey Cochrane

Jimmie Foxx

Jimmy Dykes

Sammy Hale

Joe Boley

Al Simmons

Mule Haas

Bing Miller

Samuel Byrd

Herb Pennock

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Byrd hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Pennock takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Koenig strikes out.

Top 2 Bengough hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Cochrane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Haas bunts towards third. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Dykes hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to second.

Top 1 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes fields it and throws to second for the out. Byrd scores.

Top 1 Gehrig takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Byrd moves to third.

Top 1 Byrd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Byrd reaches second base with a double.

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