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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 17, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Blaeholder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Jack Burns | First Baseman |
| Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
| Red Kress | Third Baseman |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bettencourt | Right Fielder |
| Benny Bengough | Catcher |
| Jim Levey | Shortstop |
| George Blaeholder | Pitcher |
| Bill Killefer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Samuel Byrd | Left Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1931
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Ruffing
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruffing
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goslin strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Ruffing
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Blaeholder
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Blaeholder
Ruth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Blaeholder
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Blaeholder
Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Ruffing
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Ruffing
Bettencourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Ruffing
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bengough for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Blaeholder
Lary hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bengough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Blaeholder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Blaeholder
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Blaeholder
Ruffing strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Ruffing
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig juggles the ball. That's an error on Gehrig. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaeholder vs. Ruffing
Blaeholder bunts towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Ruffing
There goes Levey. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lary applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Ruffing
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Blaeholder
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Blaeholder covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Blaeholder
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Blaeholder
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Bettencourt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruffing
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goslin strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Ruffing
Kress strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Ruffing
There goes Burns. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Ruffing
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Blaeholder
Byrd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Blaeholder
Lary bunts towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. Byrd moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Blaeholder
Dickey hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Blaeholder
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Ruffing
Bettencourt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Ruffing
There goes Bettencourt. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lary applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Ruffing
Bengough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Ruffing
Levey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bengough moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blaeholder vs. Ruffing
Blaeholder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bengough trying to get to home. Ruth throws the ball in to Dickey who tags Bengough who's trying to score from second, for the out. Levey moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Ruffing
Schulte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Blaeholder
Ruffing strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Blaeholder
Combs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Blaeholder
Ruth hits a line drive into right field. Bettencourt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bettencourt. Combs moves to third. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Blaeholder
Gehrig is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Byrd vs. Blaeholder
Byrd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Combs scores. Ruth scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Blaeholder
Lary takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to third. Byrd moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Blaeholder
Dickey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Blaeholder
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin who is chasing the ball. Lazzeri reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruffing vs. Blaeholder
Ruffing hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Melillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruffing
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goslin hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Ruffing
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Blaeholder
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Blaeholder
Ruth hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Ruffing
Melillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Ruffing
Bettencourt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Ruffing
Bengough hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Ruffing
Levey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Blaeholder
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Blaeholder
Byrd takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Blaeholder
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Blaeholder
Dickey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Blaeholder
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Blaeholder
Ruffing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin who is chasing the ball. Ruffing reaches third base with a triple. Lazzeri scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Combs vs. Blaeholder
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruffing scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Blaeholder
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Blaeholder
Myril Hoag pinch runs for Babe Ruth.
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burns. Sewell scores. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byrd vs. Blaeholder
Byrd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoag scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Blaeholder
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Ruffing
Myril Hoag now playing right field. Buck Stanton pinch hits for George Blaeholder.
Stanton strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Ruffing
Schulte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hoag. Schulte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Ruffing
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goslin vs. Ruffing
Goslin hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kress vs. Ruffing
Kress strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Braxton
Garland Braxton now pitching.
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Braxton
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bettencourt. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Braxton
Ruffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Braxton
Combs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Braxton
Sewell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bettencourt. Sewell reaches second base with a double. Ruffing scores. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoag vs. Braxton
Hoag hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bettencourt. Hoag reaches second base with a double. Combs scores. Sewell scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Braxton
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Braxton
Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Ruffing
Melillo hits a line drive into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Ruffing
Bettencourt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Ruffing
Bengough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Ruffing
Levey hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1931, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schulte F, cf 4 0 1 0 Combs E, cf 5 2 2 1
Burns J, 1b 3 0 3 0 Sewell J, 3b 4 2 2 2
Goslin G, lf 4 0 0 0 Ruth B, rf 5 1 2 0
Kress R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hoag M, pr-rf 1 1 1 2
Melillo S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 5 2 2 1
Bettencourt L, rf 4 0 3 0 Byrd S, lf 5 2 3 3
Bengough B, c 3 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 3 1 1 0
Levey J, ss 4 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 5 2 2 7
Blaeholder G, p 2 0 1 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 5 2 3 0
Stanton B, ph 1 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 5 2 2 1
Braxton G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 9 0 43 17 20 17
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 060 74x -- 17
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaeholder G (L) 7.0 15 13 13 6 5
Braxton G 1.0 5 4 4 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 9 0 0 2 6
E -- Gehrig L, Bettencourt L, Burns J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 9
2B -- Lazzeri T 2, Schulte F, Sewell J, Hoag M
3B -- Lazzeri T, Ruffing R
HR -- Dickey B 2
SB -- Burns J
CS -- Levey J, Bettencourt L
SH -- Lary L
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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