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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 8

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New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 8

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 26, 1926 (D) at Fenway Park

NY  A    3  0  0    2  2  0    2  0  0  -   9 14  1
BOS A    0  1  0    0  4  2    1  0  0  -   8 10  0
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Koenig ss                     5   2   2   0       0   0       0   1
Combs cf                      5   0   3   0       0   2       3   1
Gehrig 1b                     4   2   1   1       1   1      14   0
  Paschal lf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Ruth lf,1b                    4   2   1   0       1   0       2   0
Meusel rf                     5   1   2   2       0   0       2   0
Lazzeri 2b                    3   1   2   2       1   0       1   6
Gazella 3b                    4   1   2   2       0   0       1   1
Collins c                     3   0   1   1       1   1       3   0
Jones p                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Braxton p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       37   9  14   8       4   4      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Collins (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Combs (11,off Ruffing); Gazella (2,off Ruffing); Gehrig (9,off Ruffing).
SH: Lazzeri (7,off Wiltse).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lazzeri 2 (6,2nd base off Ruffing/Gaston,2nd base off Welzer/Gaston).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flagstead cf                  5   2   2   0       0   0       1   0
Rigney ss                     3   1   1   2       2   0       2   3
Carlyle rf                    5   0   1   2       0   1       2   0
Todt 1b                       4   1   1   0       1   0      12   0
Rosenthal lf                  3   1   1   1       1   0       1   0
Haney 3b                      4   0   0   1       0   1       2   4
Herrera 2b                    4   1   2   1       0   0       1   3
Gaston c                      4   2   2   0       0   0       5   1
Ruffing p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Welzer p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rothrock ph                 0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Lundgren p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wiltse p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Bratschi ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wingfield p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   8  10   8       4   2      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Ruffing-Todt, Haney-Todt.
BATTING - 
2B: Herrera (11,off Jones); Flagstead (16,off Jones); Todt (5,off Braxton).
SH: Rothrock (3,off Jones).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Rosenthal (3,2nd base off Jones/Collins).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jones                         5.2   9   7   7   4   1   0  29
Braxton W(1-0)                3.1   1   1   1   0   1   0  11
Totals                        9    10   8   8   4   2   0  40
WP: Jones (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Braxton 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruffing                       4.2  12   7   7   1   2   0  24
Welzer                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Lundgren L(0-2)               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5
Wiltse                        2     1   1   1   2   2   0   9
Wingfield                     1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    14   9   9   4   4   0  42
Lundgren faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Welzer 2-0; Wiltse 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - George Moriarty, 3B - Red Ormsby
Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 4000
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox           
1. Koenig              ss        Flagstead           cf
2. Combs               cf        Rigney              ss
3. Gehrig              1b        Carlyle             rf
4. Ruth                lf        Todt                1b
5. Meusel              rf        Rosenthal           lf
6. Lazzeri             2b        Haney               3b
7. Gazella             3b        Herrera             2b
8. Collins             c         Gaston              c
9. Jones               p         Ruffing             p

YANKEES 1ST: Koenig singled; Combs struck out; Gehrig popped to
shortstop; Ruth singled [Koenig to third, Ruth to second (on
throw)]; Meusel singled [Koenig scored, Ruth scored]; Lazzeri
singled [Meusel to third]; Lazzeri was picked off first (catcher
to second to first) [Meusel scored]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Flagstead grounded out (second to first); Rigney
grounded out (second to first); Carlyle grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gazella grounded out (second to first); Collins
struck out; Jones popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Todt popped to third in foul territory; Rosenthal
walked; Rosenthal stole second [Rosenthal to third (error by
Collins)]; Haney grounded out (pitcher to first); Herrera
singled to center [Rosenthal scored, Herrera out at second
(center to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Koenig grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Combs doubled; Gehrig popped to third in foul territory; Ruth
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Gaston grounded out (second to first); Ruffing
grounded out (second to first); Flagstead flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Meusel flied out to right; Lazzeri walked; Lazzeri
stole second; Gazella doubled [Lazzeri scored]; Collins singled
[Gazella scored]; Jones lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Collins out at first]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rigney walked; Carlyle grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rigney to second]; Todt grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rigney to third]; Rosenthal popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Koenig singled; Combs singled [Koenig to third];
Gehrig doubled [Koenig scored, Combs to third]; Ruth reached on
a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Combs out at
home (third unassisted), Ruth out at first (third to first)];
Meusel singled [Gehrig to third]; Lazzeri singled [Gehrig
scored, Meusel to third]; WELZER REPLACED RUFFING (PITCHING);
Lazzeri stole second; Gazella grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Haney struck out; Herrera doubled; Gaston singled
[Herrera to third]; ROTHROCK BATTED FOR WELZER; Rothrock hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Herrera scored]; Flagstead singled
[Gaston to second]; Rigney walked [Gaston to third, Flagstead to
second]; Carlyle singled [Gaston scored, Flagstead scored,
Rigney to second]; Jones threw a wild pitch [Rigney to third,
Carlyle to second]; Todt walked; Rosenthal singled [Rigney
scored, Carlyle to third, Todt to second]; Haney grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 6TH: LUNDGREN REPLACED ROTHROCK (PITCHING); Collins
grounded out (third to first); Jones grounded out (third to
first); Koenig flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Herrera flied out to right; Gaston singled;
Lundgren popped to catcher in foul territory; Flagstead doubled
[Gaston to third]; Rigney singled [Gaston scored, Flagstead
scored]; BRAXTON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Carlyle struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Combs singled; Gehrig walked [Combs to second];
WILTSE REPLACED LUNDGREN (PITCHING); Ruth walked [Combs to
third, Gehrig to second]; Meusel forced Combs (pitcher to
catcher) [Gehrig to third, Ruth to second]; Lazzeri hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Gehrig scored, Ruth to third]; Gazella
singled [Ruth scored, Meusel to second]; Collins walked [Meusel
to third, Gazella to second]; Braxton popped to second; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 9, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Todt doubled; Rosenthal grounded out (second to
first) [Todt to third]; Haney grounded out (second to first)
[Todt scored]; Herrera grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 8TH: Koenig grounded out (pitcher to first); Combs
struck out; Gehrig struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); BRATSCHI
BATTED FOR WILTSE; Bratschi flied out to center; Flagstead flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 9TH: WINGFIELD REPLACED BRATSCHI (PITCHING); Ruth flied
out to right; Meusel grounded out (shortstop to first); Lazzeri
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 9, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 9TH: RUTH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PASCHAL
REPLACED GEHRIG (PLAYING LF); Rigney grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carlyle flied out to center; Todt flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          9  14   1    6
 Red Sox          8  10   0    5
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