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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		1
11
NYY
@CLE		18
1
NYY
@CLE		7
17
PHA
@DET		6
7		 
(12)
BOS
@SLB		6
5
STL
@BRO		5
0
STL
@BRO		8
5
PIT
@NYG		6
4
PIT
@NYG		0
9
CHC
@PHI		7
3		 
(10)
CHC
@PHI		12
1
Wednesday, August 12, 1931,
, League Park II
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:25
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Yankees
7
63-44
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Indians
17
51-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Hank Johnson (9-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  3    7  9  4
Indians         3  0  1   2  1  2   8  0  X   17 13  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .322 .829 5 0 SB,HBP
Joe Sewell 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .303 .798 2 1 HR
Babe Ruth RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .380 1.187 2 0
   Samuel Byrd RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .784 0 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 2 1 3 2 0 .340 1.113 6 3 2B
Ben Chapman LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .319 .906 1 0 2B,CS
Lyn Lary SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 .283 .800 2 4
Bill Dickey C 2 0 1 1 2 0 .324 .788 4 1
   Cy Perkins C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .568 1 0
Tony Lazzeri 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .237 .706 1 2
Hank Johnson P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .161 .480 0 2
   Ed Wells P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .632 0 0
   Jim Weaver P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .118 0 0
Team Totals 33 7 9 7 9 4 .273 .866 24 13
2B: B Chapman (21); L Gehrig (23).
HR: J Sewell (4).
HBP: E Combs (3).
TB: J Sewell 5; B Chapman 3; T Lazzeri 2; L Gehrig 2; E Combs; B Dickey.
RBI: L Gehrig 3 (125); J Sewell 2 (39); B Dickey (45); L Lary (81).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: J Sewell 2 (13); E Wells 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: E Combs (5, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: B Chapman (13, -1st base by  POCS).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dick Porter RF 4 3 0 0 2 0 .304 .784 0 0
Johnny Burnett 2B 3 3 1 0 3 0 .280 .721 4 6 2B
Earl Averill CF 4 4 2 4 2 0 .326 .956 2 0 HR
Ed Morgan 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 .363 .959 13 0 SH
Joe Vosmik LF 4 0 1 3 1 0 .316 .827 0 0 2B
Willie Kamm 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .278 .760 1 3
Glenn Myatt C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .740 1 0
   Luke Sewell C 4 3 2 0 0 0 .277 .738 3 1 2B
Ed Montague SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 .258 .704 3 4
Clint Brown P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .409 0 0
   Sarge Connally P 4 1 2 3 0 0 .214 .571 0 1 2B
Team Totals 37 17 13 15 11 1 .351 1.041 27 15
2B: S Connally (2); J Burnett (16); J Vosmik (29); L Sewell (23).
HR: E Averill (22).
SH: E Morgan (4).
TB: E Averill 5; L Sewell 3; S Connally 3; E Montague 2; J Burnett 2; E Morgan 2; J Vosmik 2; W Kamm.
RBI: E Averill 4 (101); J Vosmik 3 (80); S Connally 3 (3); E Morgan 3 (57); W Kamm 2 (58).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Montague.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Hank Johnson, L (9-7) 2.2 2 4 4 5 0 1 5.09 15 33
Ed Wells 3.2 8 10 7 4 0 0 4.06 24
Jim Weaver 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 4.70 10
Team Totals 8 13 17 14 11 1 1 15.75 49 33

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Clint Brown 2.2 5 4 4 5 1 0 4.62 18 28
Sarge Connally, W (2-1) 6.1 4 3 3 4 3 1 4.37 25
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 9 4 1 7.00 43 28
Balks: None.
WP: J Weaver (2).
HBP: S Connally (3).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Cleveland Indians
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Dick Porter RF
2 Joe Sewell 3B 2 Johnny Burnett 2B
3 Babe Ruth RF 3 Earl Averill CF
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Ed Morgan 1B
5 Ben Chapman LF 5 Joe Vosmik LF
6 Lyn Lary SS 6 Willie Kamm 3B
7 Bill Dickey C 7 Glenn Myatt C
8 Tony Lazzeri 2B 8 Ed Montague SS
9 Hank Johnson P 9 Clint Brown P

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