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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CLE		8
6
PHA
@DET		5
0
STL
@BRO		6
2
CHC
@BSN		5
9
CIN
@NYG		3
9
PIT
@PHI		2
3
Tuesday, May 19, 1931,
, League Park II
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:31
Yankees
8
17-10
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Indians
6
12-17
⇐ Lost 11 ⇒
W: Hank Johnson (3-2)
L: Clint Brown (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  3   3  0  0   0  0  0    8 13  2
Indians         2  2  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    6 12  3

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 .305 .762 2 0
Jimmie Reese 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .329 .884 4 3
Babe Ruth RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .388 1.181 2 0
   Samuel Byrd LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .952 0 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 2 2 3 2 0 .321 1.101 10 0 HR
Ben Chapman LF-RF 5 0 2 3 0 0 .331 .837 6 1 2B
Tony Lazzeri 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 .229 .638 2 2
Lyn Lary SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 .325 .934 0 6 SB
Bill Dickey C 5 1 3 0 0 1 .283 .654 1 0 2B
Red Ruffing P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .750 0 0
   Hank Johnson P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .368 0 0
Team Totals 39 8 13 8 6 3 .333 .884 27 12
2B: B Chapman (6); B Dickey (4).
HR: L Gehrig (7).
TB: L Gehrig 5; B Dickey 4; B Chapman 3; J Reese 2; B Ruth 2; L Lary; E Combs.
RBI: B Chapman 3 (23); L Gehrig 3 (35); B Ruth (20); T Lazzeri (17).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: B Ruth (1); J Reese (5).
Baserunning
SB: L Lary (3, -1st base off  POCS).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Detore SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .753 4 4 2B
Dick Porter RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .379 .937 1 0
Earl Averill CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .962 2 0 3B
Ed Morgan 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .242 .597 8 1
Johnny Hodapp 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .672 2 2
Joe Vosmik LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .327 .878 5 0 3B
Willie Kamm 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .258 .695 2 1
Luke Sewell C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .344 .927 3 1
Clint Brown P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .649 0 0 2B
   Milt Shoffner P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Bibb Falk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .765
   Fay Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 39 6 12 5 3 1 .308 .819 27 9
2B: C Brown (1); G Detore (3).
3B: J Vosmik (3); E Averill (2).
TB: J Vosmik 4; E Averill 3; G Detore 3; C Brown 2; D Porter 2; E Morgan 2; J Hodapp; L Sewell.
RBI: E Morgan (2); G Detore (3); L Sewell (20); J Hodapp (11); J Vosmik (18).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Detore-J Hodapp-E Morgan; G Detore-W Kamm.
E: J Vosmik (2); D Porter (1); G Detore (2).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Red Ruffing 1 7 4 3 1 0 0 3.68 11 24
Hank Johnson, W (3-2) 8 5 2 2 2 1 0 5.52 31
Team Totals 9 12 6 5 3 1 0 5.00 42 24

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Clint Brown, L (2-2) 3.2 9 8 5 1 1 1 4.05 21 17
Milt Shoffner 3.1 3 0 0 2 1 0 3.97 15
Fay Thomas 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 4.50 9
Team Totals 9 13 8 5 6 3 1 5.00 45 17
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Nallin, 1B - Brick Owens, 2B - (none), 3B - Red Ormsby.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Cleveland Indians
1 Earle Combs CF 1 George Detore SS
2 Jimmie Reese 2B 2 Dick Porter RF
3 Babe Ruth RF 3 Earl Averill CF
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Ed Morgan 1B
5 Ben Chapman LF 5 Johnny Hodapp 2B
6 Tony Lazzeri 3B 6 Joe Vosmik LF
7 Lyn Lary SS 7 Willie Kamm 3B
8 Bill Dickey C 8 Luke Sewell C
9 Red Ruffing P 9 Clint Brown P

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