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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 26, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 26, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 26, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 26, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Rommel |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 10,000 |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Jimmie Reese | Second Baseman |
Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Eddie Rommel | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 26, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Rommel
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Rommel
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Rommel covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Rommel
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Rommel
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gomez
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Gomez
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rommel
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Rommel
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Rommel
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Rommel
Dickey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Dickey reaches third base with a triple. Sewell scores. Lary goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Rommel
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Combs vs. Rommel
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley misplays the ball. That's an error on Boley. Dickey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Rommel
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. McDonald
Hank McDonald now pitching.
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. McDonald
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. McDonald
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. McDonald
There goes Gehrig. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, Boley applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Gomez
Boley hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Boley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDonald vs. Gomez
McDonald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Gomez
Bishop bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Boley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haas vs. Gomez
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boley scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. McDonald
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. McDonald
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. McDonald
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a popup towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. McDonald
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. McDonald
Combs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. McDonald
Cochrane fires to first and picks off Combs. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McDonald
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Gomez
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Gomez
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gomez
Bishop hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. McDonald
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. McDonald
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. McDonald
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. McDonald
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. McDonald
Lary is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. McDonald
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. McDonald
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Gomez
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a line drive off the glove of Reese, and into shallow right field. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. McDonald
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McDonald
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. McDonald
Ruth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. McDonald
Gehrig hits a line drive towards first. Foxx reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Gomez
Boley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gomez
Dib Williams pinch hits for Hank McDonald.
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Shores
Bill Shores now pitching.
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Shores
Sewell bunts towards the mound. Shores fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Shores
Lary hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cochrane fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Shores
Dickey hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gomez
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Gomez
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gomez
Cochrane hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Shores
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Shores
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Shores
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Shores
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gomez
Simmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gomez
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gomez
McNair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Gomez
Boley hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/26/1931 -- New York at Philadelphia (D) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Combs E, cf 5 0 1 0 Bishop M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reese J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Haas M, cf 4 0 1 1 Ruth B, lf 4 1 3 1 Cochrane M, c 4 0 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 0 0 Simmons A, lf 4 1 2 1 Chapman B, rf 4 1 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sewell J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Miller B, rf 4 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 3 1 1 1 McNair E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 2 3 Boley J, ss 4 1 2 0 Gomez L, p 4 0 0 0 Rommel E, p 0 0 0 0 McDonald H, p 2 0 0 0 Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0 Shores B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 10 5 33 2 7 2 New York 030 002 010 -- 6 Philadelphia 001 000 001 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gomez L (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Rommel E (L) 2.0 3 3 2 1 0 McDonald H 5.0 5 2 2 1 1 Shores B 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 E -- Boley J LOB -- New York 6, Philadelphia 6 2B -- Boley J, Simmons A, Ruth B 3B -- Dickey B HR -- Ruth B, Simmons A CS -- Gehrig L SH -- Bishop M, Sewell J HBP -- by McDonald H (Lary L) A -- 10000
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