NYA @ SLN
Final Score: NYA 7 - SLN 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Sportsman's Park III
- Attendance
- 37,331
- Game Duration
- 145 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Waite Hoyt
- Losing Pitcher
- Bill Sherdel
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Cy Pfirman
- First Base
- Brick Owens
- Second Base
- Cy Rigler
- Third Base
- Bill McGowan
Line Score
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Bengough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Pat Collins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Earle Combs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Dugan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Leo Durocher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cedric Durst | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Lou Gehrig | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Waite Hoyt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mark Koenig | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| Bob Meusel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Ben Paschal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Gene Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Babe Ruth | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .600 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .375 |
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Bottomley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frankie Frisch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chick Hafey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| George Harper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andy High | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Wattie Holm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rabbit Maranville | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Pepper Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ernie Orsatti | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Bill Sherdel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl Smith | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
NYA Pitching
SLN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | - | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10.12 |
| Bill Sherdel (L) | L | 6.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.68 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7.00 | |
New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals, October 9, 1928
The New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 at Sportsman's Park III on October 9, 1928 in the World Series. The information panel shows attendance of 37,331, a game time of 145 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the fourth, seventh, and eighth; the seventh brought 4 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals' runs came one at a time, in the third, fourth, and ninth. The New York Yankees had 15 hits and the St. Louis Cardinals 11, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Waite Hoyt, allowing 2 earned runs on 11 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Bill Sherdel after 6.1 innings and 4 runs. Waite Hoyt led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. Babe Ruth led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 5, 3 home runs, and 3 RBI. The New York Yankees got more home runs from Cedric Durst and Lou Gehrig. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Andy High, 3 for 5 and 1 double. Behind the plate was umpire Cy Pfirman.
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