Emil Yde Essentials Positions: Bats: B Throws: L Height: 71 Weight: 165 Born: Sunday, January 28, 1900 in Great Lakes, IL USA Died: 12 4 1968 in Leesburg, FL USA Debut: 4/21/1924 Last Game: 10/3/1929 Full Name: Emil Ogden Yde Emil Yde, pitcher for the 1924-27 Pirates. He spent three seasons in the minors before…
In the bottom of the ninth of Game 4, Pirates right-hander Johnny Miljus loads the bases with no out, but gets Lou Gehrig to strike out swinging and strikes out Bob Meusel looking. The 32 year-old Pittsburgh hurler, facing Tony Lazzeri with two outs and a 0-1 count, throws a wild pitch, and Earle Combs races home with the winning run to give the Yankees the Fall Classic sweep of the Bucs and the team’s second world championship.
Pirates left-hander Emil Yde’s double ties the score in the ninth inning. Five innings later, the Pittsburgh reliever’s triple in the 14th frame beats the Cubs at Forbes Field, 8-7.