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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CLE		6
7
NYY
@PHA		2
4
NYY
@PHA		4
16
PIT
@CHC		6
9
Monday, May 25, 1931,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 35,000, Time of Game: 0:00
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Yankees
4
19-13
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Athletics
16
24-7
⇐ Won 17 ⇒
W: Roy Mahaffey (3-1)
L: Roy Sherid (5-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  3    4  6  1
Athletics       9  0  0   2  5  0   0  0  X   16 16  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .325 .797 4 0
   Myril Hoag CF 1 2 1 0 0 0 .154 .308 0 0
Jimmie Reese 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .327 .837 3 2
Babe Ruth LF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .373 1.218 3 0
   Samuel Byrd LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .873 0 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 4 0 1 2 1 0 .317 1.075 5 1
Ben Chapman RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .331 .884 1 0 2B
Joe Sewell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .071 .349 2 2
Lyn Lary SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .316 .909 1 2
Bill Dickey C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .689 4 1
   Arndt Jorgens C 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 1 0
Roy Sherid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .666 0 0
   Lou McEvoy P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 0 2
   Jim Weaver P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Tony Lazzeri PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .623
Team Totals 33 4 6 4 8 5 .182 .554 24 10
2B: B Chapman (7).
TB: J Reese 2; B Chapman 2; E Combs; L Gehrig; M Hoag.
RBI: L Gehrig 2 (38); J Reese (16); B Chapman (30).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: B Ruth (2).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Max Bishop 2B 4 2 2 1 2 1 .275 .820 0 3 2·2B,CS
Mule Haas CF 6 2 2 0 0 0 .316 .800 6 0 3B
Mickey Cochrane C 5 2 3 4 0 0 .402 1.130 5 0 3B,2B
   Johnnie Heving C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0
Al Simmons LF 4 2 1 0 0 2 .421 1.229 0 0 2B,HBP
   Jimmy Moore LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 3 0
Jimmie Foxx 1B 4 1 1 3 1 1 .283 .926 6 0 HR
Bing Miller RF 3 3 1 1 2 0 .281 .789 4 0
Eric McNair 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .316 .855 1 1 CS
Joe Boley SS 2 1 1 2 1 0 .188 .507 1 0 3B
   Dib Williams SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 0 1
Roy Mahaffey P 4 1 2 3 1 0 .286 .804 0 0 2B
Team Totals 38 16 16 16 8 4 .421 1.321 27 5
2B: R Mahaffey (1); M Cochrane (10); A Simmons (9); M Bishop 2 (8).
3B: M Cochrane (2); M Haas (3); J Boley (2).
HR: J Foxx (7).
HBP: A Simmons (1).
TB: M Cochrane 6; M Bishop 4; M Haas 4; J Foxx 4; E McNair 3; R Mahaffey 3; J Boley 3; A Simmons 2; B Miller.
RBI: M Cochrane 4 (30); R Mahaffey 3 (3); J Foxx 3 (31); J Boley 2 (9); E McNair 2 (6); M Bishop (8); B Miller (17).
Team LOB: 7.
Baserunning
CS: E McNair (1, -1st base by  POCS); M Bishop (1, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Roy Sherid, L (5-2) 0.2 3 7 7 3 0 0 5.43 9 15
Lou McEvoy 4 10 9 9 5 2 1 15.00 26
Jim Weaver 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.60 12
Team Totals 8 16 16 16 8 4 1 18.00 47 15

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Roy Mahaffey, W (3-1) 9 6 4 4 8 5 0 6.30 41 56
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 8 5 0 4.00 41 56
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Sherid (4).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Geisel, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - (none), 3B - George Hildebrand.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 35,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Max Bishop 2B
2 Jimmie Reese 2B 2 Mule Haas CF
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 Mickey Cochrane C
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Al Simmons LF
5 Ben Chapman RF 5 Jimmie Foxx 1B
6 Joe Sewell 3B 6 Bing Miller RF
7 Lyn Lary SS 7 Eric McNair 3B
8 Bill Dickey C 8 Joe Boley SS
9 Roy Sherid P 9 Roy Mahaffey P

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