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Yankees 10 @ White Sox 4
Comiskey Park
August 23, 1931

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 23, 1931 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 10 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1931 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 10 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 4 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherRed Ruffing  
Losing PitcherRed Faber  
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Game Winning RBILyn Lary 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1931 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherRed Ruffing  
Home Starting PitcherRed Faber  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 21 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Red Ormsby
1B: George Hildebrand
2B: (none)
3B: Harry Geisel

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Earle Combs  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 
Red Ruffing  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lu Blue  First Baseman 
Billy Sullivan  Third Baseman 
Carl Reynolds  Right Fielder 
Lew Fonseca  Left Fielder 
Johnny Watwood  Center Fielder 
Luke Appling  Shortstop 
John Kerr  Second Baseman 
Bennie Tate  Catcher 
Red Faber  Pitcher 
Donie Bush  Manager 

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Yankees 10 @ White Sox 4
Comiskey Park
August 23, 1931

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         Game of 8/23/1931, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Combs E, cf           4  0  0  0   Blue L, 1b            5  0  3  1   
Sewell J, 3b          4  1  0  0   Sullivan B, 3b        5  0  1  1   
Ruth B, lf            4  1  2  3   Reynolds C, rf        5  1  1  0   
Byrd S, lf            0  0  0  0   Fonseca L, lf         4  0  3  1   
Gehrig L, 1b          4  2  2  0   Watwood J, cf         4  0  1  0   
Chapman B, rf         4  2  1  0   Appling L, ss         5  0  0  0   
Lary L, ss            4  1  2  2   Kerr J, 2b            4  1  1  0   
Dickey B, c           3  1  1  3   Jolley S, ph          1  0  0  0   
Lazzeri T, 2b         4  1  2  2   Tate B, c             4  1  1  0   
Ruffing R, p          5  1  3  0   Faber R, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Moore J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Bowler G, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Fothergill B, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Caraway P, p          1  0  1  0   
                                   Grube F, ph           1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 10 13 10                        41  4 13  3

New York         070 210 000 -- 10
Chicago          000 200 002 --  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W)         9.0 13  4  2  2  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Faber R (L)*          1.0  4  5  4  0  0
Moore J               0.2  2  2  2  3  0
Bowler G              2.1  2  2  2  4  0
Caraway P             5.0  5  1  1  3  2
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd

E -- Sullivan B, Appling L, Lazzeri T, Lary L
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 11, Chicago 12
2B -- Dickey B, Ruffing R, Kerr J, Lary L, Grube F
3B -- Reynolds C
HR -- Lazzeri T, Ruth B
SB -- Reynolds C, Sewell J, Gehrig L, Lary L, Chapman B, Combs E
SH -- Dickey B, Sewell J
Balk -- Caraway P
T -- 2:21
A -- 0

    

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