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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 11, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 11, 1928 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Josh Billings |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: Dan Barry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Jack Warner | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Al Wingo | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Merv Shea | Catcher |
| Josh Billings | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
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 |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Leo Durocher | Second Baseman |
| Pat Collins | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 11, 1928
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hoyt
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warner vs. Hoyt
Warner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Hoyt
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hoyt
There's a wild pitch. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Hoyt
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Billings
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Billings
There goes Combs. The throw from Shea and he is out, Tavener applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Billings
Koenig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Billings
Ruth hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Billings
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meusel vs. Billings
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Wingo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koenig tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dugan vs. Billings
Shea fires to first and picks off Gehrig. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Hoyt
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Hoyt
Tavener hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Billings
Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Billings
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Billings
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Billings
Hoyt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Billings
Combs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rice. Combs reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. Hoyt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Billings
Koenig hits a line drive into left field. Wingo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Hoyt
Shea strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Hoyt
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Hoyt
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Billings
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Billings
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Billings
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warner vs. Hoyt
Warner hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hoyt
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hoyt
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Billings
Dugan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Billings
There's a wild pitch. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durocher vs. Billings
Durocher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dugan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Billings
Collins takes first base on ball four. Durocher moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoyt vs. Smith
George Smith now pitching.
Hoyt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Combs vs. Smith
Combs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koenig vs. Smith
Koenig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dugan scores. Durocher scores. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Smith
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Hoyt
Wingo hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Hoyt
Tavener hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shea vs. Hoyt
Shea takes first base on ball four. Heilmann moves to third. Tavener moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hargrave vs. Hoyt
Pinky Hargrave pinch hits for George Smith.
Hargrave hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Hargrave reaches second base with a double. Heilmann scores. Tavener scores. Shea moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McManus vs. Hoyt
Marty McManus pinch hits for Bill Sweeney.
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shea tags and scores. Hargrave tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Warner vs. Hoyt
Warner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gibson
Marty McManus now playing first base. Sam Gibson now pitching.
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Gibson
Meusel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Gibson
Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Gibson
Durocher strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hoyt
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
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 -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Hoyt
Wingo hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gibson
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Gibson
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gibson
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Hoyt
Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Hoyt
Shea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Hoyt
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gibson
Koenig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gibson
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gibson
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Gibson
Meusel hits a popup in front of the plate. Shea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Hoyt
McManus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warner vs. Hoyt
Warner hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Hoyt
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. McManus moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Hoyt
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Gibson
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Gibson
Durocher hits a fly ball into left field. Wingo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gibson
Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Hoyt
Wingo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wingo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tavener vs. Hoyt
Tavener hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth who is chasing the ball. Tavener reaches third base with a triple. Wingo scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shea vs. Hoyt
Shea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tavener scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galloway vs. Pennock
Ownie Carroll pinch runs for Merv Shea. Chick Galloway pinch hits for Sam Gibson. Herb Pennock now pitching.
Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1928, game 2 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Sweeney B, 1b 2 0 1 0 Combs E, cf 3 0 1 2
McManus M, ph-1b 1 0 1 1 Koenig M, ss 4 1 2 2
Warner J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ruth B, rf 4 1 2 1
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 2 0
Rice H, cf 4 0 0 0 Meusel B, lf 3 0 0 1
Wingo A, lf 4 1 1 0 Dugan J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Heilmann H, rf 4 1 1 0 Durocher L, 2b 4 1 1 0
Tavener J, ss 4 2 2 1 Collins P, c 3 1 1 0
Shea M, c 3 1 2 1 Hoyt W, p 3 1 1 0
Carroll O, pr 0 0 0 0 Pennock H, p 0 0 0 0
Billings J, p 1 0 1 0
Smith G, p 0 0 0 0
Hargrave P, ph 1 0 1 2
Gibson S, p 1 0 0 0
Galloway C, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 5 11 5 32 6 11 6
Detroit 000 030 002 -- 5
New York 120 200 10x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billings J (L)* 3.0 8 5 5 2 0
Smith G 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Gibson S 4.0 2 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 8.1 11 5 5 1 2
Pennock H (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Detroit 4, New York 5
2B -- Combs E, Hargrave P
3B -- Tavener J
HR -- Ruth B
CS -- Combs E, Gehrig L
SF -- Meusel B, McManus M
WP -- Hoyt W, Billings J
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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