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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 20, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 20, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Earnshaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Johnson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Van Graflan 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| George Earnshaw | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Second Baseman |
| Dusty Cooke | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Hank Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 20, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Johnson
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Johnson
Haas takes first base on ball four. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Johnson
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Cochrane reaches second base with a double. Bishop scores. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haas scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Johnson
Todt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Earnshaw
Lary hits a popup towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Johnson
Dykes hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Johnson
Boley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Johnson
Earnshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Johnson
Bishop hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Earnshaw
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Earnshaw
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Johnson
Haas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Johnson
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todt vs. Johnson
Todt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Todt reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Johnson
Dykes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Earnshaw
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Johnson
Boley hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Johnson
Earnshaw hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs who is chasing the ball. Earnshaw reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bishop vs. Gomez
Lefty Gomez now pitching.
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Gomez
Haas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a line drive into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Earnshaw
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Earnshaw
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooke vs. Earnshaw
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
There goes Cooke. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, Bishop applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Gomez
Todt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Earnshaw
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Gomez
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Gomez
Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Earnshaw vs. Gomez
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Gomez
Bishop hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chapman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Earnshaw
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Gomez
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Earnshaw
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Earnshaw
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Earnshaw
Joe Sewell pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wells
Ed Wells now pitching.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Wells
Todt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Wells
There's a wild pitch. Todt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dykes vs. Wells
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to home to get Todt. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Wells
Boley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Earnshaw
Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Earnshaw
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Earnshaw
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wells
Dib Williams pinch hits for George Earnshaw.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wells
Jimmy Moore pinch hits for Max Bishop.
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Wells
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1931 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 2 1 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 0 0 0
Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 3 2 2 0
Haas M, cf 3 1 0 0 Ruth B, rf 4 2 2 4
Cochrane M, c 4 0 1 1 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Simmons A, lf 3 1 0 1 Lazzeri T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Miller B, rf 4 1 1 0 Chapman B, 2b 3 0 2 0
Todt P, 1b 3 0 1 2 Cooke D, lf 3 0 0 1
Dykes J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 0 0
Boley J, ss 4 0 1 0 Johnson H, p 1 0 0 0
Earnshaw G, p 3 0 2 0 Gomez L, p 1 0 0 0
Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0 Sewell J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wells E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 31 5 8 5
Philadelphia 202 000 000 -- 4
New York 000 300 02x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G (L) 8.0 8 5 5 1 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson H 3.1 5 4 4 3 3
Gomez L 3.2 1 0 0 2 5
Wells E (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 3
2B -- Cochrane M, Todt P, Gehrig L
3B -- Earnshaw G
HR -- Ruth B 2
CS -- Cooke D
WP -- Wells E
A -- 0
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