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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 8, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 8, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Russell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Weaver |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Roy Van Graflan 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Al Van Camp | Left Fielder |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Otis Miller | Second Baseman |
| Urbane Pickering | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Jack Russell | Pitcher |
| Shano Collins | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Jimmie Reese | Second Baseman |
| Jim Weaver | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 8, 1931
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Weaver
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Camp vs. Weaver
Van Camp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Weaver
Webb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Van Camp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Weaver
Miller hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Van Camp moves to third. Webb moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pickering vs. Weaver
Pickering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Van Camp scores. Webb moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Weaver
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lary fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Russell
Combs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Russell
Sewell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Russell
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Russell
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Van Camp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Russell covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Russell
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Weaver
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Weaver
Russell 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Weaver
Rhyne strikes out. There goes Russell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Russell
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Russell
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weaver vs. Russell
Weaver bunts in front of the plate. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Combs vs. Russell
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sewell vs. Russell
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruth vs. Russell
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Reese scores. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Russell
Gehrig hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Webb chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Miller. Miller fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Miller. Combs scores. Ruth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee now pitching.
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Weaver
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Weaver
Webb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Webb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Weaver
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pickering vs. Weaver
Pickering strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Lisenbee
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Lisenbee
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Lisenbee
Reese hits a fly ball towards right. Webb catches it and throws to home to double up Lary. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weaver vs. Lisenbee
Weaver strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Weaver
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Weaver
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lisenbee vs. Weaver
Lisenbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Lisenbee
Combs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Lisenbee
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Lisenbee
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Weaver
Rhyne 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Weaver
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Weaver
Webb takes first base on ball four. Van Camp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Weaver
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Van Camp scores. Webb moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pickering vs. Weaver
Pickering hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Lisenbee
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lisenbee
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Lisenbee
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Weaver
Berry hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Weaver
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lisenbee vs. Weaver
Lisenbee strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Weaver
Rhyne takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Lisenbee
Dickey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Camp. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Lisenbee
Reese is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weaver vs. Lisenbee
Weaver bunts in front of the plate. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Combs vs. Lisenbee
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Van Camp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dickey scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Lisenbee
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Weaver
Van Camp hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Weaver
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Weaver
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pickering vs. Weaver
Pickering hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Lisenbee
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Lisenbee
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lisenbee
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Lisenbee
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Lisenbee
Chapman is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Lisenbee
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Weaver
Samuel Byrd now playing right field.
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Weaver
The umpire calls a balk on Weaver Berry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Weaver
Oliver hits a fly ball towards right. Byrd catches it and throws to second to double up Berry. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Weaver
Tom Winsett pinch hits for Hod Lisenbee.
Winsett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Weaver
Rhyne hits a fly ball into right field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Morris
Ed Morris now pitching.
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weaver vs. Morris
Weaver bunts towards the mound. Morris juggles the ball. That's an error on Morris. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Combs vs. Morris
Combs bunts towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to third. Weaver moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sewell vs. Morris
Sewell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Morris
Byrd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Camp. Byrd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Morris
There goes Byrd. The throw from Berry and he is safe. Byrd steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Morris
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Byrd scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Morris
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Morris
Morris fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Morris. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Morris
There goes Chapman. The throw from Berry and he is safe. Chapman steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. Morris
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lary for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Weaver
Van Camp hits a fly ball into right field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Weaver
Webb 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1931, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rhyne H, ss 4 0 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 2 1 2
Sweeney B, 1b 5 1 1 0 Sewell J, 3b 5 2 2 3
Van Camp A, lf 5 2 2 1 Ruth B, rf 3 3 2 4
Webb E, rf 3 0 2 0 Byrd S, rf 1 1 1 0
Miller O, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gehrig L, 1b 5 0 1 2
Pickering U, 3b 4 0 0 1 Chapman B, lf 5 0 2 0
Berry C, c 3 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 4 0 0 1
Oliver T, cf 4 0 2 0 Dickey B, c 4 2 3 0
Russell J, p 1 0 0 0 Reese J, 2b 2 2 1 0
Lisenbee H, p 2 0 0 0 Weaver J, p 1 1 0 0
Winsett T, ph 1 0 1 0
Morris E, p 0 0 0 0
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36 3 9 3 34 13 13 12
Boston 200 010 000 -- 3
New York 340 001 14x -- 13
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Russell J (L) 1.2 7 7 6 0 0
Lisenbee H 5.1 3 2 2 2 2
Morris E 1.0 3 4 2 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver J (W) 9.0 9 3 2 4 4
E -- Lary L, Miller O 2, Morris E 2
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 10, New York 5
2B -- Sweeney B, Sewell J, Gehrig L, Webb E, Dickey B, Byrd S
HR -- Combs E, Ruth B, Sewell J
SB -- Russell J, Byrd S, Chapman B
SH -- Weaver J 3, Combs E
HBP -- by Lisenbee H (Reese J)
Balk -- Weaver J
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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