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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 16, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on May 16, 1931 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 26,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Reese | Second Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Hank Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Marv Owen | Shortstop |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Frank Doljack | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 16, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Bridges
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bridges
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Bridges
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Bridges
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to third. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sewell vs. Bridges
Sewell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Johnson
Owen bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Johnson
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Johnson
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Johnson
Stone hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bridges
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer catches it and throws to first to double up Dickey. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Johnson
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Johnson
Doljack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Johnson
Schang hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Johnson
Bridges takes first base on ball four. Doljack moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Bridges
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bridges
Reese strikes out. Schang drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reese out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Bridges
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Bridges
There goes Ruth. The throw from Schang and he is out, Owen applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Johnson
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Johnson
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Johnson
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Johnson
Stone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Johnson
McManus takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to third. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doljack vs. Johnson
Doljack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Bridges
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Bridges
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Johnson
Schang hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Schang reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Johnson
Bridges bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Schang moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Johnson
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schang scores. Bridges scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Weinert
Lefty Weinert now pitching.
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Weinert
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stone vs. Weinert
Stone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Weinert
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bridges
Lary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weinert vs. Bridges
Weinert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Bridges
Combs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doljack. Combs reaches second base with a double. Dickey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Bridges
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Bridges
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Owen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. Weinert
Doljack strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Weinert
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Weinert
Bridges bunts towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Weinert
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Weinert
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Bridges
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Bridges
Sewell takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Bridges
Lary hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lazzeri vs. Bridges
Tony Lazzeri pinch hits for Lefty Weinert.
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gomez
Lefty Gomez now pitching.
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Gomez
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1931 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 3 0 1 1 Johnson R, rf 2 1 1 0
Reese J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Owen M, ss 3 0 1 2
Ruth B, lf 1 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 3 0 0 1
Gehrig L, 1b 1 0 0 0 Alexander D, 1b 1 0 1 0
Chapman B, rf 3 0 0 0 Stone J, lf 3 0 1 0
Sewell J, 3b 2 0 0 0 McManus M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Lary L, ss 3 0 0 0 Doljack F, cf 3 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 1 1 1 0 Schang W, c 2 1 1 0
Johnson H, p 1 0 0 0 Bridges T, p 0 1 0 0
Weinert L, p 1 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19 1 3 1 19 3 6 3
New York 000 010 -- 1
Detroit 000 300 -- 3
0 outs when game ended.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson H (L)* 3.0 5 3 3 5 1
Weinert L 2.0 0 0 0 3 2
Gomez L 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (W) 6.0 3 1 1 8 6
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 13
2B -- Schang W, Combs E
CS -- Ruth B
SH -- Owen M, Bridges T 2
WP -- Johnson H
T -- 1:48
A -- 26000
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