Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
July 8, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1931 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 13

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rhyne ss 4 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 5 1 1 0
Van Camp lf 5 2 2 1
Webb rf 3 0 2 0
Miller 2b 4 0 1 1
Pickering 3b 4 0 0 1
Berry c 3 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 2 0
Russell p 1 0 0 0
  Lisenbee p 2 0 0 0
  Winsett ph 1 0 1 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 2 1 2
Sewell 3b 5 2 2 3
Ruth rf 3 3 2 4
  Byrd rf 1 1 1 2
Gehrig 1b 5 0 1 0
Chapman lf 5 0 2 0
Lary ss 4 0 0 1
Dickey c 4 2 3 0
Reese 2b 2 2 1 0
Weaver p 1 1 0 0
Totals 34 13 13 12
Boston 200 010 000394
New York 340 001 14x13131
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  L(5-10) 1.2 7 7 7 0 0
  Lisenbee   5.1 3 2 2 2 2
  Morris   1.0 3 4 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
13
12
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver  W(1-1) 9.0 9 3 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–Miller 2 (2), Morris 2 (3), Lary (27).  DP–Boston 1. Webb-Berry-Sweeney, New York 1. Byrd-Reese.  2B–Boston Sweeney (11); Webb (35), New York Sewell (10); Byrd (8); Gehrig (18); Dickey (10).  HR–New York Combs (1,1st inning off Russell 0 on 0 out); Sewell (1,8th inning off Morris 2 on); Ruth (21,1st inning off Russell 1 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Combs (2); Weaver 3 (3).  HBP–Reese (1).  Team–5.  SB–Russell (1); Byrd (1); Chapman (30).  U–Bill Guthrie, Roy Van Graflan, Red Ormsby.
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