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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 11, 1928 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Van Graflan 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mike Gazella | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Leo Durocher | Second Baseman |
| Benny Bengough | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Rothrock | First Baseman |
| Buddy Myer | Third Baseman |
| Ira Flagstead | Center Fielder |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
| Doug Taitt | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1928
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. MacFayden
Combs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gazella vs. MacFayden
Gazella hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. MacFayden
There's a wild pitch. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock bunts towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Myer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hoyt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to home to get Myer. Flagstead moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. MacFayden
Koenig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. MacFayden
Durocher strikes out. There goes Koenig. The throw from Berry to second, and Koenig is out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. MacFayden
Bengough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. MacFayden
Hoyt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bengough moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Combs vs. MacFayden
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gerber fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hoyt
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Hoyt
Gerber hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. MacFayden
Gazella strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Hoyt
MacFayden hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Durocher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. MacFayden
Koenig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. MacFayden
Durocher hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bengough vs. MacFayden
Bengough hits a popup towards first. Rothrock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoyt vs. MacFayden
Hoyt hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hoyt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a popup towards the mound. Hoyt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Hoyt
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. MacFayden
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. MacFayden
Gazella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gazella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gazella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Hoyt
Gerber hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Hoyt
MacFayden strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Hoyt
Myer 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, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. MacFayden
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rothrock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. MacFayden
Durocher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. MacFayden
Bengough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. MacFayden
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hoyt
Williams takes first base on ball four. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Taitt bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Hoyt
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gerber vs. Hoyt
Gerber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
MacFayden vs. Hoyt
MacFayden is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. MacFayden
Billy Rogell now playing third base.
Combs bunts towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. MacFayden
Gazella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hoyt
Rogell hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hoyt
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Williams reaches second base with a double. Flagstead moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Regan vs. Hoyt
Regan hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. MacFayden
Koenig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Tony Lazzeri pinch hits for Leo Durocher.
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel scores. There goes Koenig trying to get to third. Williams throws the ball in to Rogell, who tags Koenig for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. MacFayden
Bengough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoyt vs. MacFayden
Hoyt 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, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Hoyt
Joe Dugan now playing third base. Mike Gazella now playing second base.
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hoyt
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gazella misplays the ball. That's an error on Gazella. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Hoyt
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
MacFayden vs. Hoyt
MacFayden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. MacFayden
Combs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flagstead who is chasing the ball. Combs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gazella vs. MacFayden
Gazella hits a line drive towards first. Rothrock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Combs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. MacFayden
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Simmons
Pat Simmons now pitching.
Koenig hits a popup towards third. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Simmons
Dugan hits a popup towards first. Rothrock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Hoyt
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Hoyt
Rogell hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1928 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 5 1 2 0 Rothrock J, 1b 5 1 1 1
Gazella M, 3b-2b 5 1 1 0 Myer B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Ruth B, lf 4 1 1 1 Rogell B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 5 1 2 3 Flagstead I, cf 4 1 3 0
Meusel B, rf 5 1 1 0 Williams K, lf 3 0 2 0
Koenig M, ss 5 0 3 0 Regan B, 2b 4 0 1 1
Durocher L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Taitt D, rf 3 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, ph 1 0 1 1 Berry C, c 4 0 0 0
Dugan J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Gerber W, ss 3 0 0 0
Bengough B, c 4 0 3 0 MacFayden D, p 4 0 0 0
Hoyt W, p 4 0 1 0 Simmons P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 5 15 5 35 2 8 2
New York 000 010 013 -- 5
Boston 000 011 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 8.1 15 5 4 1 5
Simmons P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Regan B, Gerber W, Gazella M
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 11, Boston 10
2B -- Williams K
3B -- Combs E
HR -- Rothrock J, Gehrig L
CS -- Koenig M
SH -- Taitt D
WP -- MacFayden D
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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