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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 27, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on June 27, 1931 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wes Ferrell |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Roy Van Graflan 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Hank Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Burnett | Shortstop |
| Dick Porter | Right Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Ed Morgan | First Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Myatt | Catcher |
| Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 27, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Ferrell
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Sewell goes all the way around to score. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perkins vs. Ferrell
Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Johnson
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Johnson
Averill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Johnson
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Ferrell
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Gehrig is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Johnson
Hodapp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Johnson
Kamm takes first base on ball four. Hodapp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myatt vs. Johnson
Myatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodapp moves to third. Kamm moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ferrell vs. Johnson
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hodapp scores. Kamm moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burnett vs. Johnson
Burnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter takes first base on ball four. Burnett moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Averill vs. Johnson
Averill 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, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
Lazzeri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vosmik vs. Johnson
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodapp vs. Johnson
Hodapp hits a line drive into center field. Combs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Combs. Morgan scores. Hodapp moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kamm vs. Johnson
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodapp scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Johnson
Myatt hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Myatt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Johnson
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ferrell
Perkins hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Johnson
Burnett strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Combs, who is chasing the ball. Porter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Johnson
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Porter scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Ferrell
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Burnett fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Johnson
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Johnson
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Johnson
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Johnson
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
Lazzeri hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp catches it and throws to first to double up Sewell. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ferrell
Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Johnson
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Johnson
Burnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burnett moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Weinert
Lefty Weinert now pitching.
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Weinert
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burnett moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vosmik vs. Weinert
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burnett scores. Porter scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodapp vs. Weinert
There goes Vosmik. The throw from Perkins and he is safe. Vosmik steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hodapp vs. Weinert
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Chapman picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Chapman. Morgan scores. Vosmik scores. Hodapp moves all the way to home. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Weinert
Kamm 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 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Ferrell
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Weinert
Myatt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Weinert
Ferrell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Weinert
Burnett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Ferrell
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Ferrell
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Ferrell
Bill Dickey pinch hits for Cy Perkins.
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Weinert
Arndt Jorgens now catching.
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Weinert
Averill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Weinert
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Weinert
Vosmik hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Combs, who is chasing the ball. Vosmik reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodapp vs. Weinert
Hodapp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kamm vs. Weinert
Kamm hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Ferrell
Samuel Byrd pinch hits for Lefty Weinert.
Byrd hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ferrell
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Ferrell
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferrell covering, for the out. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Ferrell
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1931, game 1 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 5 0 1 0 Burnett J, ss 4 1 1 0
Lary L, ss 5 2 3 0 Porter D, rf 3 3 2 0
Ruth B, rf 4 1 2 1 Averill E, cf 5 2 2 4
Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 2 3 Morgan E, 1b 4 2 2 0
Chapman B, lf 4 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 5 1 2 2
Sewell J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hodapp J, 2b 5 3 4 3
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 1 1 Kamm W, 3b 4 0 0 1
Perkins C, c 3 0 1 0 Myatt G, c 4 0 2 0
Dickey B, ph 1 0 0 0 Ferrell W, p 4 0 0 1
Jorgens A, c 0 0 0 0
Johnson H, p 3 0 0 0
Weinert L, p 0 0 0 0
Byrd S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 11 5 38 12 15 11
New York 410 000 000 -- 5
Cleveland 112 105 02x -- 12
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson H (L) 5.1 10 7 6 4 3
Weinert L 2.2 5 5 4 1 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W) 9.0 11 5 5 4 2
E -- Combs E, Chapman B
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 7, Cleveland 7
2B -- Lary L 2, Morgan E, Myatt G
3B -- Porter D, Hodapp J, Vosmik J
HR -- Gehrig L, Averill E 2
SB -- Vosmik J
WP -- Johnson H
T -- 2:07
A -- 20000
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