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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 9, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 9, 1928 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 9, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Heimach |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 85,265 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: Bill Dinneen 3B: Bill McGowan |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
Benny Bengough | Catcher |
Fred Heimach | Pitcher |
Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 9, 1928
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Heimach
Bishop hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Heimach
Haas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Heimach
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Haas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Heimach
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haas moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Heimach
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Simmons who is chasing the ball. Combs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Combs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Heimach
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Heimach
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Heimach
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walberg vs. Heimach
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heimach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Walberg
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Heimach
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Heimach
Haas hits a popup in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Heimach
Cochrane hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Walberg
Bengough hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heimach vs. Walberg
Heimach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Heimach
Simmons 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Heimach
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Heimach
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Heimach
Dykes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Heimach
Boley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dykes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walberg vs. Heimach
Walberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. Heimach
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to third. Boley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Heimach
Haas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Walberg
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Heimach
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Heimach
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Heimach
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Heimach
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Heimach
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Heimach
Boley 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 6
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Walberg
Bengough hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heimach vs. Walberg
Heimach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Heimach
Walberg hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Heimach
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Heimach
Haas hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bishop moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Heimach
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heimach fields it and throws to second for the out. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Heimach
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bishop scores. Cochrane moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Moore
Wilcy Moore now pitching.
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paschal vs. Walberg
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Joe Dugan.
Paschal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gazella vs. Walberg
Mike Gazella pinch hits for Benny Bengough.
There goes Paschal. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Paschal steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gazella vs. Walberg
Gazella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Walberg
Pat Collins pinch hits for Wilcy Moore.
Collins takes first base on ball four. Meusel scores. Paschal moves to third. Gazella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Combs vs. Rommel
Eddie Rommel now pitching. Cy Perkins now catching.
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hoyt
Pat Collins now catching. Mike Gazella now playing third base. Waite Hoyt now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Hoyt
Dykes bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boley vs. Hoyt
Boley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rommel vs. Hoyt
Rommel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Rommel
Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Rommel
Gehrig hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Rommel
Ruth is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Meusel vs. Rommel
Meusel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Rommel
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Rommel
Hoyt hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Rommel
Gazella hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Hoyt
Leo Durocher now playing second base.
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Hoyt
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hoyt
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Cy Perkins.
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1928, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Bishop M, 2b 4 1 0 0 Combs E, cf 3 1 1 0 Haas M, cf 5 0 1 0 Koenig M, ss 4 1 1 1 Cochrane M, c 4 1 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 1 0 Perkins C, c 0 0 0 0 Ruth B, rf 3 2 0 0 Collins E, ph 1 0 0 0 Meusel B, lf 4 2 2 4 Simmons A, lf 4 1 2 3 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Durocher L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 4 0 1 0 Dugan J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Dykes J, 3b 2 0 1 0 Paschal B, ph 1 0 1 1 Boley J, ss 4 0 1 0 Hoyt W, p 1 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 3 0 0 0 Bengough B, c 2 0 0 0 Rommel E, p 1 0 0 0 Gazella M, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Heimach F, p 2 0 0 0 Moore W, p 0 0 0 0 Collins P, ph-c 0 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 7 3 30 7 6 7 Philadelphia 000 002 100 -- 3 New York 100 000 24x -- 7 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Walberg R 6.2 3 3 3 4 6 Rommel E (L) 1.1 3 4 4 1 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Heimach F 6.2 6 3 2 2 2 Moore W 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Hoyt W (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Koenig M, Lazzeri T LOB -- Philadelphia 9, New York 4 2B -- Gehrig L 3B -- Combs E HR -- Simmons A, Meusel B SB -- Paschal B SH -- Dykes J T -- 2:15 A -- 85265
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