SLN @ NYA
Final Score: SLN 3 - NYA 9
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Yankee Stadium I
- Attendance
- 60,714
- Game Duration
- 124 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- George Pipgras
- Losing Pitcher
- Pete Alexander
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Cy Rigler
- First Base
- Bill McGowan
- Second Base
- Cy Pfirman
- Third Base
- Brick Owens
Weather & Field Conditions
- Sky
- Sunny
Line Score
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Bottomley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Taylor Douthit | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frankie Frisch | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 |
| Chick Hafey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Harper | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andy High | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rabbit Maranville | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ernie Orsatti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jimmie Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Bengough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Joe Dugan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Leo Durocher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cedric Durst | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Lou Gehrig | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Mark Koenig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Meusel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Ben Paschal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| George Pipgras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gene Robertson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Babe Ruth | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
SLN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander (L) | L | 2.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30.86 |
| Clarence Mitchell | - | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.59 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10.12 | |
NYA Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees, October 5, 1928
At home, the New York Yankees won 9-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals on October 5, 1928 in the World Series. The New York Yankees won comfortably. Retrosheet records attendance of 60,714, a running time of 124 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 3 in the second and nowhere else. The New York Yankees scored in the first, second, third, and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run third. Hits were 4 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 8 for the New York Yankees, with 1 and 2 errors. George Pipgras was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. Pete Alexander took the loss after 2.1 innings and 8 runs. No pitcher struck out more than George Pipgras, who had 8. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Frankie Frisch, 2 for 3. Cedric Durst led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 2 and 1 RBI. Lou Gehrig drove in 3 for the New York Yankees. Lou Gehrig also homered for the New York Yankees. Behind the plate was umpire Cy Rigler.
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