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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 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 May 24, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Reese | Second Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs throws the ball in to Reese who tags Miller trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ruffing
Boley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Walberg
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ruffing
Walberg hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a line drive towards short. Lary catches it and throws to first to double up Bishop. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Miller reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boley vs. Ruffing
Boley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walberg vs. Ruffing
Walberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Miller scores. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop takes first base on ball four. McNair moves to third. Walberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haas vs. Pipgras
George Pipgras now pitching.
Haas hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig reaches out 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: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bishop catches it and throws to first to double up Lazzeri. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey 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 5
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Pipgras
Cochrane hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pipgras
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Pipgras
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Pipgras
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipgras vs. Walberg
Pipgras strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Pipgras
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Pipgras
Boley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Pipgras
Walberg hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Pipgras
Bishop hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Pipgras
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Pipgras
Cochrane 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas who is chasing the ball. Lary reaches third base with a triple. Gehrig goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pipgras
Simmons 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 -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Pipgras
Foxx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pipgras
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipgras vs. Walberg
Pipgras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig 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 8
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Pipgras
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Pipgras
Boley 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 -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Pipgras
Walberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Walberg
Samuel Byrd pinch hits for George Pipgras.
Byrd hits a line drive into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Weinert
Lefty Weinert now pitching.
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Weinert
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Weinert
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Weinert
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Weinert
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas scores. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Weinert
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1931 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 4 1 2 2 Combs E, cf 5 0 1 0
Haas M, cf 3 1 0 0 Reese J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cochrane M, c 4 0 1 0 Ruth B, rf 3 1 2 1
Simmons A, lf 4 1 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 2 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 2 2 2 Chapman B, lf 5 1 1 1
Miller B, rf 5 1 2 1 Lazzeri T, 3b 4 0 1 0
McNair E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 4 0 3 1
Boley J, ss 4 1 1 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 0 0
Walberg R, p 4 0 1 2 Ruffing R, p 1 0 0 0
Pipgras G, p 2 0 0 0
Byrd S, ph 1 0 0 0
Weinert L, p 0 0 0 0
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35 7 10 7 35 3 11 3
Philadelphia 010 302 001 -- 7
New York 000 002 010 -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg R (W) 9.0 11 3 3 6 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 3.2 6 4 4 4 1
Pipgras G 4.1 2 2 2 2 3
Weinert L 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
DP -- Philadelphia 3, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 11
2B -- Gehrig L, Miller B
3B -- Lary L
HR -- Foxx J, Bishop M, Ruth B, Chapman B
T -- 2:02
A -- 45000
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