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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 5, 1934
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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 May 5, 1934 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Fischer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo White | Center Fielder |
| Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Carl Fischer | Pitcher |
| Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Myril Hoag | Center Fielder |
| Red Rolfe | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 5, 1934
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ruffing
White hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Hoag chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Lazzeri fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lazzeri. Hoag throws the ball in to Lazzeri who tags White trying to catch an extra base, for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goslin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Fischer
Hoag hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Fischer
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Fischer
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Fischer
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoag scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Fischer
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Fischer
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Lazzeri reaches third base with a triple. Gehrig scores. Chapman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. Fischer
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Ruffing
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Fischer
Heffner hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Fischer
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Fischer
Hoag bunts towards third. Owen can't make a play. That's a base hit. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Fischer
Rolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruffing scores. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Auker
Elden Auker now pitching.
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoag scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Auker
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ruffing
White hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goslin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Heffner catches it and throws to first to double up Cochrane. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Auker
Lazzeri hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg catches it and steps on first to double up Chapman. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Auker
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Auker
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Auker
Ruffing takes first base on ball four. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Auker
Hoag bunts in front of the plate. Cochrane fields it and throws to third for the out. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Auker
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. Ruffing moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Auker
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Auker
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
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clifton vs. Ruffing
Flea Clifton pinch hits for Elden Auker.
Clifton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ruffing
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rowe
Schoolboy Rowe now pitching.
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Rowe
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Rowe
Dickey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Rowe
Heffner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ruffing
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ruffing
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Rowe
Ray Hayworth now catching.
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Rowe
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Rowe
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Ruffing
Rogell takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rowe vs. Ruffing
Rowe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Rowe reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Rogell scores. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Ruffing
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goslin vs. Smythe
Harry Smythe now pitching.
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Owen scores. Rowe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayworth vs. Smythe
Hayworth hits a fly ball into center field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rowe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Smythe
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Rowe
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Rowe
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, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rowe
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Rowe
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Rowe
Dickey is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Smythe
Samuel Byrd now playing right field.
Greenberg bunts towards third. Lazzeri picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lazzeri. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Smythe
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Smythe
Rogell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Smythe
Walker is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Smythe
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smythe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Rowe
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smythe vs. Rowe
Smythe hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Rowe
Hoag hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Smythe
Rowe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Smythe
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Smythe
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayworth vs. Smythe
Hayworth takes first base on ball four. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Smythe
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1934 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
White J, cf 4 1 2 0 Hoag M, cf 5 2 2 0
Goslin G, lf 5 0 0 1 Rolfe R, ss 4 1 1 1
Cochrane M, c 2 0 1 1 Ruth B, rf 4 2 2 5
Hayworth R, c 1 0 0 1 Byrd S, rf 0 0 0 0
Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 1
Greenberg H, 1b 4 1 1 0 Chapman B, lf 3 1 1 0
Walker G, rf 4 1 2 1 Lazzeri T, 3b 4 0 2 2
Rogell B, ss 3 1 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 1
Owen M, 3b 4 1 3 0 Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Fischer C, p 1 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 2 2 1 0
Auker E, p 0 0 0 0 Smythe H, p 1 0 0 0
Clifton F, ph 1 0 0 0
Rowe S, p 2 1 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 35 10 12 10
Detroit 100 000 410 -- 6
New York 320 310 10x -- 10
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer C (L) 1.1 6 5 5 1 0
Auker E 2.2 3 3 3 1 0
Rowe S 4.0 3 2 2 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W)* 6.0 8 5 4 3 1
Smythe H (S) 3.0 3 1 0 1 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
E -- Lazzeri T 2
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 3
2B -- White J, Rowe S
3B -- Lazzeri T
HR -- Ruth B 2, Dickey B
CS -- Walker G
A -- 0
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