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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BOS
11
3
WSH
@BOS
4
3
DET
@CHW
4
5
DET
@CHW
1
10
SLB
@CLE
4
5
NYY
@PHA
5
6
CHC
@CIN
8
4
BSN
@NYG
4
7
PIT
@STL
4
0
Wednesday, May 27, 1931,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Yankees
5
20-14
 Lost 1 
at Athletics
6
25-8
 Won 1 
L: Roy Sherid (5-3)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    5 12  0
Athletics       2  0  1   1  0  0   0  2  X    6 11  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .329 .816 2 0 3B,2B,SB
Jimmie Reese 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .782 0 1
Babe Ruth LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 .396 1.282 5 0 2B
   Myril Hoag PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .308
Lou Gehrig 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .298 1.019 8 0
Ben Chapman RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .331 .871 0 0
Joe Sewell 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .182 .535 1 2 2B
Lyn Lary SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 .324 .927 2 4 2B
Bill Dickey C 3 0 0 1 1 1 .295 .703 6 1
George Pipgras P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 0 0
   Tony Lazzeri PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .221 .641 2B
   Roy Sherid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .666 0 0
   Lefty Weinert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 0 1
Team Totals 39 5 12 5 3 6 .308 .844 24 9
2B: B Ruth (8); J Sewell (1); L Lary (7); T Lazzeri (7); E Combs (10).
3B: E Combs (3).
TB: E Combs 6; L Lary 3; B Ruth 3; J Sewell 3; T Lazzeri 2; B Chapman 2.
RBI: T Lazzeri (18); L Lary (27); J Sewell (1); E Combs (19); B Dickey (18).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Weinert-B Dickey-L Gehrig.
Baserunning
SB: E Combs (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Max Bishop 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .276 .816 0 7 2B
Mule Haas CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .789 3 0 SH
Mickey Cochrane C 4 2 3 3 0 0 .407 1.152 6 0 HR,2B
Al Simmons LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .418 1.238 3 0 2B
Jimmie Foxx 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 .883 10 0
Bing Miller RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .279 .787 4 0 2·2B
Eric McNair 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .346 .875 1 1
Joe Boley SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .192 .515 0 2
George Earnshaw P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .133 .367 0 1
Team Totals 33 6 11 6 2 4 .333 .947 27 11
2B: M Cochrane (11); A Simmons (11); M Bishop (9); B Miller 2 (12).
HR: M Cochrane (8).
SH: M Haas (8).
TB: M Cochrane 7; B Miller 4; M Bishop 3; A Simmons 2; E McNair 2; M Haas.
RBI: M Cochrane 3 (33); B Miller 2 (19); J Boley (10).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: J Boley (7).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Pipgras 7 8 4 4 0 4 1 5.34 29 49
Roy Sherid, L (5-3) 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5.72 5
Lefty Weinert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.63 2
Team Totals 8 11 6 6 2 4 1 6.75 36 49

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Earnshaw, W (6-2) 9 12 5 4 3 6 0 3.65 42 48
Team Totals 9 12 5 4 3 6 0 4.00 42 48
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Geisel, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - (none), 3B - George Hildebrand.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
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 George Pipgras P 9 George Earnshaw P

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