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Lou Gehrig becomes first player to hit 4 homeruns in a game

 

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June 3, 1932 – in Shibe Park, Tony Lazzeri blasts a grand slam to complete his natural cycle, with his four hits being accomplished in sequential order: single, double, triple, home run. This rare and amazing feat is overshadowed by Lou Gehrig becomes the first player to hit 4 home runs in the same game. Gehrig, narrowly, misses a 5th homerun when Al Simmons snags a line drive at the wall.

Despite the Yankees scoring 20 runs, the Yankees grabbed a lead in the 6th and the score was 14-13, when the Yankees scored 6 runs in 9th that put away the A’s, in a 20-13, final. Gehrig’s 5th inning homer-his 3rd of the game-comes off A’s starter George Earnshaw and follows a blast by Babe Ruthā€š his 15th. Lou’s last homerā€š in the 7thā€š is served up by Roy Mahaffey. Earl Combs adds another for New York to help the Yanks set a total base record of 50.

Lefty Gomez, pitches the last 2 innings giving up a run to seal the Yankee victory. Jimmie Foxx has a triple as he and Mickey Cochrane connect for the A’sā€š Only 5,000 fans showed up to see this historic event.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

New York Yankees 20, Philadelphia Athletics 13

Game Played on Friday, June 3, 1932 at Shibe Park
Attendance: 5000

Umpires: HP – Harry Geisel, 1B – Bill McGowan, 3B – Roy Van Graflan
Ejections: Johnny Allen by Harry Geisel [Bench jockeying]

Linescore
NY A 2 0 0 2 3 2 3 2 6 – 20 23 5
PHI A 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 2 1 – 13 13 1

Boxscore

Lineups

Yankees
1 Earle Combs CF
2 Jack Saltzgaver 2B
3 Babe Ruth LF
4 Lou Gehrig 1B
5 Ben Chapman RF
6 Bill Dickey C
7 Tony Lazzeri 3B
8 Frankie Crosetti SS
9 Johnny Allen P

Athletics
1 Max Bishop 2B
2 Doc Cramer CF
3 Mickey Cochrane C
4 Al Simmons LF
5 Jimmie Foxx 1B
6 Ed Coleman RF
7 Eric McNair SS
8 Jimmy Dykes 3B
9 George Earnshaw P

Play by Play
YANKEES 1ST: Johnny Allen ejected by HP umpire Harry Geisel
sometime in game; Combs grounded out (pitcher to first);
Saltzgaver walked; Ruth flied out to center; Gehrig homered
[Saltzgaver scored]; On a bunt Chapman grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Bishop tripled; Cramer flied out to left;
Cochrane homered [Bishop scored]; Simmons flied out to right;
Foxx struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Dickey walked; Lazzeri struck out; Crosetti struck
out while Dickey was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Coleman grounded out (shortstop to first); McNair
reached on an error by Crosetti; Dykes singled to third [McNair
to second]; Earnshaw forced Dykes (shortstop to second) [McNair
to third]; Bishop walked [Earnshaw to second]; Cramer grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 2,
Athletics 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Allen struck out (catcher to first); Combs singled
to left; Saltzgaver struck out; Ruth struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cochrane grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons struck out; Foxx walked; Coleman lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Gehrig homered; Chapman flied out to right; Dickey
singled to right; Lazzeri singled to center [Dickey to third];
Lazzeri was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Earnshaw [Dickey scored (unearned), Lazzeri to second]; Crosetti
struck out while Lazzeri stole third; Allen struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McNair singled to center; Dykes walked [McNair to
second]; On a bunt Earnshaw made an out to pitcher; Bishop
reached on an error by Allen [McNair to third, Dykes to second,
Bishop to first]; Gehrig dropped a foul fly hit by Cramer for an
error; Cramer tripled to right [McNair scored, Dykes scored,
Bishop scored (unearned)]; Cochrane popped to catcher in foul
territory; Simmons walked; Foxx walked [Simmons to second];
Coleman singled to center [Cramer scored (unearned), Simmons
scored (unearned), Foxx to third]; McNair singled to center
[Foxx scored (unearned), Coleman to second]; RHODES REPLACED
ALLEN (PITCHING); Dykes flied out to center; 6 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Combs homered; Saltzgaver struck out; Ruth homered;
Gehrig homered; Chapman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dickey flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7,
Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 5TH: HAAS BATTED FOR EARNSHAW; Haas singled to right;
Bishop out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Haas to
second]; Cramer flied out to center; Cochrane popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 8.

YANKEES 6TH: MAHAFFEY REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Lazzeri doubled
to left; Crosetti singled to left [Lazzeri scored]; On a bunt
Rhodes singled to third [Crosetti to second]; Combs forced
Rhodes (shortstop to second) [Crosetti to third]; Saltzgaver
singled to right [Crosetti scored, Combs to third]; Ruth lined
into a double play (second to first) [Saltzgaver out at first];
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Simmons walked; Rhodes threw a wild pitch
[Simmons to second]; Foxx walked; BROWN REPLACED RHODES
(PITCHING); Coleman forced Foxx (shortstop to second) [Simmons
to third]; McNair doubled to left [Simmons scored, Coleman
scored (error by Ruth) (no RBI)]; Dykes grounded out (second to
first); Mahaffey walked; Bishop flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Athletics 10.

YANKEES 7TH: Gehrig homered; Chapman tripled to right; WALBERG
REPLACED MAHAFFEY (PITCHING); Dickey popped to second; Lazzeri
tripled to center [Chapman scored]; Crosetti singled to
shortstop [Lazzeri scored]; Brown struck out; Combs walked
[Crosetti to second]; Saltzgaver popped to catcher in foul
territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 12, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Cramer flied out to right; Cochrane popped to
catcher in foul territory; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Athletics 10.

YANKEES 8TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED WALBERG (PITCHING); Ruth doubled
to center; Gehrig grounded out (second to first); Chapman
singled to right [Ruth scored]; Dickey singled to right [Chapman
to third]; Lazzeri singled to right [Chapman scored, Dickey to
third]; Crosetti hit into a double play (right to catcher)
[Dickey out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 14,
Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Foxx tripled to center; Coleman doubled to left
[Foxx scored]; GOMEZ REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); McNair grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dykes flied out to right; MADJESKI
BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Madjeski reached on an error by Crosetti
[Coleman scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Bishop singled to center
[Madjeski to second]; ROETTGER BATTED FOR CRAMER; Roettger flied
out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics
12.

YANKEES 9TH: MILLER REPLACED ROETTGER (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ROMMEL REPLACED MADJESKI
(PITCHING); Gomez singled to left; Combs singled to center
[Gomez to second]; Saltzgaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Gomez to third, Combs to second]; Ruth was walked
intentionally; HOAG RAN FOR RUTH; Gehrig flied to center [Gomez
scored, Combs to third, Hoag to second]; Chapman was walked
intentionally; Dickey walked [Combs scored, Hoag to third,
Chapman to second]; Lazzeri homered [Hoag scored, Chapman
scored, Dickey scored]; Crosetti grounded out (third to first);
6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 20, Athletics 12.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HOAG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILLIAMS BATTED
FOR COCHRANE; Williams struck out; Simmons flied out to center;
Foxx homered; Coleman flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 20, Athletics 13.

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