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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1930
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 17, 1930 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1930 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1930 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Gaston |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Dusty Cooke | Right Fielder |
Ben Chapman | Third Baseman |
Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
Bob Shawkey | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
Bobby Reeves | Third Baseman |
Cedric Durst | Right Fielder |
Russ Scarritt | Left Fielder |
Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
Charlie Berry | Catcher |
Milt Gaston | Pitcher |
Heinie Wagner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1930
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gaston
Combs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Gaston
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards second. Regan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Ruffing
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Ruffing
Reeves hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durst vs. Ruffing
There goes Reeves. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Reeves steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durst vs. Ruffing
Durst strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scarritt vs. Ruffing
Scarritt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reeves scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Ruffing
Regan hits a fly ball into right field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reeves fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gaston
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Gaston
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ruffing
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Ruffing
Rhyne hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Ruffing
Berry takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaston vs. Ruffing
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Ruffing
Oliver is hit by the pitch. Sweeney moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reeves vs. Ruffing
Reeves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Gaston
Cooke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gaston
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Gaston
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne misplays the ball. That's an error on Rhyne. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Gaston
Combs hits a line drive into right field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durst vs. Ruffing
Durst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cooke who is chasing the ball. Durst reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scarritt vs. Ruffing
Scarritt hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Regan vs. Ruffing
Regan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Ruffing
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gaston
Lary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Lary reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lary scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gaston
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Ruffing
Rhyne hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Ruffing
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary misplays the ball. That's an error on Lary. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Ruffing
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Gaston
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Gaston
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gaston
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Gaston
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Ruffing
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reeves vs. Ruffing
Reeves hits a line drive into left field. Ruth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruth. Oliver goes all the way around to score. Reeves moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durst vs. Ruffing
Durst bunts towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to first for the out. Reeves moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scarritt vs. Ruffing
Scarritt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to home to get Reeves. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Ruffing
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gaston
Combs hits a line drive into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gaston
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ruffing
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field. Combs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Combs. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhyne vs. Ruffing
Rhyne hits a fly ball into right field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Ruffing
Berry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaston vs. Ruffing
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field. Scarritt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gaston
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Gaston
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Gaston
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Ruffing
Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Ruffing
Reeves hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durst vs. Ruffing
Durst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scarritt vs. Ruffing
Scarritt hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gaston
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Regan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Gaston
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Gaston
Combs takes first base on ball four. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Gaston
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruffing tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Gaston covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Ruffing
Regan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Ruffing
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhyne vs. Ruffing
Rhyne takes first base on ball four. Regan moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Webb vs. Johnson
Hank Johnson now pitching. Earl Webb pinch hits for Charlie Berry.
Webb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gaston vs. Johnson
Gaston hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri catches it and throws to first to double up Rhyne. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Johnnie Heving now catching.
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Gaston
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Gaston
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooke vs. Gaston
Cooke bunts towards the mound. Gaston fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to third. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Gaston
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne fields it and throws to home to get Gehrig. Dickey moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Gaston
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Johnson
Samuel Byrd now playing right field.
Oliver 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, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Johnson
Phil Todt pinch hits for Bobby Reeves.
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Todt for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durst vs. Johnson
Durst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Byrd. Durst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scarritt vs. Johnson
Scarritt strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1930 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Combs E, cf 3 0 1 0 Oliver T, cf 4 1 1 0 Lary L, ss 3 1 1 0 Reeves B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Ruth B, lf 3 0 0 0 Todt P, ph 1 0 0 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 1 1 1 Durst C, rf 4 0 3 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 1 1 Scarritt R, lf 5 0 1 1 Dickey B, c 4 0 1 1 Regan B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cooke D, rf 3 0 0 0 Sweeney B, 1b 3 0 2 0 Byrd S, rf 0 0 0 0 Rhyne H, ss 3 0 0 0 Chapman B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Berry C, c 2 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 3 0 1 0 Webb E, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson H, p 1 0 0 0 Heving J, c 0 0 0 0 Gaston M, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 7 3 35 2 10 1 New York 000 100 101 -- 3 Boston 100 010 000 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ruffing R* 7.0 9 2 1 3 3 Johnson H (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Gaston M (L) 9.0 7 3 3 3 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Rhyne H, Lary L, Ruth B, Combs E DP -- New York 2, Boston 2 LOB -- New York 6, Boston 11 2B -- Durst C 3B -- Durst C, Lary L HR -- Gehrig L SB -- Reeves B SH -- Durst C, Cooke D SF -- Lary L HBP -- by Ruffing R (Oliver T) T -- 2:08 A -- 0
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