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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 7, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 7, 1929 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Sherid |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Earnshaw |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Roy Sherid | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Cronin | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| George Earnshaw | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 7, 1929
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Earnshaw
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meusel vs. Earnshaw
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Sherid
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Sherid
Haas hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Haas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Sherid
Cochrane strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Sherid
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Earnshaw. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Earnshaw
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and has Dickey trapped. There's the throw to Hale and over to Cronin, who tags Dickey for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherid vs. Earnshaw
Sherid strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Sherid
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Sherid
Miller takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Sherid
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foxx tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boley vs. Sherid
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Earnshaw
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
There's a wild pitch. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Earnshaw covering, for the out. Robertson moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Earnshaw
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Sherid
Earnshaw hits a popup towards third. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Sherid
Cronin 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Sherid
Haas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Earnshaw
Koenig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherid vs. Earnshaw
Sherid strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Sherid
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sherid
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Sherid
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Earnshaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Earnshaw
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robertson tags and scores. Gehrig tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sherid
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Sherid
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Sherid
Boley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Boley reaches second base with a double. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Earnshaw vs. Sherid
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hale scores. Boley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Sherid
Cronin 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 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Earnshaw
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Earnshaw
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Sherid
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Sherid
Cochrane hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haas tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Sherid
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Sherid
Foxx is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Sherid
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherid vs. Earnshaw
Sherid hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Earnshaw
Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hale. Combs goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Sherid
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Sherid
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherid fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Sherid
Earnshaw strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Earnshaw
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Earnshaw
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherid vs. Earnshaw
There's a wild pitch. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sherid vs. Earnshaw
Sherid hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Sherid
Walt French pinch hits for Jim Cronin.
French hits a line drive towards short. Koenig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Sherid
Haas hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Haas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Sherid
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Sherid
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas scores. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Sherid
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cochrane tags and scores. Simmons tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Sherid
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Miller reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Sherid
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paschal vs. Grove
Jimmy Dykes now playing second base. Lefty Grove now pitching. Ben Paschal pinch hits for Earle Combs.
Paschal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Grove
Lyn Lary pinch hits for Gene Robertson.
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1929, game 2 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 3 1 1 0 Cronin J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Paschal B, ph 1 0 0 0 French W, ph 1 0 0 0
Robertson G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Dykes J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Lary L, ph 1 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 4 1 3 0
Gehrig L, 1b 3 0 2 0 Cochrane M, c 3 1 0 0
Ruth B, lf 2 0 0 1 Simmons A, lf 4 1 1 1
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 1 0 0 1
Meusel B, rf 4 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 3 0 1 1
Dickey B, c 4 0 1 0 Hale S, 3b 3 1 2 0
Koenig M, ss 4 0 0 0 Boley J, ss 3 0 1 0
Sherid R, p 4 0 0 0 Earnshaw G, p 3 0 0 1
Grove L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 1 28 4 8 4
New York 000 010 100 -- 2
Philadelphia 000 010 03x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sherid R (L) 8.0 8 4 2 3 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G (W) 8.0 5 2 1 6 6
Grove L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Earnshaw G, Hale S, Lazzeri T
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 10, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Haas M 2, Boley J, Dickey B, Miller B
SF -- Hale S, Ruth B, Cochrane M, Foxx J
WP -- Earnshaw G 2
A -- 0
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