Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Thomas
  
  Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sewell vs. Thomas
  
  Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruth vs. Thomas
  
  Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gehrig vs. Thomas
  
  Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blue vs. Gomez
  
  Blue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Gomez
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reynolds vs. Gomez
  
  Reynolds hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fonseca vs. Gomez
  
  Fonseca hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Thomas
  
  Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Thomas
  
  Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Thomas
  
  Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lazzeri vs. Thomas
  
  Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dickey moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gomez vs. Thomas
  
  Gomez hits a line drive into left field. Fonseca settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fothergill vs. Gomez
  
  Fothergill hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Appling vs. Gomez
  
  Appling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Appling for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Gomez
  
  Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Thomas
  
  Combs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fonseca. Combs reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sewell vs. Thomas
  
  Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Combs trying to get to home. Reynolds throws the ball in to Grube who tags Combs who's trying to score from second, for the out. Sewell moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ruth vs. Thomas
  
  Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gehrig vs. Thomas
  
  Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Ruth moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Chapman vs. Thomas
  
  Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lary vs. Thomas
  
  Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grube vs. Gomez
  
  Grube hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Gomez
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blue vs. Gomez
  
  Blue takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sullivan vs. Gomez
  
  Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Blue moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Reynolds vs. Gomez
  
  Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Thomas scores. Blue moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fonseca vs. Gomez
  
  Fonseca takes first base on ball four. Blue scores. Sullivan moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fothergill vs. Gomez
  
  Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Sullivan scores. Reynolds moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Appling vs. Gomez
  
  There go the runners. The throw from Dickey and Lary drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Appling vs. Gomez
  
  Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Thomas
  
  Dickey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grube settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lazzeri vs. Thomas
  
  Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gomez vs. Thomas
  
  Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling can't make a play. That's a base hit. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Combs vs. Thomas
  
  Combs hits a line drive into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sewell vs. Thomas
  
  Sewell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores. Gomez moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ruth vs. Thomas
  
  Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue fields the ball and throws to Thomas covering. Safe. Gomez scores. Sewell moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gehrig vs. Thomas
  
  Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Ruth moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Chapman vs. Thomas
  
  Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Gomez
  
  Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grube vs. Gomez
  
  Grube hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Gomez
  
  Thomas strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Thomas
  
  Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Thomas
  
  Dickey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lazzeri vs. Thomas
  
  Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gomez vs. Thomas
  
  Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blue vs. Gomez
  
  Blue 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, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Gomez
  
  Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reynolds vs. Gomez
  
  There goes Sullivan. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lazzeri applying the tag. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Gomez
  
  Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fonseca vs. Gomez
  
  Fonseca hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Thomas
  
  Combs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Combs reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sewell vs. Thomas
  
  Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Ruth vs. Thomas
  
  Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kerr can't make a play. That's a base hit. Combs scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehrig vs. Thomas
  
  Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Chapman vs. Thomas
  
  Chapman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kerr catches it and throws to first to double up Gehrig. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fothergill vs. Gomez
  
  Fothergill hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Appling vs. Gomez
  
  Appling 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. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kerr vs. Gomez
  
  Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grube vs. Gomez
  
  Grube hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Thomas
  
  Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Thomas
  
  Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lazzeri vs. Thomas
  
  Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Gomez
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blue vs. Gomez
  
  Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Gomez
  
  Sullivan 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 8

• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gomez vs. Thomas
  
  Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Thomas, and towards Appling, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Combs vs. Thomas
  
  Combs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grube settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sewell vs. Thomas
  
  Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Gomez
  
  Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fonseca vs. Gomez
  
  Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lazzeri can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fothergill vs. Gomez
  
  Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruth vs. Thomas
  
  Ruth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fonseca. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gehrig vs. Thomas
  
  Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Chapman vs. Thomas
  
  Chapman is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lary vs. Thomas
  
  Chapman is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Chapman moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lary vs. Thomas
  
  Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dickey vs. Thomas
  
  Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lazzeri vs. Thomas
  
  Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Appling vs. Gomez
  
  Appling hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Appling reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kerr vs. Gomez
  
  Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Appling scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grube vs. Gomez
  
  Grube hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kerr moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jolley vs. Gomez
  
  Smead Jolley pinch hits for Tommy Thomas.
  
  Jolley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to third. Grube moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Blue vs. Gomez
  
  Blue hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sullivan vs. Gomez
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/24/1931 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Combs E, cf           5  1  2  0   Blue L, 1b            4  1  1  0   
Sewell J, 3b          5  2  2  1   Sullivan B, 3b        3  1  0  0   
Ruth B, lf            4  2  4  3   Reynolds C, cf        2  1  0  1   
Gehrig L, 1b          5  0  3  2   Fonseca L, lf         3  0  1  1   
Chapman B, rf         4  1  0  0   Fothergill B, rf      4  0  0  1   
Lary L, ss            5  0  0  1   Appling L, ss         4  1  1  0   
Dickey B, c           5  0  2  1   Kerr J, 2b            4  0  1  1   
Lazzeri T, 2b         5  1  3  0   Grube F, c            4  0  2  0   
Gomez L, p            4  1  1  0   Thomas T, p           3  1  1  0   
                                   Jolley S, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  8 17  8                        32  5  7  4

New York         101 301 002 --  8
Chicago          004 000 001 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gomez L (W)           9.0  7  5  5  6  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Thomas T (L)          9.0 17  8  6  1  0

E -- Lary L 2, Appling L
DP -- New York 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Combs E 2, Ruth B, Appling L
HR -- Ruth B
SB -- Fothergill B, Reynolds C
CS -- Sullivan B
HBP -- by Thomas T (Chapman B)
T -- 1:38
A -- 4500

    

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