Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
July 23, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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 6, New York Yankees 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 5 0 0 0
Walker cf 3 0 0 0
  Doljack cf 3 0 0 0
Gehringer 2b 6 1 2 0
Alexander 1b 6 0 3 2
Stone lf 6 2 2 0
Koenig ss 6 1 2 1
Owen 3b 6 1 4 2
Grabowski c 6 0 2 1
Whitehill p 5 1 1 0
  McManus ph 1 0 0 0
  Herring p 0 0 0 0
Totals 53 6 16 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 6 1 2 1
Sewell 3b 5 1 1 0
Ruth rf 6 1 2 3
Gehrig 1b 4 2 1 1
Chapman lf 4 0 1 0
Lary ss 5 0 0 1
Dickey c 5 0 3 0
  Cooke pr 0 1 0 0
Lazzeri 2b 5 1 1 1
Pennock p 3 0 1 0
  Pipgras p 2 0 0 0
  Combs ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 46 7 13 7
Detroit 012 000 003 000 06161
New York 013 000 011 000 17131
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill   12.0 11 6 6 7 2
  Herring  L(2-6) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.1
13
7
7
7
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock   8.0 10 5 4 0 6
  Pipgras  W(3-1) 5.0 6 1 1 1 5
Totals
13.0
16
6
5
1
11

  E–Koenig (16), Gehrig (11).  DP–Detroit 3. Koenig-Gehringer-Alexander, Koenig-Alexander, New York 1. Lary-Lazzeri-Gehrig.  2B–Detroit Alexander (28); Stone (14); Koenig (15); Owen (8), New York Dickey (12).  3B–Detroit Koenig (2); Owen 2 (5).  HR–New York Ruth (26,3rd inning off Whitehill 2 on); Gehrig (30,8th inning off Whitehill 0 on); Lazzeri (3,9th inning off Whitehill 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Sewell (6); Lazzeri (3).  Team–11.  SB–Gehrig (12).  U–Bill Dinneen, Bick Campbell, Red Ormsby.
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