Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
July 22, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1931 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 9

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 4 1 1 0
Walker cf 5 0 1 0
Gehringer 1b 4 2 3 2
McManus 2b 4 1 1 1
  Brower 2b 0 0 0 0
Stone lf 4 1 1 1
Koenig ss 4 0 0 0
Owen 3b 3 0 1 1
Hayworth c 4 0 1 0
Bridges p 2 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Doljack ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 0 1 0
Sewell 3b 3 2 1 0
Ruth rf 4 3 3 4
  Byrd rf 0 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 4 2 1 1
Chapman lf 4 0 1 0
Lary ss 3 1 0 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 2 3
Jorgens c 4 0 1 1
Ruffing p 4 1 2 0
Totals 35 9 12 9
Detroit 103 000 100591
New York 203 112 00x9120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges  L(5-11) 5.0 7 7 7 5 5
  Sullivan   3.0 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
5
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W(8-11) 9.0 9 5 5 2 6
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
6

  E–Bridges (2).  2B–Detroit Gehringer (14), New York Jorgens (1); Ruffing (5).  3B–Detroit Stone (5), New York Lazzeri (4).  HR–Detroit Gehringer (3,1st inning off Ruffing 0 on), New York Ruth 2 (25,1st inning off Bridges 1 on,6th inning off Sullivan 0 on); Gehrig (29,6th inning off Sullivan 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Sewell (5).  Team–8.  SB–Johnson (25); Owen (2).  U–Red Ormsby, Bill Dinneen, Bick Campbell.
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