New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
May 31, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1931 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 0 0 0
Reese 2b 4 1 1 0
Ruth rf 3 1 1 2
Gehrig 1b 4 0 1 0
Chapman lf 2 0 1 0
Lazzeri 3b 1 1 1 0
Lary ss 3 0 0 0
Jorgens c 2 0 1 1
Wells p 2 0 0 0
  Byrd ph 1 1 1 0
  Pipgras p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 7 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Myer 2b 2 0 0 0
Rice rf 3 1 1 0
Manush lf 4 0 1 0
Cronin ss 3 0 1 0
West cf 3 0 2 1
Bluege 3b 3 1 0 0
Kuhel 1b 3 0 0 0
Spencer c 2 0 1 1
Brown p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 6 2
New York 000 100 3–470
Washington 010 010 0–262
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W(3-1) 6.0 6 2 2 4 1
  Pipgras  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
7.0
6
2
2
5
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L(5-5) 7.0 7 4 1 5 1
Totals
7.0
7
4
1
5
1
  E–Manush (2), Kuhel (3).  DP–New York 1. Lary-Reese-Gehrig, Washington 2. Kuhel, Bluege-Myer-Kuhel.  2B–New York Reese (6); Byrd (4), Washington S. Rice (8).  HR–New York Ruth (9,7th inning off Brown 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Lazzeri (4).  U–George Moriarty, Harry Geisel, George Hildebrand.  T–1:45.  A–10,000.
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