New York Yankees 11 – 9 Chicago White Sox
4 May 1929 · CHI10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Lou Gehrig | 1 in 321 games |
| 40 | final score 11–9 | 1 in 650 games | |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Babe Ruth | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Combs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Mark Koenig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Babe Ruth | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Lou Gehrig | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Bob Meusel | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Tony Lazzeri | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Leo Durocher | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Dickey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waite Hoyt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wilcy Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waite Hoyt | 5.2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Wilcy Moore | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Metzler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Kerr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Kamm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bud Clancy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dutch Hoffman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Watwood | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Cissell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Buck Crouse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red Faber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal McKain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dan Dugan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Faber | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Hal McKain | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Dugan | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |