Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
July 4, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1931 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Myer 2b 4 0 1 1
Rice H. rf 5 1 2 0
Manush lf 3 2 1 0
Cronin ss 4 0 1 1
West cf 4 0 0 1
Bluege 3b 4 0 1 1
Kuhel 1b 4 0 0 0
Hargrave c 3 1 2 0
Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Hadley p 1 0 0 0
  Rice S. ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 4 2 2 0
Reese 2b 4 1 1 1
Ruth rf 3 1 1 2
Gehrig 1b 4 2 1 0
Chapman lf 4 1 2 2
Lary ss 3 0 1 2
Dickey c 3 0 0 0
Sewell 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 7
Washington 001 001 020–480
New York 302 002 00x–782
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  L(9-3) 2.2 5 5 5 1 1
  Hadley   3.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Burke   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(8-4) 9.0 8 4 4 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
2
  E–Lary (26), Dickey (2).  DP–New York 1. Reese-Gehrig.  2B–Washington Cronin (21); Bluege (14); Hargrave (6), New York Byrd 2 (7); Lary (17).  3B–Washington Myer (4), New York Chapman (6).  HR–New York Ruth (20,1st inning off Fischer 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–1.  U–Roy Van Graflan, Red Ormsby, Bill Guthrie.  T–1:54.  A–50,000.
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