New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 27, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1931 at League Park IV. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 0 1 0
Lary ss 5 2 3 0
Ruth rf 4 1 2 1
Gehrig 1b 3 1 2 3
Chapman lf 4 0 0 0
Sewell 3b 3 1 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 3 0 1 1
Perkins c 3 0 1 0
  Dickey ph 1 0 0 0
  Jorgens c 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Weinert p 0 0 0 0
  Byrd ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Burnett ss 4 1 1 0
Porter rf 3 3 2 0
Averill cf 5 2 2 4
Morgan 1b 4 2 2 0
Vosmik lf 5 1 2 2
Hodapp 2b 5 3 4 3
Kamm 3b 4 0 0 1
Myatt c 4 0 2 0
Ferrell p 4 0 0 1
Totals 38 12 15 11
New York 410 000 0005112
Cleveland 112 105 02x12150
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(7-4) 5.1 10 7 6 4 3
  Weinert   2.2 5 5 4 1 4
Totals
8.0
15
12
10
5
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell  W(11-4) 9.0 11 5 5 4 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
2

  E–Combs (5), Chapman (6).  DP–New York 1. Lazzeri-Lary-Gehrig, Cleveland 2. Hodapp-Morgan, Hodapp-Burnett-Morgan.  2B–New York Lary 2 (14), Cleveland Morgan (17); Myatt (4).  3B–Cleveland Porter (2); Vosmik (7); Hodapp (2).  HR–New York Gehrig (18,1st inning off Ferrell 2 on), Cleveland Averill 2 (11,1st inning off Johnson 0 on,8th inning off Weinert 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Vosmik (4).  U–Bill Guthrie, Roy Van Graflan, George Hildebrand.
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