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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		9
8
CHW
@DET		2
7
WSH
@PHA		2
3
WSH
@PHA		5
6
CLE
@SLB		5
3
CIN
@CHC		0
8
Monday, August 3, 1931,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Yankees
9
59-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
8
40-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Ed Wells (8-2)
L: Bob Kline (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  2  0   1  0  2   0  3  0    9 12  1
Red Sox         0  0  1   1  0  0   2  4  0    8 16  2

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 2 3 1 1 4 0 .323 .825 1 0
Joe Sewell 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .795 2 3
Babe Ruth LF 5 1 1 1 1 0 .379 1.187 5 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 4 2 2 1 2 0 .341 1.129 7 0 3B
Ben Chapman RF 4 0 1 3 2 3 .312 .902 2 0 2B
Lyn Lary SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .290 .821 2 1
Bill Dickey C 5 2 3 0 0 0 .319 .774 6 0 2B
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .238 .722 2 3 HR
Ed Wells P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .649 0 0
   Hank Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .475 0 0
   Lefty Gomez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .287 0 0
Team Totals 40 9 12 9 10 3 .300 .915 27 7
2B: B Chapman (18); B Dickey (13).
3B: L Gehrig (11).
HR: T Lazzeri (5).
TB: L Gehrig 4; B Dickey 4; T Lazzeri 4; B Chapman 2; J Sewell 2; L Lary; E Combs; B Ruth.
RBI: B Chapman 3 (95); T Lazzeri 2 (49); B Ruth (112); L Gehrig (118); L Lary (78); E Combs (41).
Team LOB: 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Sewell-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.
E: E Combs (6).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jack Rothrock LF 5 3 5 2 0 0 .274 .706 2 0 HR,2·2B
Hal Rhyne SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .270 .700 1 4
Otis Miller 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .628 0 1
Earl Webb RF 5 1 2 4 0 0 .366 1.035 2 0 2·2B
Bill Sweeney 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .303 .703 13 1
Tom Oliver CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .282 .695 3 0
Charlie Berry C 5 0 2 0 0 0 .312 .808 5 1 2B
Rabbit Warstler 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .205 .567 0 3
   Al Van Camp PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .721
   Bobby Reeves 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .165 .531 0 1
Bob Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 0 1
   Ed Durham P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .103 .271 1 1
   Urbane Pickering PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .714
   Ed Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .339 0 0
   Jud McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Tom Winsett PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .194 .496
   Milt Gaston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0 0
Team Totals 42 8 16 8 2 5 .381 .981 27 13
2B: J Rothrock 2 (20); C Berry (13); E Webb 2 (50).
HR: J Rothrock (3).
TB: J Rothrock 10; E Webb 4; C Berry 3; T Oliver 3; R Warstler; T Winsett; A Van Camp; B Sweeney.
RBI: E Webb 4 (77); J Rothrock 2 (34); R Warstler (6); B Sweeney (33).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Kline-C Berry-B Sweeney.
E: E Durham (2); R Warstler (16).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ed Wells, W (8-2) 6.2 12 4 4 1 3 1 3.53 32 36
Hank Johnson 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 5.00 7
Lefty Gomez, S (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.10 5
Team Totals 9 16 8 8 2 5 1 8.00 44 36

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Kline, L (5-5) 1.1 5 3 3 3 0 1 4.41 11 29
Ed Durham 4.2 2 3 0 4 1 0 5.42 22
Ed Morris 1.1 5 3 3 2 1 0 4.96 11
Jud McLaughlin 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.82 3
Milt Gaston 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.81 3
Team Totals 9 12 9 6 10 3 1 6.00 50 29
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Dinneen, 1B - George Hildebrand, 2B - (none), 3B - Harry Geisel.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Jack Rothrock LF
2 Joe Sewell 3B 2 Hal Rhyne SS
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 Otis Miller 3B
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Earl Webb RF
5 Ben Chapman RF 5 Bill Sweeney 1B
6 Lyn Lary SS 6 Tom Oliver CF
7 Bill Dickey C 7 Charlie Berry C
8 Tony Lazzeri 2B 8 Rabbit Warstler 2B
9 Ed Wells P 9 Bob Kline P

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