Tigers @ Yankees
August 27, 1928

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 7 0
Yankees 4 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 7 0
Yankees 4 6 1

Merv Shea Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .279
OBP .000 .328
At Bats 0 61
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 8

Tom Zachary Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 27, 1928
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Out
Tom Zachary
Benny Bengough
Lou Gehrig
Leo Durocher
Joe Dugan
Mark Koenig
Bob Meusel
Earle Combs
Babe Ruth
Merv Shea
Harry Heilmann

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 7 0 5
New York Yankees 4 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Tom Zachary
Losing Pitcher Earl Whitehill
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Meusel
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merv Shea pinch hits for Jackie Tavener. Shea hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to third.
Top 9 Fothergill bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to second.
Top 9 Heilmann takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Durocher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to third.
Bottom 8 Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig tags and scores. Ruth tags and moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to third.
Bottom 8 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Hargrave hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gehringer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Zachary hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 7 Whitehill takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Tavener hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wingo hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bengough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Durocher bunts towards the mound. Whitehill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meusel scores. Koenig moves to second.
Bottom 6 Koenig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meusel moves to third.
Bottom 6 Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Meusel reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field. Wingo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zachary fires to third and picks off Fothergill.
Top 6 Fothergill hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs who is chasing the ball. Fothergill reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hargrave hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Wingo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zachary strikes out.
Top 5 Gehringer strikes out.
Top 5 McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sweeney bunts towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitehill moves to second.
Top 5 Whitehill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Durocher takes first base on ball four. Gehrig scores. Meusel moves to third. Koenig moves to second.
Bottom 4 Koenig is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Combs scores. Gehrig moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ruth strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Combs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dugan hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tavener hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wingo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Wingo reaches second base with a double. Fothergill goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hargrave hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zachary strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gehringer strikes out. There goes McManus. The throw from Bengough to second, and McManus is out.
Top 3 McManus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sweeney hits a popup towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Meusel hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ruth hits a popup towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Whitehill hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bengough scoops up the ball and tags Whitehill for the out.
Top 2 Tavener hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel who is chasing the ball. Tavener reaches third base with a triple. Fothergill scores.
Top 2 Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fothergill hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Heilmann goes all the way around to score. Fothergill moves to third.
Top 2 Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hargrave hits a popup towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gehrig strikes out.
Bottom 1 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.