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August 16, 1928

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Lou Gehrig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .371
OBP .750 .455
At Bats 4 364
Hits 3 135
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 3 26
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 5 102

George Cox Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 16, 1928
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Out
George Cox
Buck Crouse
Bud Clancy
Karl Swanson
Willie Kamm
Buck Redfern
George Blackerby
Johnny Mostil
Alex Metzler
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Earle Combs
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gehrig hits a popup towards short. Redfern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Swanson fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoyt scores. Combs moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Redfern fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoyt moves to third. Combs moves to second.
Bottom 8 Combs takes first base on ball four. Hoyt moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Redfern fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Redfern.
Bottom 8 Buck Redfern now playing shortstop. Bill Dickey pinch hits for Benny Bengough. Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Swanson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Swanson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mostil moves to second.
Top 8 Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig.
Top 8 Leo Durocher now playing second base. Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blackerby throws the ball in to Kamm who relays the ball to Swanson who tags Meusel trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gehrig scores.
Bottom 7 Gehrig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blackerby. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Koenig scores. Ruth scores.
Bottom 7 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clancy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clancy. Koenig moves to third. Ruth moves to second.
Bottom 7 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Swanson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Crouse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crouse for the out.
Top 7 Cissell bunts towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cissell for the out.
Top 7 Clancy hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Bengough hits a line drive towards third. Kamm reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dugan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blackerby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Swanson. The throw from Bengough and he is safe. Swanson steals second.
Top 6 Metzler strikes out.
Top 6 Swanson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lazzeri strikes out.
Bottom 5 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mostil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crouse hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Ruth. The throw from Crouse and he is out, Kamm applying the tag.
Bottom 4 There goes Ruth. The throw from Crouse and he is safe. Ruth steals second.
Bottom 4 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Swanson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Koenig hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Combs takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clancy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blackerby scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Kamm hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blackerby hits a line drive to right field. Ruth throws towards first. Gehrig fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gehrig. Blackerby moves to second.
Top 4 Metzler hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Bengough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 George Blackerby now playing left field. Dugan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Swanson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Swanson hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mostil hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. Crouse moves to second.
Top 3 Crouse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cissell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 George Cox now pitching. Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Falk. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Gehrig scores.
Bottom 2 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mostil. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Hoyt scores. Koenig scores. Ruth goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Ruth takes first base on ball four. Hoyt moves to third. Koenig moves to second.
Bottom 2 Koenig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bengough scores. Hoyt moves to second.
Bottom 2 Combs hits a fly ball into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bengough tags and moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hoyt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bengough moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bengough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clancy hits a popup towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kamm hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Falk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Meusel hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Gehrig scores.
Bottom 1 Gehrig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Falk. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Ruth moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ruth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Koenig hits a line drive towards short. Cissell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzler hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Swanson strikes out.
Top 1 Mostil hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.