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Scores
Standings
CLE
@NYY		1
7
CLE
@NYY		4
10		 
(7)
CHW
@WSH		3
4
CHW
@WSH		4
6		 
(8)
NYG
@CHC		6
16
NYG
@CHC		6
7
BSN
@CIN		2
5
BSN
@CIN		5
14
BRO
@STL		6
1
Sunday, September 20, 1931,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:30
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Indians
1
73-74
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Yankees
7
89-57
⇐ Won 9 ⇒
W: Hank Johnson (13-8)
L: Mel Harder (13-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2
Yankees         1  5  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    7 12  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Odell Hale 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 .776 1 3
Dick Porter RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .311 .780 0 0 HR
Earl Averill CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .329 .974 2 0
Ed Morgan 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .357 .975 14 0
Joe Vosmik LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .317 .819 1 0
Johnny Hodapp 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .701 1 6
Luke Sewell C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 .737 2 1 3B
Ed Montague SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .701 3 3
   Bibb Falk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .813
Mel Harder P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .579 0 2
   Charlie Jamieson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .788
   Roxie Lawson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .486 0 0
   Glenn Myatt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .691
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 3 2 .212 .641 24 15
3B: L Sewell (4).
HR: D Porter (1).
TB: D Porter 4; L Sewell 4; J Hodapp; M Harder; E Morgan; O Hale.
RBI: D Porter (35).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Montague-J Hodapp-E Morgan.
E: L Sewell (9); E Montague (25).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .321 .840 1 0
Joe Sewell 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .767 2 2
Babe Ruth RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .374 1.196 1 0
   Myril Hoag RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .387 0 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .345 1.121 8 0 HR
Ben Chapman LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .318 .890 5 0 CS
Lyn Lary SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 .802 1 4
Bill Dickey C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .796 5 0
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 .779 4 2
Hank Johnson P 4 1 2 0 0 1 .195 .513 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 12 6 3 2 .343 .823 27 8
HR: L Gehrig (45).
TB: L Gehrig 4; E Combs 2; H Johnson 2; B Chapman 2; L Lary; T Lazzeri; J Sewell; B Dickey; B Ruth.
RBI: L Gehrig 2 (179); B Ruth 2 (154); B Chapman (117); J Sewell (58).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Lary-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.
Baserunning
CS: B Chapman (22, -1st base by  POCS).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Mel Harder, L (13-14) 6 10 7 2 2 2 1 4.38 30 34
Roxie Lawson 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 7.60 8
Team Totals 8 12 7 2 3 2 1 2.25 38 34

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Hank Johnson, W (13-8) 9 7 1 1 3 2 1 4.75 36 68
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 2 1 1.00 36 68
Balks: None.
WP: M Harder (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bick Campbell, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Guthrie.
Time of Game: 1:30.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         New York Yankees
1 Odell Hale 3B 1 Earle Combs CF
2 Dick Porter RF 2 Joe Sewell 3B
3 Earl Averill CF 3 Babe Ruth RF
4 Ed Morgan 1B 4 Lou Gehrig 1B
5 Joe Vosmik LF 5 Ben Chapman LF
6 Johnny Hodapp 2B 6 Lyn Lary SS
7 Luke Sewell C 7 Bill Dickey C
8 Ed Montague SS 8 Tony Lazzeri 2B
9 Mel Harder P 9 Hank Johnson P

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