Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kamm vs. Ruffing
  
  Kamm takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Porter reaches second base with a double. Kamm moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill 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: -23
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Vosmik vs. Ruffing
  
  Vosmik strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Ferrell
  
  Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sewell vs. Ferrell
  
  Sewell hits a popup towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ruth vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruth strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehrig vs. Ferrell
  
  Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hodapp vs. Ruffing
  
  Hodapp 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: ---
  Sewell vs. Ruffing
  
  Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montague vs. Ruffing
  
  Montague takes first base on ball four. Sewell moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ferrell vs. Ruffing
  
  Ferrell strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kamm vs. Ruffing
  
  Kamm takes first base on ball four. Sewell moves to third. Montague moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Montague scores. Kamm moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Ferrell
  
  Lary is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Ferrell
  
  Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vosmik vs. Ruffing
  
  Vosmik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hodapp vs. Ruffing
  
  Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sewell vs. Ruffing
  
  Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
  
  Lazzeri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruffing vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruffing hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Ferrell
  
  Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sewell vs. Ferrell
  
  Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montague vs. Ruffing
  
  Montague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferrell vs. Ruffing
  
  Ferrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kamm vs. Ruffing
  
  Kamm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruth vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gehrig vs. Ferrell
  
  Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chapman vs. Ferrell
  
  Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Gehrig moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lary vs. Ferrell
  
  Lary hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Lary moves to second. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vosmik vs. Ruffing
  
  Vosmik bunts in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hodapp vs. Ruffing
  
  Hodapp is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sewell vs. Ruffing
  
  Sewell hits a line drive into left field. Chapman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. Averill scores. Morgan scores. Hodapp moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Montague vs. Ruffing
  
  That's a pickoff. Sewell moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Montague vs. Ruffing
  
  Montague strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Ferrell
  
  Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
  
  Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruffing vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruffing takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Combs vs. Ferrell
  
  Combs 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 

Top 6

• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferrell vs. Ruffing
  
  Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kamm vs. Ruffing
  
  Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  There goes Porter. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lary applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sewell vs. Ferrell
  
  Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hodapp can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ruth vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehrig vs. Ferrell
  
  Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Sewell moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Chapman vs. Ferrell
  
  Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lary vs. Ferrell
  
  Lary hits a popup towards short. Montague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dickey vs. Ferrell
  
  Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague misplays the ball. That's an error on Montague. Gehrig moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
  
  Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vosmik vs. Ruffing
  
  Vosmik hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hodapp vs. Ruffing
  
  Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sewell vs. Ruffing
  
  Sewell hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruffing vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Combs vs. Ferrell
  
  Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sewell vs. Ferrell
  
  Sewell takes first base on ball four. Ruffing moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ruth vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. Ruffing moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gehrig vs. Ferrell
  
  Gehrig strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montague vs. Ruffing
  
  Montague is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ferrell vs. Ruffing
  
  Ferrell bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Montague moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kamm vs. Ruffing
  
  Kamm bunts towards first. Gehrig races to the bag, beating Kamm for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Montague scores. Ferrell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Porter vs. Ruffing
  
  Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffing covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Averill vs. Ruffing
  
  Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Ferrell
  
  Chapman hits a popup towards short. Montague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Ferrell
  
  Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Ferrell
  
  Dickey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Porter. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
  
  Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Ruffing
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vosmik vs. Ruffing
  
  Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hodapp vs. Ruffing
  
  Hodapp hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruffing vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Combs vs. Ferrell
  
  Dusty Cooke pinch runs for Red Ruffing.
  
  Combs takes first base on ball four. Cooke moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sewell vs. Ferrell
  
  Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cooke moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Ruth vs. Ferrell
  
  Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gehrig vs. Ferrell
  
  Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/21/1931 -- Cleveland at New York (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Kamm W, 3b            2  0  0  0   Combs E, cf           3  0  1  0   
Porter D, rf          4  0  2  2   Sewell J, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Averill E, cf         4  1  1  0   Ruth B, rf            4  0  0  0   
Morgan E, 1b          4  1  0  0   Gehrig L, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Vosmik J, lf          4  0  1  0   Chapman B, lf         4  0  2  1   
Hodapp J, 2b          4  0  1  0   Lary L, ss            4  0  0  0   
Sewell L, c           4  1  2  2   Dickey B, c           4  0  2  0   
Montague E, ss        2  2  0  0   Lazzeri T, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Ferrell W, p          3  0  1  0   Ruffing R, p          3  0  2  0   
                                   Cooke D, pr           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  5  8  4                        34  1  9  1

Cleveland        020 020 010 --  5
New York         000 001 000 --  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W)         9.0  9  1  1  6  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L)         9.0  8  5  4  7  4

E -- Chapman B, Montague E, Gehrig L
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 10, New York 12
2B -- Porter D, Vosmik J, Chapman B, Dickey B
CS -- Porter D
SH -- Vosmik J, Ferrell W, Kamm W
HBP -- by Ruffing R (Montague E)
A -- 0

    

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