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Scores
Standings
CLE
@CHW		15
5
WSH
@NYY		6
5
BOS
@PHA		0
3
DET
@SLB		8
3
NYG
@BSN		3
2
NYG
@BSN		4
3		 
(10)
Monday, August 31, 1931,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Senators
6
75-51
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Yankees
5
73-53
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Bump Hadley (8-8)
L: Ed Wells (9-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  4   2  0  0    6 13  1
Yankees         0  1  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    5  8  0

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Buddy Myer 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .285 .761 1 1
Heinie Manush LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 .323 .822 2 0
Joe Cronin SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .906 2 0 CS
Dave Harris RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 .347 1.025 4 0 3B,2B,SB
   Sam Rice RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .727 0 0
Sam West CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .338 .878 4 0
Ossie Bluege 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .279 .744 1 2
Joe Kuhel 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 .754 6 1
Roy Spencer C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .277 .670 6 1
Lloyd Brown P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .432 1 3
   Jackie Hayes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .507
   Bump Hadley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .442 0 0
   Firpo Marberry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .556 0 1
Team Totals 38 6 13 6 1 6 .342 .780 27 9
2B: D Harris (11).
3B: D Harris (7).
TB: D Harris 6; R Spencer 3; J Cronin 2; S West 2; B Myer 2; J Kuhel.
RBI: D Harris 2 (41); S West 2 (81); R Spencer (56); J Kuhel (72).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: J Cronin (35).
Baserunning
SB: D Harris (6, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: J Cronin (7, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Samuel Byrd CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .703 3 0
Joe Sewell 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .296 .771 2 0
Babe Ruth RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 .377 1.194 1 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 5 1 1 4 0 1 .356 1.147 6 0 HR
Ben Chapman LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .314 .897 3 1 2·SB
Lyn Lary SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .806 3 1
Bill Dickey C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .313 .764 7 1
Tony Lazzeri 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .257 .743 1 4
Herb Pennock P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .130 .383 0 1 2B
   Ed Wells P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .550 1 0
   Earle Combs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .831
   Red Ruffing P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .814 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 8 5 7 5 .229 .700 27 8
2B: H Pennock (2).
HR: L Gehrig (38).
TB: L Gehrig 4; H Pennock 2; B Chapman 2; L Lary; T Lazzeri; J Sewell; B Dickey.
RBI: L Gehrig 4 (155); T Lazzeri (62).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Chapman-B Dickey; B Dickey-L Lary.
Baserunning
SB: B Chapman 2 (53, -1st base off  POCS 2).

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Lloyd Brown 5 7 5 4 3 3 1 3.20 25 35
Bump Hadley, W (8-8) 2.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3.52 11
Firpo Marberry, S (5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.27 6
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 7 5 1 4.00 42 35

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Herb Pennock 5.2 9 4 4 1 5 0 4.40 26 39
Ed Wells, L (9-4) 2.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.20 10
Red Ruffing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02 3
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 1 6 0 6.00 39 39
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

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

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         New York Yankees
1 Buddy Myer 2B 1 Samuel Byrd CF
2 Heinie Manush LF 2 Joe Sewell 3B
3 Joe Cronin SS 3 Babe Ruth RF
4 Dave Harris RF 4 Lou Gehrig 1B
5 Sam West CF 5 Ben Chapman LF
6 Ossie Bluege 3B 6 Lyn Lary SS
7 Joe Kuhel 1B 7 Bill Dickey C
8 Roy Spencer C 8 Tony Lazzeri 2B
9 Lloyd Brown P 9 Herb Pennock P

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