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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 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 August 6, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Third Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Dib Williams | Second Baseman |
| Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Samuel Byrd | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair 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: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Walberg
Byrd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons who is chasing the ball. Byrd reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Byrd scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Walberg
There goes Gehrig. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Gehrig steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Chapman scores. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary scores. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Walberg
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todt vs. Gomez
Todt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Walberg
Byrd hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Gomez
Walberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards left. Simmons fields it and throws to second to catch Gehrig for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a fly ball towards right. Ruth settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ruth. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cochrane for the out. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cramer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Walberg
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Walberg
Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Gomez
Todt strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
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, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Gomez
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Walberg
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Walberg
Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sewell for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Miller reaches second base with a double. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Todt vs. Gomez
Todt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller throws the ball in to Williams who tags Ruth trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, 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, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Walberg
There goes Gehrig. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, McNair applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gomez
Jimmy Moore pinch hits for Rube Walberg.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a line drive towards short. Lary reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Mahaffey
Roy Mahaffey now pitching.
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Mahaffey
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Mahaffey
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Cochrane reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Cochrane scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Johnson
Hank Johnson now pitching.
Miller takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Johnson
Todt strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mahaffey vs. Johnson
Mahaffey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Johnson
McNair hits a popup towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1931 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McNair E, ss 5 0 0 0 Byrd S, cf 4 1 1 0
Cramer D, cf 4 1 0 0 Sewell J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cochrane M, c 4 1 1 0 Ruth B, rf 4 1 2 2
Simmons A, lf 4 1 2 2 Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 2 0
Foxx J, 3b 4 0 2 1 Chapman B, lf 3 1 0 0
Miller B, rf 3 0 1 0 Lary L, ss 3 1 1 0
Todt P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 0 2 2
Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 1 1
Walberg R, p 2 0 0 0 Gomez L, p 3 0 1 0
Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson H, p 0 0 0 0
Mahaffey R, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 7 3 32 5 10 5
Philadelphia 000 100 002 -- 3
New York 400 010 00x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg R (L) 7.0 10 5 5 3 3
Mahaffey R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (W)* 8.0 6 3 2 1 5
Johnson H (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Ruth B
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 6
2B -- Miller B, Cochrane M, Simmons A
3B -- Byrd S, Foxx J
HR -- Ruth B
SB -- Gehrig L
CS -- Gehrig L
A -- 0
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