Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
August 31, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1931 at Yankee Stadium I. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Myer 2b 5 1 2 0
Manush lf 5 1 0 0
Cronin ss 5 1 2 0
Harris rf 4 1 3 2
  Rice rf 0 0 0 0
West cf 4 1 2 2
Bluege 3b 3 1 0 0
Kuhel 1b 4 0 1 1
Spencer c 4 0 3 1
Brown p 2 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 0 0 0
  Hadley p 1 0 0 0
  Marberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 4 0 0 0
Sewell 3b 4 1 1 0
Ruth rf 3 1 0 0
Gehrig 1b 5 1 1 4
Chapman lf 5 0 2 0
Lary ss 5 1 1 0
Dickey c 3 0 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 3 0 1 1
Pennock p 2 1 1 0
  Wells p 1 0 0 0
  Combs ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruffing p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Washington 000 004 200–6131
New York 010 040 000–580
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   5.0 7 5 3 3 3
  Hadley  W(8-8) 2.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Marberry  SV(5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
7
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock   5.2 9 4 4 1 5
  Wells  L(9-4) 2.1 4 2 2 0 1
  Ruffing   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
1
6
  E–Cronin (35).  DP–New York 2. Dickey-Lary, Chapman-Dickey.  2B–Washington Harris (11), New York Pennock (2).  3B–Washington Harris (7).  HR–New York Gehrig (38,5th inning off Brown 3 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  SB–Harris (6); Chapman 2 (53).  CS–Cronin (7).  U–Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand, Bill Dinneen.
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