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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 31, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on July 31, 1931 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Samuel Byrd | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Rothrock | Left Fielder |
| Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
| Otis Miller | Third Baseman |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Al Van Camp | First Baseman |
| Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Shano Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 31, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. MacFayden
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. MacFayden
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. MacFayden
MacFayden fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on MacFayden. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Gomez
Rothrock strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Gomez
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. MacFayden
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. MacFayden
MacFayden fires to first and picks off Chapman. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. MacFayden
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. MacFayden
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Gomez
Van Camp hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Gomez
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Gomez
There goes Oliver. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Oliver steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Gomez
Berry strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. MacFayden
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. MacFayden
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. MacFayden
Sewell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Gomez
Warstler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Gomez
MacFayden strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Gomez
Rothrock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Gomez
Rhyne hits a popup towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Van Camp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. MacFayden
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. MacFayden
Lary hits a line drive into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Camp vs. Gomez
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Gomez
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Van Camp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Gomez
Berry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Berry reaches second base with a double. Van Camp scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Gomez
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. MacFayden
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. MacFayden
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. MacFayden
Byrd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. MacFayden
Sewell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Byrd moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Byrd scores. Sewell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Van Camp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Gomez
MacFayden strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Gomez
Rothrock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Gomez
Rhyne hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. MacFayden
Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. MacFayden
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. MacFayden
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrd. Webb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Camp vs. Gomez
Van Camp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Gomez
Oliver bunts towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Webb moves to third. Van Camp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Gomez
Berry hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. MacFayden
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. MacFayden
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. MacFayden
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Gomez
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Gomez
MacFayden strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Gomez
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. MacFayden
Ruth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rothrock. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. MacFayden
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Van Camp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. MacFayden
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. MacFayden
Lary hits a popup towards third. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Gomez
Rhyne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Gomez
Webb strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. MacFayden
Dickey hits a popup towards short. Rhyne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. MacFayden
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. MacFayden
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. MacFayden
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Gomez
Van Camp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Gomez
Oliver hits a popup towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Gomez
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Camp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Gomez
Bobby Reeves pinch runs for Charlie Berry. Bill Sweeney pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler.
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Camp moves to third. Reeves moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruel vs. Gomez
Jack Russell pinch runs for Bill Sweeney. Muddy Ruel pinch hits for Danny MacFayden.
Ruel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rothrock vs. Gomez
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1931 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Byrd S, cf 5 1 1 0 Rothrock J, lf 3 0 0 0
Sewell J, 3b 3 1 2 1 Rhyne H, ss 4 0 0 0
Ruth B, lf 4 1 2 2 Miller O, 3b 4 0 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Webb E, rf 4 0 1 0
Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 1 Van Camp A, 1b 2 1 0 0
Lary L, ss 4 0 0 0 Oliver T, cf 1 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 1 0 Berry C, c 4 0 2 1
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 2 0 Reeves B, pr 0 0 0 0
Gomez L, p 4 1 1 0 Warstler R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Sweeney B, ph 1 0 1 0
Russell J, pr 0 0 0 0
MacFayden D, p 3 0 0 0
Ruel M, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 4 10 4 30 1 5 1
New York 000 030 010 -- 4
Boston 000 100 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (W) 9.0 5 1 1 6 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 9.0 10 4 4 2 3
E -- MacFayden D
DP -- New York 1, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 9
2B -- Berry C, Ruth B 2, Webb E
SB -- Oliver T
SH -- Oliver T
A -- 12000
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