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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 27, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on June 27, 1931 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Pennock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Brown |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Van Graflan 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Guthrie |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Arndt Jorgens | Catcher |
| Herb Pennock | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Burnett | Shortstop |
| Dick Porter | Right Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Ed Morgan | First Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Clint Brown | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 27, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a line drive into center field. Averill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Averill. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Combs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and has Ruth trapped. There's the throw to Kamm who throws to Burnett, who tags Ruth for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Brown
There goes Gehrig. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Gehrig steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Brown
There goes Chapman. The throw from Sewell and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Pennock
Burnett 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Pennock
Porter hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Pennock
Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Pennock
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Brown
Jorgens hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. Brown
Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan juggles the ball. That's an error on Morgan. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary misplays the ball. That's an error on Lary. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Pennock
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Pennock
Burnett 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Pennock
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pennock
Pennock fires to first and has Averill trapped. There's the throw to Lary who tags Averill for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a line drive into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri 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
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pennock
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Pennock
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Hodapp hits a line drive towards short. Lary reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Brown
Jorgens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. Brown
Pennock 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Pennock
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and has Sewell trapped. There's the throw to Sewell and over to Lazzeri, who tags Sewell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Pennock
Burnett 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 6
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter throws the ball in to Burnett who tags Gehrig trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Pennock
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pennock
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Pennock
Vosmik 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 7
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm bunts towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodapp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hodapp moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Pennock
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Pennock
Wes Ferrell pinch hits for Johnny Burnett.
Pennock fires to first and has Sewell trapped. There's the throw to Lazzeri who tags Sewell for the out. Hodapp scores. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Brown
Jonah Goldman now playing shortstop.
Jorgens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pennock vs. Brown
Pennock bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Jorgens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Brown
Myril Hoag pinch runs for Arndt Jorgens.
Combs hits a line drive beyond third. Kamm can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldman vs. Pennock
Bill Dickey now catching.
Goldman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Pennock
Porter bunts towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Pennock
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pennock
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goldman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Pennock
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Pennock
Hodapp is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kamm vs. Pennock
Kamm hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Pennock
Sewell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Sewell reaches second base with a double. Vosmik scores. Hodapp moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1931, game 2 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 4 1 2 0 Burnett J, ss 3 0 0 0
Lary L, ss 4 0 0 0 Ferrell W, ph 0 0 0 0
Ruth B, rf 4 0 1 1 Goldman J, ss 1 0 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Porter D, rf 4 0 2 0
Chapman B, lf 4 0 1 0 Averill E, cf 2 0 0 0
Sewell J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Morgan E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 1 1 0
Jorgens A, c 3 0 1 0 Hodapp J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Hoag M, pr 0 0 0 0 Kamm W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 0 0 0 0 Sewell L, c 4 0 3 1
Pennock H, p 2 0 0 0 Brown C, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 31 2 9 1
New York 100 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland 000 000 101 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock H (L) 8.1 9 2 2 3 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Brown C (W) 9.0 6 1 1 0 1
E -- Averill E, Morgan E, Lary L
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 5, Cleveland 8
2B -- Ruth B, Sewell L 2, Vosmik J
SB -- Gehrig L, Chapman B
SH -- Kamm W, Pennock H
T -- 2:05
A -- 20000
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