New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 7, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1931 at Shibe Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 15, Philadelphia Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 2 1 1
Sewell 3b 5 2 3 1
Ruth lf 5 2 2 0
  Byrd lf 0 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 5 1 1 1
Chapman rf 5 2 2 1
Lary ss 4 3 3 1
Dickey c 6 1 2 3
Lazzeri 2b 5 2 1 1
Andrews p 3 0 1 2
Totals 42 15 16 11
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McNair 3b 4 0 1 0
Cramer cf 4 1 1 0
Heving c 0 0 0 0
  Palmisano c 4 1 2 0
Boley 2b 3 0 1 1
Foxx lf 3 0 0 1
Miller rf 4 0 0 0
Todt 1b 4 1 1 0
Williams ss 4 0 2 1
Mahaffey p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Rommel p 3 0 1 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
New York 812 210 00115160
Philadelphia 000 002 001393
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews  W(2-0) 9.0 9 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  L(15-4) 0.0 2 5 5 3 0
  McDonald   0.0 0 3 2 3 0
  Peterson   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Rommel   9.0 14 7 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
16
15
10
11
3

  E–Cramer (3), Boley (12), Williams (21).  DP–New York 2. Lazzeri-Lary-Gehrig, Lary-Lazzeri-Gehrig, Philadelphia 3. Palmisano-Boley-Todt, Williams-Boley-Todt, Boley-Williams-Todt.  2B–New York Chapman (26); Lazzeri (18), Philadelphia Cramer (7).  3B–Philadelphia Williams (2).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  SB–Combs (10).  CS–Lazzeri (9).  U–Bill Dinneen, Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand.  T–1:37.  A–22,000.
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