Baseball Historians

April 18, 1928 at Fenway Park
Yankees 10, Red Sox 7  (4-0)
Waite Hoyt gave up seven runs in his first start of the season but it was good enough for the win as the Yankees bested the Red Sox with an impressive offensive attack.  Hoyt gave up the seven runs on twelve hits and two walks […]

April 16, 1928 at Fenway Park
Yankees 7, Red Sox 2  (3-0)
George Pipgras threw a solid game and he went the distance as the Yankees opened up their series in Boston with a win.  He gave up just two runs on five hits and four walks with six strikeouts in the win.
Lou Gehrig belted his second […]

April 13, 1928 at Shibe Park
Yankees 8, Athletics 7  (2-0)
Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs and Bob Meusel all had solid games at the plate as the Yankees edged the Athletics 8-7.  Gehrig hit his first homer of the season in the win. He also tripled and scored twice.  Earle Combs went three for five with three […]

April 11, 1928 at Shibe Park
Yankees 8, Athletics 3  (1-0)
Babe Ruth didn’t need the long ball as he scored three runs with a walk and a triple as the Yankees took their season opener over the Athletics.  Ty Cobb began his season with a pair of singles and two walks but it wasn’t nearly enough […]