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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 17, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 17, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Ferrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Pennock |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Seeds | Right Fielder |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Ed Morgan | First Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Ed Montague | Shortstop |
| Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | 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 |
| Herb Pennock | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 17, 1931
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Pennock
Seeds hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kamm moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Pennock
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Pennock
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Hodapp hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Ferrell
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Ferrell
There goes Lary. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Lary steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Ferrell
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Ferrell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Pennock
Montague hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Pennock
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Pennock
Seeds hits a line drive into left field. Chapman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kamm vs. Pennock
Pennock spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pennock. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. Ferrell
Pennock hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pennock
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell can't make a play. That's a base hit. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Pennock
Vosmik bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Averill moves to third. Morgan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Hodapp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill scores. Morgan moves to third. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montague vs. Pennock
Montague hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Ferrell
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Pennock
Ferrell hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Pennock
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Kamm reaches second base with a double. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reese catches it and throws to second with Lary covering, to double up Kamm. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Ferrell
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ferrell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hodapp scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. Ferrell
Pennock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pennock
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Pennock
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Hodapp hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sewell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Ferrell
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Pennock
Montague is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Pennock
Ferrell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Pennock
Seeds 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 -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Ferrell
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
Dusty Cooke pinch runs for Bill Dickey. Tony Lazzeri pinch hits for Jimmie Reese.
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. Cooke moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Ferrell
Samuel Byrd pinch hits for Herb Pennock.
Byrd is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pipgras
Tony Lazzeri now playing second base. Arndt Jorgens now catching. George Pipgras now pitching.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Pipgras
Vosmik bunts in front of the plate. Jorgens fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Pipgras
Hodapp hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Pipgras
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1931 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Seeds B, rf 4 0 2 0 Combs E, cf 4 0 0 0
Kamm W, 3b 4 0 3 0 Sewell J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Averill E, cf 4 1 2 0 Ruth B, rf 4 1 2 1
Morgan E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Vosmik J, lf 2 0 1 0 Chapman B, lf 3 0 0 0
Hodapp J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 2 0 0 0
Sewell L, c 4 0 0 1 Dickey B, c 1 0 1 0
Montague E, ss 3 0 0 0 Cooke D, pr 0 0 0 0
Ferrell W, p 3 1 1 1 Jorgens A, c 0 0 0 0
Reese J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
Pennock H, p 2 0 0 0
Byrd S, ph 1 0 0 0
Pipgras G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 10 2 26 1 3 1
Cleveland 000 100 10 -- 2
New York 000 100 00 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W) 8.0 3 1 1 4 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock H (L) 7.0 10 2 2 0 2
Pipgras G 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Chapman B, Pennock H
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, New York 5
2B -- Kamm W
HR -- Ruth B, Ferrell W
SB -- Lary L
SH -- Vosmik J 2
A -- 0
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