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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		2
9
BOS
@CHW		5
1
PHA
@CLE		6
4
NYY
@DET		9
6
WSH
@SLB		5
3
WSH
@SLB		8
6
CIN
@BRO		2
9
CIN
@BRO		7
8
CHC
@BSN		7
1
CHC
@BSN		5
1
STL
@NYG		1
7
STL
@NYG		3
2
Sunday, August 16, 1931,
, Navin Field
Attendance: 10,000, Time of Game: 2:36
Yankees
9
65-46
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
6
42-71
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Hank Johnson (10-7)
L: Art Herring (3-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   1  2  0   2  0  3    9 12  0
Tigers          0  2  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    6 11  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Samuel Byrd CF-RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .283 .762 0 0
Joe Sewell 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .787 2 2
Babe Ruth LF 3 3 2 3 2 0 .383 1.204 0 0 HR,2B
Lou Gehrig 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .348 1.133 9 0 2·2B
Ben Chapman RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .886 0 0
   Earle Combs CF 2 0 2 2 0 0 .323 .830 1 0
Lyn Lary SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 .288 .816 5 3 HR,2B
Bill Dickey C 4 0 0 0 1 1 .314 .769 8 2 SB
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .706 2 1
Herb Pennock P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .106 .335 0 1
   Hank Johnson P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .158 .484 0 1
Team Totals 38 9 12 9 5 4 .316 .974 27 10
2B: B Ruth (23); L Lary (25); L Gehrig 2 (26).
HR: B Ruth (33); L Lary (9).
TB: L Lary 6; B Ruth 6; L Gehrig 5; E Combs 2; S Byrd 2; J Sewell.
RBI: B Ruth 3 (122); E Combs 2 (46); L Gehrig 2 (132); L Lary 2 (85).
Team LOB: 7.
Baserunning
SB: B Dickey (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roy Johnson RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 .281 .786 2 0 3B
Charlie Gehringer 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .307 .772 3 5 SB
John Stone CF-LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .325 .853 2 0 2B,CS
Dale Alexander 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .320 .819 10 0
George Quellich LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .222 .634 0 0 2B
   Hub Walker CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .706 2 0
Billy Rogell SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 .364 .992 2 3
Marv Owen 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .223 .590 0 3
Ray Hayworth C 3 2 0 0 1 2 .254 .630 6 0
Art Herring P 4 2 2 1 0 0 .226 .540 0 1
   Charlie Sullivan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .297 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 11 6 6 8 .297 .801 27 12
2B: G Quellich (5); J Stone (19).
3B: R Johnson (13).
TB: J Stone 3; R Johnson 3; C Gehringer 2; A Herring 2; G Quellich 2; D Alexander; H Walker; B Rogell.
RBI: C Gehringer 2 (36); A Herring (3); R Johnson (40); B Rogell (4); G Quellich (11).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Owen-C Gehringer-D Alexander; C Gehringer-D Alexander.
E: B Rogell (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Gehringer (9, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: J Stone (9, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Herb Pennock 5.2 10 6 6 4 4 0 4.61 30 25
Hank Johnson, W (10-7) 3.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 4.95 13
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 6 8 0 6.00 43 25

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Art Herring, L (3-8) 8 11 9 9 5 4 2 5.11 40 23
Charlie Sullivan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.75 3
Team Totals 9 12 9 9 5 4 2 9.00 43 23
Balks: H Pennock (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Nallin, 1B - Brick Owens, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Guthrie.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 10,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Samuel Byrd CF 1 Roy Johnson RF
2 Joe Sewell 3B 2 Charlie Gehringer 2B
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 John Stone CF
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Dale Alexander 1B
5 Ben Chapman RF 5 George Quellich LF
6 Lyn Lary SS 6 Billy Rogell SS
7 Bill Dickey C 7 Marv Owen 3B
8 Tony Lazzeri 2B 8 Ray Hayworth C
9 Herb Pennock P 9 Art Herring P

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