New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 4 (original) (raw)
Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 4
Game Played on Thursday, May 20, 1926 (D) at Yankee Stadium I
STL A 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 3 NY A 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 x - 5 6 3
BATTING
St. Louis Browns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rice rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Melillo 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 Sisler 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 7 2 Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 McManus 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 Jacobson cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Schang c 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 Gerber ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Gaston p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Durst ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 3 3 1 24 11
FIELDING - E: Melillo (7), Sisler (7), Gerber (6). PB: Schang 2 (2).
BATTING - 2B: Sisler (5,off Thomas). HR: Sisler (3,3rd inning off Thomas 0 on 1 out). SH: Melillo (7,off Thomas). GDP: Melillo (2,off Thomas). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - CS: Williams (4,2nd base by Thomas/Collins).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Koenig ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 Combs cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Gehrig 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 Ruth rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 4 0 Meusel lf 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 Lazzeri 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 Gazella 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Collins c 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 Thomas p 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Totals 32 5 6 5 6 3 27 14
FIELDING - DP: 1. Lazzeri-Koenig-Gehrig. E: Combs (4), Gehrig (1), Lazzeri (9).
BATTING - 2B: Koenig (5,off Gaston). HR: Ruth (15,5th inning off Gaston 0 on 1 out); Collins (4,5th inning off Gaston 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Meusel (9,2nd base off Gaston/Schang).
PITCHING
St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gaston L(3-6) 8 6 5 4 6 3 2 38
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Thomas W(2-2) 9 8 4 3 3 1 1 39
Umpires: HP - Dick Nallin, 1B - Red Ormsby, 3B - Tommy Connolly
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 12000
Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Browns New York Yankees
- Rice rf Koenig ss
- Melillo 2b Combs cf
- Sisler 1b Gehrig 1b
- Williams lf Ruth rf
- McManus 3b Meusel lf
- Jacobson cf Lazzeri 2b
- Schang c Gazella 3b
- Gerber ss Collins c
- Gaston p Thomas p
BROWNS 1ST: Rice singled; Melillo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; Sisler doubled; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: Koenig doubled; Combs walked; Gehrig lined to left; Ruth walked [Koenig to third, Combs to second]; Meusel reached on an error by Gerber [Koenig scored (unearned), Combs to third, Ruth to second]; Lazzeri struck out; Combs was out trying to advance to home (catcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Yankees 1.
BROWNS 2ND: McManus walked; Jacobson singled [McManus to third]; Schang forced Jacobson (second unassisted) [McManus scored]; Gerber reached on a fielder's choice [Schang to second]; Gaston forced Gerber (shortstop to second) [Schang to third]; Rice flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Browns 1, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 2ND: Gazella popped to catcher in foul territory; Collins singled; Thomas forced Collins (first to shortstop); Koenig grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Browns 1, Yankees 1.
BROWNS 3RD: Melillo grounded out (second to first); Sisler homered; Williams reached on an error by Gehrig; McManus struck out; Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 3RD: Combs flied out to right; Gehrig walked; Schang allowed a passed ball [Gehrig to second]; Ruth walked; Meusel popped to third in foul territory; Lazzeri grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 1.
BROWNS 4TH: Jacobson flied out to left; Schang grounded out (pitcher to first); Gerber singled to right; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 4TH: Gazella grounded out (second to first); Collins popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas singled; Koenig struck out [Thomas to third, Koenig to first (error by Sisler; assist by Schang)]; Combs forced Koenig (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 1.
BROWNS 5TH: Rice reached on an error by Lazzeri; Melillo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rice to second]; Sisler grounded out (first unassisted) [Rice to third]; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 5TH: Gehrig flied out to left; Ruth homered; Meusel walked; Lazzeri flied out to center; Meusel stole second; Gazella singled [Meusel scored, Gazella to second (on throw to home)]; Collins homered [Gazella scored]; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 5.
BROWNS 6TH: McManus grounded out (third to first); Jacobson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Schang grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 5.
YANKEES 6TH: Koenig grounded out (second to pitcher); Combs reached on an error by Melillo [Combs to second]; Gehrig walked; Schang allowed a passed ball [Combs to third, Gehrig to second]; Ruth grounded out (first to pitcher); Meusel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 5.
BROWNS 7TH: Gerber flied to center; Gaston flied out to left; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 5.
YANKEES 7TH: Lazzeri grounded out (second to first); Gazella flied out to center; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Browns 2, Yankees 5.
BROWNS 8TH: Melillo singled; Sisler forced Melillo (third to second); Williams lined to right; McManus singled [Sisler to second]; Jacobson walked [Sisler to third, McManus to second]; Schang singled to center [Sisler scored, McManus scored (error by Combs) (unearned) (no RBI), Jacobson to third]; Gerber grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Browns 4, Yankees 5.
YANKEES 8TH: Thomas popped to shortstop; Koenig grounded out (first unassisted); Combs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Browns 4, Yankees 5.
BROWNS 9TH: DURST BATTED FOR GASTON; Durst grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Melillo walked; Sisler flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Browns 4, Yankees 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB Browns 4 8 3 8 Yankees 5 6 3 9