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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 5, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on September 5, 1931 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Fischer |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Samuel Byrd | Center Fielder |
Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Myer | Second Baseman |
Heinie Manush | Left Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Dave Harris | Right Fielder |
Sam West | Center Fielder |
Ossie Bluege | Third Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Roy Spencer | Catcher |
Carl Fischer | Pitcher |
Walter Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 5, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Fischer
Byrd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Fischer
Sewell hits a line drive into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Fischer
Ruth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Byrd goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Fischer
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Fischer
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Fischer
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Fischer
There goes Chapman. The throw from Spencer and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Fischer
Dickey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Gomez
Myer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Gomez
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Fischer
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Fischer
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Fischer
Byrd is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Gomez
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Gomez
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lary. Bluege moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Fischer
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Fischer
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Fischer
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Fischer
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Fischer
There goes Chapman. The throw from Spencer and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Fischer
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Gomez
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Gomez
Fischer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Gomez
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Fischer
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Hadley
Bump Hadley now pitching.
Lazzeri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hadley
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Hadley
Byrd takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Hadley
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Gomez
Manush hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrd who is chasing the ball. Manush reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Gomez
West is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bluege vs. Gomez
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Hadley
Ruth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hadley
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Hadley
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Hadley
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards second. Myer can't make a play. That's a base hit. Gehrig scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Hadley
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lazzeri. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Gomez
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hadley vs. Gomez
Hadley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myer vs. Gomez
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hadley
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Hadley
Byrd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Hadley
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Hadley
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Gomez
Manush hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Harris reaches second base with a double. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
West vs. Gomez
West strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bluege vs. Gomez
Bluege hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hadley
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a popup towards the mound. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Hadley
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lary for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Gomez
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Gomez
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Hadley
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Hadley
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Hadley
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Hadley
Byrd hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hadley
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Gomez
Myer bunts towards third. Sewell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Gomez
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell can't make a play. That's a base hit. Myer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Myer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Gomez
West hits a line drive towards short. Lary reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Hadley
Ruth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hadley
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Gomez
Myril Hoag now playing right field.
Bluege hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Gomez
Spencer hits a line drive towards short. Lary catches it and throws to first to double up Bluege. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1931, game 1 -- New York at Washington (D) New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Byrd S, cf 2 2 1 2 Myer B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sewell J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Manush H, lf 4 0 2 0 Ruth B, rf 4 2 1 1 Cronin J, ss 2 0 0 0 Hoag M, rf 0 0 0 0 Harris D, rf 3 0 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 2 1 2 West S, cf 4 0 0 0 Chapman B, lf 4 0 2 1 Bluege O, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lary L, ss 4 0 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 3 1 Spencer R, c 4 0 0 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fischer C, p 1 0 0 0 Gomez L, p 4 0 0 0 Hadley B, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 8 7 32 0 5 0 New York 301 010 020 -- 7 Washington 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gomez L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 6 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Fischer C (L)* 3.0 4 4 4 3 3 Hadley B 6.0 4 3 3 3 7 * Pitched to 1 batter in 4th E -- Lary L, Lazzeri T DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 7, Washington 8 2B -- Ruth B, Harris D 3B -- Manush H HR -- Gehrig L, Byrd S SB -- Chapman B 2 A -- 0
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