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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1929
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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 May 8, 1929 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 8, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Stewart |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Arndt Jorgens | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Beauty McGowan | Right Fielder |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Lefty Stewart | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 8, 1929
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Stewart
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Stewart
Koenig hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Stewart
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Stewart
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Stewart
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Hoyt
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Hoyt
Manush hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Hoyt
There goes O'Rourke. The throw from Jorgens and he is safe. O'Rourke steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Stewart
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Stewart
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgens vs. Stewart
Jorgens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koenig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGowan vs. Hoyt
McGowan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth who is chasing the ball. McGowan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melillo vs. Hoyt
The ball gets by Jorgens for a passed ball. McGowan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Hoyt
Melillo strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Hoyt
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Stewart
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoyt for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Stewart
Combs 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, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Stewart
Koenig hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Stewart
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koenig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Stewart
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Stewart
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Hoyt
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stewart for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Hoyt
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Stewart
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Stewart
Durocher hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Stewart
Jorgens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Stewart
Hoyt hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Hoyt
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGowan vs. Hoyt
McGowan 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, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Stewart
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Stewart
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Stewart
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
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Hoyt
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Hoyt
Schang hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Lazzeri, and into shallow right field. Schang reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Hoyt
Stewart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Rourke vs. Hoyt
O'Rourke takes first base on ball four. Schang moves to third. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Manush vs. Hoyt
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Stewart
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Stewart
Meusel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Stewart
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Stewart
There goes Lazzeri. The throw from Schang and he is out, Melillo applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Stewart
Durocher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgens vs. Stewart
Jorgens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Durocher moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoyt vs. Stewart
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress misplays the ball. That's an error on Kress. Durocher scores. Jorgens goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Stewart
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGowan vs. Hoyt
McGowan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Stewart
Koenig hits a line drive into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Stewart
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Stewart
Gehrig 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 7
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Hoyt
Cedric Durst now playing left field. Tom Jenkins pinch hits for Ski Melillo.
Jenkins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Hoyt
Schang hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jorgens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Hoyt
Stewart is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Stewart
Len Dondero now playing second base.
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. McGowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Stewart
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Stewart
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on O'Rourke. Lazzeri moves to third. Durocher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jorgens vs. Stewart
Jorgens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGowan. Jorgens reaches second base with a double. Lazzeri scores. Durocher scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoyt vs. Stewart
Hoyt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGowan. Hoyt reaches second base with a double. Jorgens scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Stewart
Combs hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Stewart
Koenig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manush. Koenig reaches second base with a double. Hoyt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durst vs. Stewart
Durst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it 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: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Hoyt
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koenig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Hoyt
Manush hits a line drive into left field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Hoyt
Schulte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jorgens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Blaeholder
George Blaeholder now pitching.
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Blaeholder
Meusel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dondero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Blaeholder
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Hoyt
Kress hits a fly ball into left field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGowan vs. Hoyt
McGowan hits a fly ball into left field. Durst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dondero vs. Hoyt
Dondero hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1929 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 5 0 1 0 Blue L, 1b 2 0 0 0
Koenig M, 3b 5 1 2 1 O'Rourke F, 3b 3 0 2 0
Ruth B, lf 4 0 2 1 Manush H, lf 4 0 1 0
Durst C, lf 1 0 0 0 Schulte F, cf 3 0 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 5 1 2 1 Kress R, ss 4 0 0 0
Meusel B, rf 5 0 0 0 McGowan B, rf 4 1 1 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 4 1 2 0 Melillo S, 2b 2 0 0 0
Durocher L, ss 3 2 0 0 Jenkins T, ph 1 0 0 0
Jorgens A, c 3 2 2 2 Dondero L, 2b 1 0 0 0
Hoyt W, p 4 1 1 1 Schang W, c 3 0 1 0
Stewart L, p 3 0 0 0
Blaeholder G, p 0 0 0 0
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39 8 12 6 30 1 5 0
New York 001 003 040 -- 8
St.Louis 010 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 9.0 5 1 0 4 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart L (L) 8.0 12 8 4 3 2
Blaeholder G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Kress R, O'Rourke F
DP -- New York 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 6
2B -- Koenig M 2, Schang W, Jorgens A, Hoyt W
3B -- McGowan B
HR -- Gehrig L
SB -- O'Rourke F
CS -- Lazzeri T
PB -- Jorgens A
T -- 1:44
A -- 1500
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