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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 29, 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 29, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Samuel Byrd | 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 |
| Lefty Gomez | 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 |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 29, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Grove
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Grove
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Grove
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gomez
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gomez
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Grove
Lary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gomez
There goes Foxx. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Foxx steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Gomez
Dykes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Grove
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Gomez
Grove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Gomez
Bishop takes first base on ball four. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lary. Grove scores. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Gomez covering. Safe. Bishop scores. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Gomez
Moore takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrd who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. Cramer scores. Cochrane scores. Moore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Andrews
Ivy Andrews now pitching.
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dykes vs. Andrews
Dykes hits a line drive towards short. Lary catches it and throws to third to double up Foxx. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Grove
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Grove
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Grove
Ruth hits a popup towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Andrews
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Andrews
Grove bunts towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Andrews
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Andrews
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
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Grove
Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Grove
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Andrews
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Andrews
Moore bunts towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Andrews
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Andrews
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Andrews
Dykes strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Grove
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Grove
Byrd hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Byrd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Grove
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Byrd moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Grove
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Walberg
Rube Walberg now pitching.
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Andrews
Williams hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Andrews
Walberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Andrews
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Andrews
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgens vs. Walberg
Arndt Jorgens pinch hits for Ivy Andrews.
Jorgens strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Walberg
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Rhodes
Gordon Rhodes now pitching.
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Rhodes covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Rhodes
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. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Rhodes
Foxx hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
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, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
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 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Rhodes
Dykes hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rhodes
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walberg vs. Rhodes
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary 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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Walberg covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1931 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Byrd S, cf 4 1 1 0 Bishop M, 2b 2 1 0 0
Sewell J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Cramer D, cf 4 1 0 0
Ruth B, lf 3 1 0 0 Cochrane M, c 4 2 2 1
Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 4 Moore J, lf 2 1 0 0
Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 1 2 5
Lary L, ss 4 0 1 0 Miller B, rf 4 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 3 0 0 0 Dykes J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Williams D, ss 3 0 1 0
Gomez L, p 1 0 0 0 Grove L, p 1 1 1 0
Andrews I, p 1 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 2 0 1 0
Jorgens A, ph 1 0 0 0
Rhodes G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 29 7 8 6
New York 000 004 000 -- 4
Philadelphia 005 020 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L)* 2.0 3 5 4 4 2
Andrews I 4.0 3 2 2 1 1
Rhodes G 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 5.1 6 4 4 1 8
Walberg R (S) 3.2 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 6 batters in 3rd
E -- Lary L
DP -- New York 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- New York 3, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Byrd S
3B -- Foxx J
HR -- Foxx J, Gehrig L
SB -- Foxx J
SH -- Grove L, Moore J
A -- 0
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