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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 7

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Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 7

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 12, 1929 (D) at Navin Field

NY  A    1  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  1  -   7  8  2
DET A    0  4  0    1  1  0    3  0  x  -   9 16  2
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Combs cf                      4   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Koenig 3b                     5   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Ruth lf                       3   2   1   1       1   0       0   0
Gehrig 1b                     3   0   0   0       2   0       9   0
Meusel rf                     4   2   2   1       1   1       2   2
Lazzeri 2b                    5   1   1   2       0   1       6   4
Durocher ss                   4   1   1   1       0   0       1   5
Jorgens c                     4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Hoyt p                        3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Byrd ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wells p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   7   8   6       5   4      24  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Koenig-Lazzeri-Gehrig, Durocher-Lazzeri-Gehrig.
E: Gehrig (2), Lazzeri (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Koenig (11,off Whitehill); Ruth (2,off Whitehill); Hoyt (3,off Whitehill);
Meusel (4,off Whitehill); Lazzeri (6,off Whitehill); Durocher (2,off Whitehill);
Jorgens (2,off Whitehill).
HBP: Ruth (1,by Whitehill).
Team LOB: 8.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Johnson lf                    4   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Stone cf                      5   0   4   2       0   0       0   0
Gehringer 2b                  3   0   1   0       2   0       2   2
Heilmann rf                   5   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Alexander 1b                  5   2   3   0       0   0      17   0
McManus 3b                    4   1   0   0       1   0       0   4
Phillips c                    4   2   3   3       0   0       5   0
Schuble ss                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   6
Whitehill p                   4   2   3   3       0   0       0   3
  Stoner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   9  16   8       4   2      27  15
FIELDING - 
E: Phillips (4), Schuble (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Phillips 2 (4,off Hoyt 2); Stone (1,off Hoyt); Whitehill 2 (2,off Hoyt
2); Alexander (9,off Hoyt).
GDP: McManus (3,off Hoyt); Schuble (3,off Hoyt).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hoyt L(4-1)                   7    16   9   7   4   2   0  39
Wells                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    16   9   7   4   2   0  42

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Whitehill W(3-2)              8.2   8   7   6   5   4   0  41
Stoner SV(2)                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     8   7   6   5   4   0  42
HBP: Whitehill (1,Ruth).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Stoner 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - George Hildebrand, 1B - Bill Guthrie, 3B - George Moriarty
Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 42036
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers           
1. Combs               cf        Johnson             lf
2. Koenig              3b        Stone               cf
3. Ruth                lf        Gehringer           2b
4. Gehrig              1b        Heilmann            rf
5. Meusel              rf        Alexander           1b
6. Lazzeri             2b        McManus             3b
7. Durocher            ss        Phillips            c
8. Jorgens             c         Schuble             ss
9. Hoyt                p         Whitehill           p

YANKEES 1ST: Circus seats were erected along RF bleachers and
LF fence; start of game delayed 15+ minutes for mounted police
to control overflow crowd strolling on the field; Combs
popped to shortstop; Koenig doubled; Ruth doubled [Koenig
scored]; Gehrig walked; Meusel grounded out (third to first)
[Ruth to third, Gehrig to second]; Lazzeri struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Johnson popped to third; Stone popped to shortstop;
Gehringer walked; Heilmann forced Gehringer (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Durocher grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgens
grounded out (third to first); Hoyt doubled; Combs walked;
Koenig grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Alexander singled to left; McManus reached on a
fielder's choice [Alexander to second (error by Lazzeri; assist
by Durocher)]; Phillips doubled [Alexander scored (unearned),
McManus to third]; Schuble flied to center; Whitehill singled to
right [McManus scored, Phillips scored, Whitehill out at second
(right to pitcher to second)]; Johnson walked; Stone doubled to
center [Johnson to third]; Gehringer reached on an error by
Gehrig [Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stone to third];
Heilmann struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Ruth made an out to first; Gehrig popped to second;
Meusel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Alexander singled; McManus grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Alexander out at second];
Phillips grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 1, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Phillips dropped a foul fly hit by Lazzeri for an
error; Lazzeri grounded out (second to first); Durocher grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jorgens grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Schuble grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitehill
doubled; Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Whitehill to
third]; Stone singled to center [Whitehill scored]; Gehringer
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Hoyt struck out; Combs flied out to left; Koenig
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Heilmann singled to center; Alexander popped to
second; McManus walked [Heilmann to second]; Phillips singled to
left [Heilmann scored, McManus to second]; Schuble grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Phillips out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Ruth was hit by a pitch; Gehrig popped to catcher
in foul territory; Meusel doubled to left [Ruth to third];
Lazzeri doubled to left [Ruth scored, Meusel scored]; Durocher
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lazzeri to third]; Jorgens
reached on an error by Schuble [Lazzeri scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Hoyt popped to second; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitehill grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Stone singled; Gehringer walked
[Stone to second]; Heilmann flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Combs struck out; Koenig grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ruth made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Alexander doubled to left; McManus grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Alexander to third]; Phillips doubled
[Alexander scored]; Schuble struck out; Whitehill doubled
[Phillips scored]; Johnson singled [Whitehill to third]; Stone
singled [Whitehill scored, Johnson to second]; Gehringer singled
to right [Johnson out at home (right to catcher), Stone to
second]; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Gehrig grounded out (shortstop to first); Meusel
walked; Lazzeri grounded out (third to first) [Meusel to
second]; Durocher doubled [Meusel scored]; Jorgens doubled
[Durocher scored]; BYRD BATTED FOR HOYT; Byrd grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: WELLS REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); Heilmann flied out
to right; Alexander popped to second; McManus made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 9.

YANKEES 9TH: Combs grounded out (pitcher to first); Koenig
grounded out (second to first); Ruth walked; Gehrig walked [Ruth
to second]; Meusel singled to left [Ruth scored, Gehrig to
second]; STONER REPLACED WHITEHILL (PITCHING); Lazzeri lined to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          7   8   2    8
 Tigers           9  16   2    9
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