Tigers @ Yankees
August 25, 1928

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 9 14 0
Yankees 3 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 9 14 0
Yankees 3 10 1

Earle Combs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .317
OBP .250 .395
At Bats 3 442
Hits 0 140
• Singles 0 97
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 14
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 58
RBI’s 0 44

Vic Sorrell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 25, 1928
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Out
Vic Sorrell
Pinky Hargrave
Bill Sweeney
Charlie Gehringer
Marty McManus
Jackie Tavener
Bob Fothergill
Al Wingo
Harry Heilmann
Earle Combs
Fred Heimach

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 9 14 0 5
New York Yankees 3 10 1 7
Winning Pitcher Vic Sorrell
Losing Pitcher Hank Johnson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Wingo
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Combs hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fred Heimach pinch hits for Myles Thomas. Heimach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickey scores.
Bottom 9 Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wingo. Dickey reaches second base with a double. Meusel scores.
Bottom 9 Dugan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Durocher is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Meusel moves to third.
Bottom 9 Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Gehrig scores.
Bottom 9 Gehrig hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Wingo. Gehrig reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Heilmann is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hargrave hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Sweeney. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Durocher applying the tag.
Top 9 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Ruth hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Koenig hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Combs 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 8 Sorrell 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 8 Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill Dickey now catching. Myles Thomas now pitching. Leo Durocher now playing second base. Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ben Paschal pinch hits for Hank Johnson. Paschal hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Dickey pinch hits for Johnny Grabowski. Dickey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Dugan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lazzeri is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Fothergill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel who is chasing the ball. Fothergill reaches third base with a triple. Combs throws the ball in to Grabowski who tags Fothergill trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Heilmann goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hargrave hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gehringer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Koenig moves to third. Ruth moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ruth takes first base on ball four. Koenig moves to second.
Bottom 6 Koenig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 6 Sorrell strikes out.
Top 6 Tavener hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fothergill tags and scores.
Top 6 Wingo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Fothergill moves to third. Wingo moves to second.
Top 6 Fothergill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to third.
Top 6 Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out. There goes Grabowski. The throw from Hargrave to second, and Grabowski is out.
Bottom 5 Grabowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dugan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dugan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Gehringer. The throw from Grabowski and he is out, Dugan applying the tag.
Top 5 Hargrave hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second.
Top 5 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri.
Top 5 McManus strikes out.
Top 5 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweeney for the out.
Bottom 4 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out.
Bottom 4 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grabowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tavener strikes out.
Top 4 Wingo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fothergill moves to second.
Top 4 Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Hargrave scores.
Top 4 Heilmann bunts towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. Gehringer moves to third. Hargrave moves to second.
Top 4 Hargrave takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to second.
Top 4 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grabowski hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McManus hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lazzeri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gehrig strikes out.
Top 2 Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Wingo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Fothergill moves to second.
Top 2 Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to third.
Top 2 Heilmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Heilmann reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Hargrave hits a line drive towards third. Dugan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ruth hits a popup in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Combs takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.