SLN @ NYA

October 04, 1928

Final Score: SLN 1 - NYA 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
61,425
Game Duration
109 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Waite Hoyt
Losing Pitcher
Bill Sherdel

Umpires

Home Plate
Brick Owens
First Base
Cy Rigler
Second Base
Bill McGowan
Third Base
Cy Pfirman

Line Score

SLN @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
NYA 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x 4 7 0

SLN Batting

SLN @ NYA — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jim Bottomley 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667
Taylor Douthit 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Frankie Frisch 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chick Hafey 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
George Harper 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Andy High 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Wattie Holm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Syl Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rabbit Maranville 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ernie Orsatti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Sherdel 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Thevenow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 3 6 0 0 1 0 .103

NYA Batting

SLN @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Benny Bengough 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Dugan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leo Durocher 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Cedric Durst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lou Gehrig 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Waite Hoyt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Koenig 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tony Lazzeri 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Meusel 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Ben Paschal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Babe Ruth 4 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .750
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .219

SLN Pitching

SLN @ NYA — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Syl Johnson - 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9.00
Bill Sherdel (L) L 7.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 3.86
Team Totals 8.0 7 4 4 0 2 1 4.50

NYA Pitching

SLN @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Waite Hoyt (W) W 9.0 3 1 1 3 6 1 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 1 1 3 6 1 1.00

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees, October 4, 1928

The New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 at Yankee Stadium I on October 4, 1928 in a World Series game. The information panel shows attendance of 61,425, a game time of 109 minutes, and a day start. The St. Louis Cardinals' only run came in the seventh inning. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first, fourth, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. Hits were 3 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 7 for the New York Yankees, with 1 and 0 errors. Waite Hoyt was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. Bill Sherdel took the loss after 7.0 innings and 3 runs. Waite Hoyt led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. Jim Bottomley led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Babe Ruth led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 4 and 2 doubles. Lou Gehrig drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. Bob Meusel also homered for the New York Yankees. Behind the plate was umpire Brick Owens.

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