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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 29, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on August 29, 1927 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Pennock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | General Crowder |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Pants Rowland |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Benny Bengough | Catcher |
| Herb Pennock | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Right Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bing Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Leo Dixon | Catcher |
| Otis Miller | Shortstop |
| General Crowder | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 29, 1927
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Crowder
Combs hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Crowder
Koenig hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Crowder
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Pennock
O'Rourke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Rourke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisler vs. Pennock
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock has O'Rourke trapped. There's the throw to Dugan and over to Bengough, who tags O'Rourke for the out. Rice moves to third. Sisler moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Pennock
Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri catches it and throws to second with Koenig covering, to double up Sisler. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Crowder
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Crowder
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Crowder
Crowder fires to first and has Gehrig trapped. There's the throw to Melillo who tags Gehrig for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Crowder
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Pennock
Melillo bunts for a single. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Pennock
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dixon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowder vs. Pennock
Crowder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowder for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Crowder
Dugan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Dugan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bengough vs. Crowder
Bengough hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pennock vs. Crowder
Pennock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Pennock reaches second base with a double. Dugan scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Crowder
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pennock moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenig vs. Crowder
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. Pennock scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Crowder
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Crowder
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Crowder
Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Milt Gaston now pitching.
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Pennock
O'Rourke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Pennock
Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pennock
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Gaston
Dugan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Gaston
Bengough hits a popup towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pennock vs. Gaston
Pennock hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Gaston
Combs bunts towards third. O'Rourke picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on O'Rourke. Dugan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenig vs. Gaston
Koenig hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Pennock
Melillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dixon vs. Pennock
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock can't make a play. That's a base hit. Miller moves to third. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out. Miller scores. Melillo moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaston vs. Pennock
Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Rourke vs. Pennock
O'Rourke takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gaston
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Gaston
Meusel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dixon can't make a play. That's a base hit. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to third. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dugan vs. Gaston
Dugan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Pennock
Sisler 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 -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pennock
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Pennock
Melillo hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Gaston
Bengough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bengough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pennock vs. Gaston
Pennock bunts towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. Bengough moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Combs vs. Gaston
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bengough tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Gaston
Koenig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Koenig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Dixon settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dixon. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Dixon, who chases it to the backstop. Ruth reaches first on the wild pitch. There goes Koenig. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Gaston
There's a wild pitch. Koenig scores. Ruth moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Gaston
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Gaston
There goes Gehrig. The throw from Dixon and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Pennock
Dixon hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Pennock
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Gaston
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Gaston
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Pennock
O'Rourke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes O'Rourke trying to get to third. Combs throws the ball in to Dugan, who tags O'Rourke for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Pennock
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pennock
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Pennock covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Gaston
Frank O'Rourke now playing first base. Spencer Adams now playing third base.
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pennock vs. Gaston
Pennock strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Gaston
Combs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Combs reaches third base with a triple. Bengough goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koenig vs. Gaston
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Rourke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Gaston
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller 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 -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Pennock
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Pennock
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gaston
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Gaston drops the ball. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Gaston
Meusel hits a popup, foul, towards first, in foul territory. O'Rourke races over to make the catch. There goes Gehrig. The throw to second, and he's out. Double play. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Gaston
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Pennock
Wally Schang pinch hits for Milt Gaston.
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Pennock
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Pennock
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. O'Rourke moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Pennock
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Rourke scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pennock
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pennock
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Pennock
Williams 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1927 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 4 0 3 2 O'Rourke F, 3b-1b 3 1 2 0
Koenig M, ss 5 2 1 1 Rice H, rf 5 0 3 1
Ruth B, lf 4 1 0 0 Sisler G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 2 3 Adams S, 3b 1 0 0 1
Meusel B, rf 5 0 2 0 Williams K, lf 5 0 1 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Miller B, cf 4 1 1 0
Dugan J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Melillo S, 2b 4 0 2 0
Bengough B, c 4 2 2 0 Dixon L, c 4 0 1 0
Pennock H, p 3 1 1 1 Miller O, ss 4 1 1 1
Crowder G, p 1 0 0 0
Gaston M, p 2 0 0 0
Schang W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 7 38 3 11 3
New York 005 002 010 -- 8
St.Louis 000 100 002 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock H (W) 9.0 11 3 1 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Crowder G (L) 2.2 6 5 5 1 1
Gaston M 6.1 7 3 2 2 3
E -- O'Rourke F, Dixon L, Gaston M 2, Koenig M, Lazzeri T
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 10
2B -- Dugan J, Pennock H, Bengough B, Koenig M
3B -- Combs E
HR -- Gehrig L
CS -- Gehrig L 2
SH -- Pennock H
SF -- Combs E
WP -- Gaston M 2
T -- 2:09
A -- 10000
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