New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
August 30, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1931 at Braves Field. 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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New York Yankees 14, Boston Red Sox 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 6 2 1 0
Sewell 3b 6 3 3 1
Ruth lf 4 2 2 2
  Byrd lf 0 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 6 3 4 4
Chapman rf 6 2 4 5
Lary ss 4 1 2 0
Dickey c 5 0 2 1
Lazzeri 2b 5 1 2 1
Johnson p 5 0 1 0
Totals 47 14 21 14
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Warstler 2b 5 2 2 1
Rhyne ss 5 0 4 1
Sweeney 1b 3 0 0 0
Webb rf 4 0 0 1
Miller 3b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
Rothrock lf 4 1 1 0
Berry c 2 1 1 0
  Connolly c 1 0 0 0
MacFayden p 1 0 0 0
  Lisenbee p 0 0 0 0
  Winsett ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Van Camp ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Pickering ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 3
New York 211 240 21114212
Boston 100 000 300491
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(12-7) 9.0 9 4 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden  L(13-10) 3.0 13 6 6 3 1
  Lisenbee   2.0 3 4 3 2 0
  Morris   2.0 1 2 2 1 1
  McLaughlin   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
21
14
13
6
2

  E–Sewell (16), Lary (42), Rhyne (23).  DP–New York 1. Lazzeri-Lary-Gehrig, Boston 2. Rhyne-Warstler-Sweeney, Warstler-Sweeney.  2B–New York Sewell (17); Gehrig (30), Boston Oliver (31).  HR–New York Gehrig (37,7th inning off Morris 1 on); Chapman 2 (17,5th inning off Lisenbee 2 on,9th inning off McLaughlin 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  Team–7.  SB–Combs (7); Lazzeri (16).  CS–Chapman (17).  U–Bill Dinneen, Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand.  T–2:03.  A–23,000.
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