New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 30, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1931 at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers 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 7, Detroit Tigers 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 1 1 0
Reese 2b 5 0 1 1
Ruth lf 5 2 1 1
Gehrig 1b 5 2 3 2
Chapman rf 5 1 2 1
Lary ss 6 0 2 2
Sewell 3b 4 0 1 0
  Cooke pr 0 0 0 0
  Lazzeri 3b 2 0 0 0
Jorgens c 3 1 1 0
  Byrd ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruffing p 1 0 0 0
Pipgras p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Dickey c 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 12 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 1 1 0
Doljack rf 2 3 0 0
Stone lf 6 2 4 1
Alexander 1b 6 1 1 0
McManus 2b 4 1 2 1
Owen 3b 3 0 0 1
Hayworth c 4 0 0 0
  Gehringer ph 0 0 0 0
Brower ss 3 0 0 0
  Uhle ph 1 0 1 1
Sorrell p 5 0 1 0
  Grabowski ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 38 8 11 5
New York 003 001 001 027123
Detroit 202 100 000 038112
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pipgras   3.0 3 4 3 5 1
  Johnson   4.0 2 1 1 5 1
  Ruffing  L(6-9) 3.1 6 3 3 4 1
Totals
10.1
11
8
7
14
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sorrell  W(5-7) 11.0 12 7 5 7 3
Totals
11.0
12
7
5
7
3

  E–Lary 2 (23), Pipgras (1), Owen (14), Hayworth (5).  DP–New York 1. Lary-Reese.  2B–New York Lary (15); Sewell (9), Detroit Johnson (16).  3B–New York Gehrig (6).  HR–New York Gehrig (19,9th inning off Sorrell 0 on).  SH–Reese (2); Owen (8); Brower (3).  Team LOB–12.  Team–15.  SB–Gehrig (9); Chapman (29); Johnson (20).  CS–Chapman (5).  U–George Moriarty, Bill Dinneen, Bick Campbell.
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