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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 21, 1928 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Morris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Shealy |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ira Flagstead | Center Fielder |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Buddy Myer | Third Baseman |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
| Doug Taitt | Right Fielder |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Johnnie Heving | Catcher |
| Ed Morris | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Al Shealy | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1928
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Shealy
Flagstead hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Shealy
Todt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Shealy
Myer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Myer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Shealy
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Morris
Combs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Regan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Morris
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durocher for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Morris
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Morris
There goes Ruth. The throw from Heving and he is out, Gerber applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Shealy
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shealy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Shealy
Taitt 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shealy
Gerber 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
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Morris
There goes Gehrig. The throw from Heving and he is out, Gerber applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Morris
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Morris
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meusel moves to third. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dugan vs. Morris
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. Meusel scores. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grabowski vs. Morris
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Shealy
Heving hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Shealy
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Shealy
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Morris
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Morris
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Morris
There goes Combs. The throw from Heving and he is safe. Combs steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durocher vs. Morris
Durocher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Regan catches it and throws to second with Gerber covering, to double up Combs. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Shealy
Todt hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Shealy
Myer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Shealy
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Shealy
Regan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taitt vs. Shealy
Taitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myer scores. Regan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gerber vs. Shealy
There go the runners. The throw from Grabowski to Lazzeri covering second. The throw back to home, and Regan is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Morris
Ruth hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Heving fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Morris
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Morris
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dugan vs. Morris
Dugan hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Gehrig scores. Lazzeri moves to third. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grabowski vs. Morris
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grabowski vs. Morris
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shealy
Gerber 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Shealy
Heving takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Shealy
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Shealy
Flagstead takes first base on ball four. Heving moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Shealy
Todt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Shealy
Myer hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Morris
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gerber. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Morris
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Morris
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Morris
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Durocher moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shealy
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Moore
Wilcy Moore now pitching.
Regan takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taitt vs. Moore
Taitt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gerber vs. Moore
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. Williams moves to third. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heving vs. Moore
Heving hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Moore
Morris is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Morris
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Morris
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Morris
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Moore
Flagstead hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Moore
Todt 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Moore
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig juggles the ball. That's an error on Gehrig. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Moore
There goes Myer. The throw from Grabowski and he is safe. Myer steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Moore
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Moore
Regan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Meusel is chasing the ball. Regan rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Moore
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Morris
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Morris
Gene Robertson pinch hits for Wilcy Moore.
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Morris
Combs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Morris
Durocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Morris
Ruth hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Regan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Campbell
Archie Campbell now pitching.
Gerber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Campbell
Heving hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Campbell
Morris is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Regan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Morris
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Morris
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Campbell
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Campbell
Todt hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Campbell
Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Morris
Dugan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durst vs. Morris
Cedric Durst pinch hits for Johnny Grabowski.
Durst hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paschal vs. Morris
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Archie Campbell.
Paschal strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Morris
Combs 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1928, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Flagstead I, cf 4 1 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 1 1 1
Todt P, 1b 5 1 1 3 Durocher L, ss 4 0 1 0
Myer B, 3b 4 2 1 0 Ruth B, rf 3 0 1 0
Williams K, lf 3 2 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 2 0
Regan B, 2b 3 1 2 3 Meusel B, lf 3 1 0 0
Taitt D, rf 4 0 1 1 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 1 2 0
Gerber W, ss 4 0 0 0 Dugan J, 3b 4 0 2 2
Heving J, c 2 1 0 1 Grabowski J, c 3 0 0 0
Morris E, p 4 0 0 0 Durst C, ph 1 0 0 0
Shealy A, p 2 0 0 0
Moore W, p 0 0 0 0
Robertson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Campbell A, p 0 0 0 0
Paschal B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 6 8 34 4 9 3
Boston 000 131 300 -- 8
New York 010 200 100 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Morris E (W) 9.0 9 4 4 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shealy A (L)* 5.0 5 5 4 3 2
Moore W 2.0 1 3 0 2 2
Campbell A 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Williams K, Gerber W, Lazzeri T, Gehrig L
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 4, New York 6
2B -- Myer B
HR -- Todt P, Regan B, Combs E
SB -- Combs E, Dugan J, Lazzeri T, Myer B
CS -- Ruth B, Gehrig L, Regan B
SF -- Heving J
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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