St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
June 4, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1931 at Yankee Stadium I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 8, New York Yankees 6

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Levey ss 5 1 1 1
Burns 1b 4 1 1 2
Goslin lf 4 1 3 1
Ferrell c 5 0 0 0
Jenkins rf 4 1 2 0
Melillo 2b 3 2 1 1
Kress 3b 3 1 3 0
McNeely cf 4 1 1 2
Blaeholder p 4 0 1 1
Totals 36 8 13 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 0 0 0
Reese 2b 4 0 0 0
Ruth rf 4 2 3 0
  Hoag pr 0 1 0 0
Gehrig 1b 5 2 2 2
Chapman lf 5 1 2 2
Lazzeri 3b 4 0 0 0
Lary ss 4 0 2 1
Dickey c 4 0 1 1
Ruffing p 1 0 1 0
  Wells p 2 0 1 0
  Sewell ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
St. Louis 300 400 0108133
New York 000 002 0316122
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Blaeholder  W(3-4) 9.0 12 6 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
12
6
3
4
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  L(4-4) 3.0 7 7 3 3 2
  Wells   5.0 6 1 1 0 3
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
4
3
6

  E–Ferrell (5), Jenkins (3), Blaeholder (1), Lazzeri (4), Lary (10).  DP–St. Louis 2. Melillo-Levey-Burns, Levey-Melillo-Burns, New York 3. Reese-Gehrig, Wells-Lary-Gehrig, Lary-Reese-Gehrig.  2B–St. Louis Goslin (11); Blaeholder (1), New York Ruth (11); Lary (9); Ruffing (3).  3B–St. Louis Goslin (3), New York Chapman (4).  HR–St. Louis Levey (3,1st inning off Ruffing 0 on 0 out), New York Gehrig (9,6th inning off Blaeholder 1 on).  SH–Melillo (4).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–McNeely (4).  U–Roy Van Graflan, Tommy Connolly, Bill McGowan.
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