Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
July 5, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1931 at Yankee Stadium I. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rhyne ss 5 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 5 0 0 0
Van Camp lf 4 1 2 0
Webb rf 5 2 3 0
Warstler 2b 5 0 1 2
Pickering 3b 4 2 2 1
Berry c 5 1 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 1
MacFayden p 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 5 0 1 0
Reese 2b 3 0 0 0
  Combs ph 1 0 0 0
  Lazzeri 2b 1 0 0 0
Ruth rf 4 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 4 1 0 0
Chapman lf 4 1 1 1
Lary ss 5 0 1 0
Dickey c 4 1 2 1
  Cooke pr 0 0 0 0
  Jorgens c 1 0 0 0
Sewell 3b 3 0 1 0
Ruffing p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 3 7 2
Boston 000 012 000 036103
New York 010 000 101 00372
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden  W(6-6) 11.0 7 3 1 3 0
Totals
11.0
7
3
1
3
0
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  L(6-10) 11.0 10 6 4 4 4
Totals
11.0
10
6
4
4
4

  E–Warstler 3 (8), Jorgens (3), Sewell (7).  DP–Boston 1. MacFayden-Warstler-Sweeney, New York 1. Sewell-Reese-Gehrig.  2B–Boston Van Camp (9); Webb 2 (34); Warstler (3), New York Ruffing (4).  3B–New York Dickey (3).  HR–Boston Pickering (7,5th inning off Ruffing 0 on), New York Chapman (11,7th inning off MacFayden 0 on).  SH–MacFayden (3); Chapman (3).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U–Red Ormsby, Bill Guthrie, Roy Van Graflan.  T–2:13.  A–12,000.
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