Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 17, 1934
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on April 17, 1934 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1934 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 17, 1934 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sugar Cain |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 10,000 |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Red Rolfe | Shortstop |
Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Ed Coleman | Right Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Eric McNair | Shortstop |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Charlie Berry | Catcher |
Sugar Cain | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 17, 1934
Top 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Cain
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Cain
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Cain
Ruth strikes out. There goes Rolfe. The throw from Berry to McNair, and Rolfe is out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Gomez
Warstler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Gomez
Coleman hits a line drive into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Cain
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Cain
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Cain
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Cain
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Gomez
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Gomez
Cain strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Cain
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Cain
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Cain
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Gomez
Warstler hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Gomez
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Cain
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Cain
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Cain
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Cain
Chapman hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Cain
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dickey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Cain
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Cain
Ed Madjeski now catching.
Heffner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Heffner reaches second base with a double. Dickey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Cain
Gomez bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Heffner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Combs vs. Cain
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to home. Madjeski drops the ball. Heffner scores. Combs moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Cain
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Cain
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madjeski vs. Gomez
Madjeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Gomez
Cain bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Gomez
Warstler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Warstler reaches second base with a double. Madjeski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Gomez
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Cain
Frankie Hayes now catching.
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Cain
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Cain
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Gomez
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Murphy
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe fields it and throws to home to get Johnson. Higgins moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cain vs. Murphy
Cain strikes out. There goes Hayes. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Murphy
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Cain
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Cain
There's a wild pitch. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Cain
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Cain
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Cain
Combs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Combs reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. There goes Heffner trying to get to home. Cramer throws the ball in to Warstler who relays the ball to Hayes who tags Heffner, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Cain
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Murphy
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Murphy
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Murphy
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Murphy
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
-
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Cain
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Cain
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Cain
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Cain
Lazzeri bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Cain
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heffner vs. Cain
Heffner hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Murphy
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Murphy
Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Murphy
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and has Johnson trapped. Murphy throws to third, and Lazzeri tags Johnson for the out. Higgins moves to third. Hayes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Finney vs. Murphy
Lou Finney pinch hits for Sugar Cain.
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Warstler vs. Murphy
Warstler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cramer vs. Murphy
Cramer takes first base on ball four. Higgins scores. Hayes moves to third. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Smythe
Harry Smythe now pitching.
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smythe vs. Cascarella
Joe Cascarella now pitching.
Smythe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Cascarella
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Cascarella
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Cascarella
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Smythe
Myril Hoag now playing left field.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Smythe
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smythe
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hoag. Johnson reaches second base with a double. McNair goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Smythe
Higgins is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Uhle
George Uhle now pitching.
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Uhle
Bing Miller pinch hits for Joe Cascarella.
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Hayes moves to second. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/17/1934 -- New York at Philadelphia (D) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Combs E, cf 3 0 1 1 Warstler R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Rolfe R, ss 4 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 2 0 0 1 Ruth B, lf 3 1 0 0 Coleman E, rf 5 0 0 0 Hoag M, lf 0 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 2 0 McNair E, ss 5 2 2 2 Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 2 Johnson B, lf 4 1 3 1 Lazzeri T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 1 2 0 Dickey B, c 4 2 2 0 Berry C, c 1 0 0 0 Heffner D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Madjeski E, c 1 1 1 0 Gomez L, p 1 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0 Cain S, p 3 0 0 0 Smythe H, p 1 0 0 0 Finney L, ph 0 0 0 0 Uhle G, p 0 0 0 0 Cascarella J, p 0 0 0 0 Miller B, ph 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 8 4 34 6 10 6 New York 000 020 120 -- 5 Philadelphia 000 012 012 -- 6 2 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Gomez L* 5.0 5 3 3 6 3 Murphy J 2.2 2 1 1 4 1 Smythe H (L) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 Uhle G 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Cain S 8.0 8 5 4 6 4 Cascarella J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Madjeski E DP -- New York 2, Philadelphia 3 LOB -- New York 7, Philadelphia 13 2B -- Heffner D, Warstler R, Combs E, Higgins P, Johnson B HR -- McNair E SB -- Hayes F CS -- Rolfe R SH -- Gomez L, Lazzeri T WP -- Murphy J, Cain S A -- 10000
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score