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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 31, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 31, 1937 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bump Hadley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Jake Powell | Left Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bump Hadley | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| John Kroner | Second Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Third Baseman |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 31, 1937
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale juggles the ball. That's an error on Hale. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky throws to second for one, and Lary throws to home, and Sullivan drops the ball. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Harder
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hadley
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Hadley
Kroner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kroner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Hadley
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Hadley
Solters hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Kroner moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kroner scores. Averill moves to third. Solters moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale takes first base on ball four. Averill scores. Solters moves to third. Campbell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Hadley
Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Harder
Powell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kroner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Harder
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kroner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hadley
Lary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kroner vs. Hadley
There goes Lary. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Hadley
Kroner hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Harder
Gehrig hits a line drive towards the mound. Harder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Hadley
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Hadley
Solters hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Harder
Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Harder
Hoag takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Hadley
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hadley
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehrig vs. Harder
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Harder
Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Harder
Hoag bunts towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kroner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Hadley
Kroner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Hadley
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Hadley
There goes Averill. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Heffner applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Harder
Gehrig is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a fly ball towards right. Campbell catches it and throws to home to double up Rolfe. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Hadley
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell hits a line drive into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Hadley
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Harder
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Harder
Hoag hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Frankie Pytlak pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Hadley
Lary bunts towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Heffner covering, for the out. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kroner vs. Hadley
Kroner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Brown
Lloyd Brown now pitching.
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Brown
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Brown
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Hadley
Trosky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Hadley
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Brown
Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Brown
Hoag hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Wyatt
Whit Wyatt now pitching.
Heffner bunts towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to third. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hadley vs. Wyatt
Hadley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Hoag scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Wyatt
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Wyatt
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Hadley
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Hadley
Roy Hughes pinch hits for Whit Wyatt.
Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1937 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 2 1 0 Lary L, ss 3 0 1 0
Rolfe R, 3b 6 1 2 0 Kroner J, 2b 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 2 1 Averill E, cf 4 2 3 1
Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 1 4 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 5 0 2 0 Solters M, lf 4 0 0 0
Powell J, lf 5 1 3 0 Campbell B, rf 3 0 1 1
Hoag M, rf 3 1 1 0 Hale O, 3b 3 0 1 1
Heffner D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Sullivan B, c 4 0 0 0
Hadley B, p 5 0 1 2 Harder M, p 2 0 0 0
Pytlak F, ph 1 0 1 0
Brown L, p 0 0 0 0
Wyatt W, p 0 0 0 0
Hughes R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 13 7 33 3 8 3
New York 000 040 012 -- 7
Cleveland 201 000 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley B (W) 9.0 8 3 1 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L) 7.0 8 4 4 6 0
Brown L* 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
Wyatt W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Hale O, Sullivan B, Gehrig L
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 13, Cleveland 6
2B -- Rolfe R, DiMaggio J, Crosetti F
HR -- Averill E, Gehrig L
CS -- Lary L, Averill E
SH -- Hoag M, Lary L, Heffner D
HBP -- by Harder M (DiMaggio J)
T -- 2:20
A -- 0
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