Close
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
@ Indians
League Park
September 25, 1928
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on September 25, 1928 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Zachary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Grant |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Benny Bengough | Catcher |
| Tom Zachary | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Gerken | Left Fielder |
| Carl Lind | Second Baseman |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hodapp | First Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Ollie Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Red Dorman | Center Fielder |
| Jonah Goldman | Shortstop |
| George Grant | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
September 25, 1928
Top 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Grant
Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Grant
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goldman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Goldman. Combs goes all the way around to score. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Grant
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodapp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. Koenig scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Grant
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dorman. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Grant
Meusel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dorman. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Grant
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Grant
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bengough vs. Bayne
Bill Bayne now pitching.
Bengough takes first base on ball four. Lazzeri moves to third. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zachary vs. Bayne
Zachary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores. Robertson scores. Bengough moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Combs vs. Bayne
Combs hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gerken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Bayne
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goldman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerken vs. Zachary
Gerken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Zachary
Lind takes first base on ball four. Gerken moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Zachary
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Zachary
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to third for the out. Lind moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Zachary
Sewell hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Bayne
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Bayne
Gehrig hits a popup towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Bayne
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Gerken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Zachary
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorman vs. Zachary
Dorman hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldman vs. Zachary
Goldman hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Bayne
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Bayne
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Bayne
Bengough hits a fly ball towards center field. Dorman drops the ball. He retrieves the ball and throws it towards the infield. Goldman tags Robertson out. Bengough moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zachary vs. Bayne
Zachary hits a popup towards short. Goldman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bayne vs. Zachary
Bayne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerken vs. Zachary
Gerken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Zachary
Lind is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Zachary
Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gerken moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodapp vs. Zachary
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Bayne
Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Bayne
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Bayne
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Zachary
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Zachary
Tucker 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorman vs. Zachary
Dorman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goldman vs. Zachary
Goldman hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Bayne
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Bayne
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Bayne
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bayne fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bayne. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Bayne
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bayne vs. Zachary
Bayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerken vs. Zachary
Gerken hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Zachary
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Bayne
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goldman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Bayne
Zachary strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Bayne
Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Bayne
There goes Combs. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Combs steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Bayne
Koenig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Bayne
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
Bottom 6
-
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Zachary
Cedric Durst now playing right field.
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, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Zachary
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Zachary
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Zachary
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Bayne
Gehrig bunts towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Bayne
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Gerken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Bayne
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Bayne
There goes Lazzeri. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Lazzeri steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Bayne
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bengough vs. Bayne
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goldman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorman vs. Zachary
Dorman hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldman vs. Zachary
Goldman hits a fly ball into right field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bayne vs. Zachary
Bayne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Bayne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerken vs. Zachary
Gerken hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Bayne
Zachary strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Bayne
Combs is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Bayne
Koenig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dorman. Koenig reaches second base with a double. Combs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durst vs. Bayne
Durst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Bayne
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Bayne
Meusel hits a popup towards first. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Zachary
Leo Durocher now playing second base.
Lind hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Durocher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Zachary
Sewell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Zachary
Hodapp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Hodapp reaches second base with a double. Sewell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Zachary
Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodapp moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Zachary
Tucker hits a fly ball towards right. Durst catches it and throws to home to double up Hodapp. View Play
Top 9
-
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Bayne
Durocher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Bayne
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Bayne
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lind scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorman vs. Zachary
Dorman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldman vs. Zachary
Goldman hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harvel vs. Zachary
Luther Harvel pinch hits for Bill Bayne.
Harvel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. 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 9/25/1928 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 4 3 3 0 Gerken G, lf 3 0 1 0
Koenig M, ss 5 2 2 2 Lind C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ruth B, rf 4 0 0 1 Sewell J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Durst C, rf 1 0 0 0 Hodapp J, 1b 4 0 2 1
Gehrig L, 1b 5 2 3 2 Sewell L, c 4 0 1 0
Meusel B, lf 5 1 1 1 Tucker O, rf 4 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 1 1 0 Dorman R, cf 4 0 1 0
Durocher L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Goldman J, ss 4 0 0 0
Robertson G, 3b 4 1 2 1 Grant G, p 0 0 0 0
Bengough B, c 4 0 0 0 Bayne B, p 3 0 1 0
Zachary T, p 4 0 1 2 Harvel L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 13 9 34 1 8 1
New York 600 001 030 -- 10
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary T (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant G (L) 0.1 4 6 5 1 0
Bayne B 8.2 9 4 4 2 3
E -- Goldman J, Dorman R, Bayne B
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 3
LOB -- New York 7, Cleveland 8
2B -- Gehrig L, Meusel B, Bayne B, Koenig M, Sewell J, Hodapp J
HR -- Gehrig L
SB -- Combs E, Lazzeri T
HBP -- by Bayne B (Combs E), by Bayne B (Durocher L)
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
