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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
July 17, 1925
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on July 17, 1925 at League Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1925 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 17, 1925 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sherry Smith |
Ballpark | League Park |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Paschal | Right Fielder |
Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
Benny Bengough | Catcher |
Pee-Wee Wanninger | Shortstop |
Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
Miller Huggins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
Pat McNulty | Right Fielder |
Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
George Burns | First Baseman |
Chick Fewster | Second Baseman |
Freddy Spurgeon | Third Baseman |
Glenn Myatt | Catcher |
Sherry Smith | Pitcher |
Tris Speaker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
July 17, 1925
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Smith
Paschal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smith
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Smith
Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Smith
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNulty vs. Hoyt
McNulty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Paschal. Sewell reaches second base with a double. Speaker moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Smith
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Smith
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns juggles the ball. That's an error on Burns. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Smith
Bengough hits a line drive into right field. McNulty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wanninger vs. Smith
Wanninger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spurgeon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Hoyt
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spurgeon vs. Hoyt
Spurgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Hoyt
Myatt hits a fly ball into right field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Smith
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Smith
Paschal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Smith
Ward hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Ward reaches second base with a double. Paschal moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Combs vs. Smith
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Ward is safe. Paschal scores. Ward moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Smith
Meusel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Smith
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ward throws to second for one, and Wanninger throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNulty vs. Hoyt
McNulty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Smith
Dugan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Smith
Bengough hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Speaker. Bengough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wanninger vs. Smith
Wanninger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoyt vs. Smith
Hoyt hits a line drive into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fewster vs. Hoyt
Fewster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spurgeon vs. Hoyt
Spurgeon hits a popup towards the mound. Hoyt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myatt vs. Hoyt
There goes Sewell. The throw from Bengough and he is out, Dugan applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Smith
Paschal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spurgeon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smith
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Smith
Combs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Smith
Meusel hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Speaker. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Combs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Smith
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dugan vs. Smith
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dugan for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Hoyt
Myatt hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNulty vs. Hoyt
McNulty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Smith
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Smith
Wanninger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Smith
Hoyt bunts towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoyt for the out. Wanninger moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paschal vs. Smith
Paschal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bengough fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bengough. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fewster vs. Hoyt
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spurgeon vs. Hoyt
Spurgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wanninger. Fewster goes all the way around to score. Spurgeon moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myatt vs. Hoyt
Myatt hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smith
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Smith
Combs hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Speaker. Combs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Smith
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spurgeon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spurgeon. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Smith
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Combs moves to third. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dugan vs. Smith
Dugan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bengough vs. Smith
Bengough takes first base on ball four. Combs scores. Meusel moves to third. Dugan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wanninger vs. Smith
Wanninger hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNulty vs. Hoyt
McNulty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Smith
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spurgeon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Smith
Paschal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Smith
There goes Paschal. The throw from Myatt and he is out, Fewster applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smith
Ward hits a popup towards short. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a line drive into right field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hoyt
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Hoyt
Fewster is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Smith
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fewster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Smith
There goes Combs. The throw from Myatt and he is safe. Combs steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Smith
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. McNulty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Smith
Fred Merkle pinch hits for Lou Gehrig.
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Combs tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Smith
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Smith
Bengough hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spurgeon vs. Hoyt
Fred Merkle now playing first base.
Spurgeon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spurgeon for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Hoyt
Myatt hits a popup towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Hoyt
Homer Summa pinch hits for Sherry Smith.
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1925 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Paschal B, rf 4 1 1 0 Jamieson C, lf 4 0 1 0 Ward A, 2b 5 0 1 0 McNulty P, rf 4 0 1 0 Combs E, cf 5 3 4 1 Speaker T, cf 4 0 1 0 Meusel B, lf 5 1 1 1 Sewell J, ss 4 0 2 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 1 1 Burns G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Merkle F, ph-1b 0 0 0 1 Fewster C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dugan J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Spurgeon F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bengough B, c 4 0 1 1 Myatt G, c 4 0 0 0 Wanninger P, ss 4 0 1 0 Smith S, p 3 0 2 0 Hoyt W, p 3 0 0 0 Summa H, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 5 36 1 8 0 New York 001 020 101 -- 5 Cleveland 000 001 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hoyt W (W) 9.0 8 1 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Smith S (L) 9.0 11 5 4 3 1 E -- Burns G, Wanninger P 2, Bengough B, Spurgeon F LOB -- New York 11, Cleveland 8 2B -- Sewell J, Ward A, Bengough B, Meusel B, Combs E SB -- Combs E CS -- Sewell J, Paschal B SH -- Hoyt W SF -- Merkle F T -- 1:50 A -- 0
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