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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 9, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on June 9, 1928 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Miller |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill Guthrie 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Paschal | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Homer Summa | Right Fielder |
| Sam Langford | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Carl Lind | Second Baseman |
| Ed Montague | Third Baseman |
| Jake Miller | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 9, 1928
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Miller
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell misplays the ball. That's an error on Sewell. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Miller
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Montague fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Montague. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Miller
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Miller
Gehrig strikes out. There goes Combs. The throw from Sewell and Combs is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Hoyt
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summa for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Langford vs. Hoyt
Langford hits a line drive into center field. Combs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Combs. Langford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Miller
Paschal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Langford. Paschal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Miller
Lazzeri bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Paschal moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dugan vs. Miller
Dugan hits a line drive View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Hoyt
Fonseca 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Hoyt
Lind hits a line drive towards the mound. Hoyt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Miller
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Montague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Miller
Hoyt hits a line drive into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Miller
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Hoyt
Montague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hoyt
Miller bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Montague moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summa vs. Hoyt
Summa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montague scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Langford vs. Hoyt
Langford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Langford reaches second base with a double. Summa moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell 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 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Miller
Durocher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Miller
Sewell fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sewell. Durocher moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Miller
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Miller
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Paschal vs. Miller
Paschal bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Durocher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Miller
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Paschal moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dugan vs. Miller
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Hoyt
Fonseca hits a fly ball into left field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Hoyt
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Miller
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Miller
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grabowski moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Miller
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Montague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Durocher vs. Miller
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Hoyt
Montague strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hoyt
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a line drive towards short. Durocher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Miller
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Miller
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paschal vs. Miller
Paschal takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Miller
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Langford. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double. Ruth scores. Paschal moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dugan vs. Miller
Dugan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grabowski vs. Miller
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to home to get Paschal. Lazzeri moves to third. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoyt vs. Miller
Hoyt hits a fly ball into center field. Langford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Hoyt
Summa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Langford vs. Hoyt
Langford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Summa moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Summa scores. Langford moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fonseca vs. Hoyt
Fonseca hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Langford tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Hoyt
Lind hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Miller
Combs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Langford who is chasing the ball. Combs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Durocher vs. Miller
Durocher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Miller
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Miller
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Langford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paschal vs. Miller
Paschal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Langford. Paschal reaches second base with a double. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lazzeri vs. Miller
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Paschal scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Miller
There goes Lazzeri. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Lazzeri steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dugan vs. Miller
Dugan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Miller
Grabowski hits a fly ball into center field. Langford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Hoyt
Montague hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Hoyt
Glenn Myatt pinch hits for Jake Miller.
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myatt for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Hoyt
Summa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Buckeye
Garland Buckeye now pitching.
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buckeye fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Buckeye
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Buckeye
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Montague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Langford vs. Hoyt
Langford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grabowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell 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, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Hoyt
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Buckeye
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Buckeye
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Buckeye
Paschal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Buckeye
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Langford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Hoyt
Lind hits a fly ball into left field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hoyt
George Burns pinch hits for Ed Montague.
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth 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 6/9/1928 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 5 1 1 0 Jamieson C, lf 3 0 0 0
Durocher L, ss 5 1 2 1 Summa H, rf 4 1 2 1
Ruth B, rf 4 2 0 0 Langford S, cf 4 1 3 0
Gehrig L, 1b 5 1 1 1 Sewell J, ss 4 0 1 1
Paschal B, lf 4 1 3 1 Fonseca L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 5 1 4 3 Sewell L, c 3 0 0 1
Dugan J, 3b 3 0 1 1 Lind C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Grabowski J, c 4 0 1 0 Montague E, 3b 2 1 0 0
Hoyt W, p 4 0 1 0 Burns G, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller J, p 1 0 0 0
Myatt G, ph 1 0 0 0
Buckeye G, p 0 0 0 0
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39 7 14 7 31 3 6 3
New York 000 101 401 -- 7
Cleveland 001 002 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Miller J (L) 7.0 13 6 5 3 2
Buckeye G 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Sewell J, Montague E, Combs E, Sewell L
DP -- Cleveland 2
TP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 5
2B -- Paschal B 2, Langford S, Lazzeri T
3B -- Combs E
HR -- Gehrig L
SB -- Lazzeri T
CS -- Combs E
SH -- Miller J
SF -- Sewell L
T -- 2:04
A -- 0
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