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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 28, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 28, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Mahaffey |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 13,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Jimmy Moore | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
| Dib Williams | Shortstop |
| Roy Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 28, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Mahaffey
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Mahaffey
Sewell hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Mahaffey
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Mahaffey
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Combs scores. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Mahaffey
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lary vs. Mahaffey
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a line drive into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cochrane for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Mahaffey
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Mahaffey
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Mahaffey
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Mahaffey
There goes Lazzeri. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Lazzeri steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Mahaffey
Combs hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Ruffing
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Mahaffey
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Mahaffey
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Mahaffey
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ruffing
Dykes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ruffing
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahaffey vs. Ruffing
Mahaffey hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Mahaffey
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Mahaffey
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Mahaffey
Dickey hits a popup towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Mahaffey
Mahaffey fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mahaffey. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lazzeri vs. Mahaffey
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruffing vs. Mahaffey
There go the runners. The throw from Cochrane to Dykes. The throw back to home, and Chapman is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Ruffing
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Mahaffey
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Mahaffey
Combs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Mahaffey
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Ruffing
Dykes hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Dykes reaches second base with a double. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Ruffing
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mahaffey vs. Ruffing
Mahaffey hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Mahaffey
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Mahaffey
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Mahaffey
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Mahaffey
Lary hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Ruffing
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Ruffing
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bishop scores. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Mahaffey
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Mahaffey
Lazzeri bunts towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Mahaffey
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Combs vs. Mahaffey
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Mahaffey
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Mahaffey
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Mahaffey
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Ruffing
Dykes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Ruffing
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Ruffing's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todt vs. Ruffing
Phil Todt pinch hits for Roy Mahaffey.
Todt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Todt moves to third. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cramer vs. Wells
Ed Wells now pitching.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to home to get Todt. Bishop moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cochrane vs. Wells
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bishop scores. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Wells
There go the runners. The throw from Dickey to Lazzeri covering second. The throw back to home, and Cramer is out at the plate. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Earnshaw
George Earnshaw now pitching.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Earnshaw
Lary hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Earnshaw
Dickey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Earnshaw
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Johnson
Hank Johnson now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Johnson
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Johnson
Dykes hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Earnshaw
Samuel Byrd pinch hits for Hank Johnson.
Byrd hits a line drive towards third. Dykes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Earnshaw
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Earnshaw
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1931 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 3 2 0 0 Bishop M, 2b 3 2 2 1
Sewell J, 3b 5 0 1 1 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0
Ruth B, lf 3 0 1 1 Cochrane M, c 4 0 3 1
Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 2 2 Moore J, lf 4 0 0 1
Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lary L, ss 4 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 3 2 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 1 2 0 Dykes J, 3b 4 0 2 1
Lazzeri T, 2b 2 0 1 0 Williams D, ss 3 1 0 0
Ruffing R, p 3 0 0 0 Mahaffey R, p 2 0 0 0
Wells E, p 0 0 0 0 Todt P, ph 1 0 1 1
Johnson H, p 0 0 0 0 Earnshaw G, p 0 0 0 0
Byrd S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 32 5 10 5
New York 100 001 200 -- 4
Philadelphia 000 011 30x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 6.1 8 5 5 2 3
Wells E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Johnson H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey R (W) 7.0 7 4 4 4 1
Earnshaw G (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Mahaffey R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Gehrig L, Dykes J, Dickey B, Foxx J
HR -- Gehrig L
SB -- Lazzeri T
CS -- Chapman B, Cramer D
SH -- Lazzeri T
A -- 13000
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