New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
August 21, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1931 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 11, St. Louis Browns 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 4 4 0
Sewell 3b 5 2 2 3
Ruth lf 4 1 3 3
  Byrd lf 1 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 5 2 2 1
Chapman rf 4 1 0 0
Lary ss 5 0 0 1
Dickey c 4 0 2 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 1 1
Johnson p 5 1 2 0
  Ruffing p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 16 9
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Schulte cf 4 1 2 0
Melillo 2b 4 2 0 0
Goslin lf 4 2 2 3
Kress rf 4 1 1 3
Ferrell c 4 0 1 0
Storti 3b 5 1 1 0
Burns 1b 4 0 2 1
Levey ss 4 0 1 0
Blaeholder p 0 0 0 0
  Stiles p 2 0 0 0
  Grimes ph 1 0 0 0
  Kimsey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
New York 105 100 13011161
St. Louis 001 000 3127103
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(11-7) 8.0 10 7 7 6 4
  Ruffing  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
6
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Blaeholder  L(8-12) 2.0 6 5 4 1 0
  Stiles   5.0 7 3 2 2 2
  Kimsey   2.0 3 3 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
8
3
3

  E–Lary (38), Melillo 2 (28), Kimsey (3).  DP–New York 1. Lazzeri-Gehrig, St. Louis 2. Melillo-Burns, Storti-Melillo-Burns.  2B–St. Louis Goslin (31); Storti (15).  3B–New York Combs 2 (10).  HR–New York Ruth (35,3rd inning off Blaeholder 1 on); Gehrig (34,3rd inning off Blaeholder 0 on), St. Louis Goslin (19,9th inning off Johnson 1 on); Kress (14,7th inning off Johnson 2 on).  SH–Sewell (10).  HBP–Lazzeri (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Chapman (46); Lazzeri (11).  CS–Gehrig (10).  U–Bill Guthrie, Bill Dinneen, Roy Van Graflan.
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