Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
July 31, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1934 at Yankee Stadium I. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 1, New York Yankees 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 0 0 0
Werber 3b 4 0 1 0
Morgan 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Porter rf 4 0 1 0
Cooke cf 3 0 0 0
Ferrell c 4 1 1 0
Lary ss 3 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 3 0 1 1
Totals 32 1 4 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 0 3 1
Saltzgaver 3b 5 0 1 0
Ruth rf 5 1 2 1
  Hoag rf 0 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 4 0 0 0
Chapman lf 4 0 1 0
Lazzeri 2b 3 1 2 0
Byrd cf 4 0 1 0
Jorgens c 4 0 2 0
Murphy p 2 0 0 0
  DeShong p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 12 2
Boston 000 000 010141
New York 000 001 10x2121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  L(8-10) 8.0 12 2 2 3 2
Totals
8.0
12
2
2
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  W(10-6) 7.0 4 1 1 2 2
  DeShong  SV(1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
3

  E–Lary (16), Crosetti (20).  DP–New York 1. Crosetti-Gehrig.  2B–New York Crosetti (13).  3B–New York Lazzeri (4).  HR–New York Ruth (17,7th inning off Ostermueller 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–13.  SB–Werber (24).  U–Lou Kolls, Charles Donnelly, Bill Dinneen.  T–2:10.  A–25,000.
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