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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		3
2
NYY
@DET		2
8
CIN
@BRO		4
1
CIN
@BRO		8
3
CHC
@BSN		6
0
CHC
@BSN		3
2		 
(10)
STL
@NYG		6
5
STL
@NYG		5
7
PIT
@PHI		4
2
PIT
@PHI		0
3
Monday, August 17, 1931,
, Navin Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Yankees
2
65-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
8
43-71
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Vic Sorrell (9-11)
L: Ed Wells (8-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Tigers          3  0  2   1  0  1   0  1  X    8 10  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Samuel Byrd RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .744 0 1
Joe Sewell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .777 1 1
Babe Ruth LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .382 1.197 3 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 .353 1.144 7 0 2·2B
Earle Combs CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .322 .827 2 0
Lyn Lary SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .809 3 4
Bill Dickey C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .314 .766 4 2
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .704 4 4
Ed Wells P 2 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .618 0 1
   Myril Hoag PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .243
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 2 2 .206 .515 24 13
2B: L Gehrig 2 (28).
TB: L Gehrig 5; E Combs; T Lazzeri; B Dickey; B Ruth.
RBI: B Dickey (47); L Gehrig (133).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Lary-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig 2.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roy Johnson RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .283 .794 9 0 HR,CS
Charlie Gehringer 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .304 .766 1 1
John Stone LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .324 .852 2 0 2B
Dale Alexander 1B 3 2 3 0 1 0 .326 .835 5 1 2·2B
Gee Walker CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .375 .960 4 0 3B,SB
Billy Rogell SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 .361 1.036 2 0 3B,CS
Marty McManus 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267 .713 1 2 SB
Ray Hayworth C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .621 3 0
Vic Sorrell P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .343 0 3
Team Totals 31 8 10 7 3 2 .323 1.028 27 7
2B: D Alexander 2 (36); J Stone (20).
3B: B Rogell (2); G Walker (1).
HR: R Johnson (5).
TB: D Alexander 5; R Johnson 5; G Walker 4; B Rogell 3; J Stone 2; M McManus.
RBI: G Walker 2 (5); R Johnson 2 (42); J Stone (61); B Rogell (5); M McManus (53).
Team LOB: 2.
Baserunning
SB: M McManus (6, -1st base off  POCS); G Walker (4, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: B Rogell (1, -1st base by  POCS); R Johnson (14, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ed Wells, L (8-3) 8 10 8 8 3 2 1 4.46 34 29
Team Totals 8 10 8 8 3 2 1 9.00 34 29

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vic Sorrell, W (9-11) 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 4.39 36 65
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 2.00 36 65
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - Bill Guthrie, 2B - (none), 3B - Dick Nallin.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Samuel Byrd RF 1 Roy Johnson RF
2 Joe Sewell 3B 2 Charlie Gehringer 2B
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 John Stone LF
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Dale Alexander 1B
5 Earle Combs CF 5 Gee Walker CF
6 Lyn Lary SS 6 Billy Rogell SS
7 Bill Dickey C 7 Marty McManus 3B
8 Tony Lazzeri 2B 8 Ray Hayworth C
9 Ed Wells P 9 Vic Sorrell P

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