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Senators 8 @ Yankees 18
Yankee Stadium
May 5, 1931

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on May 5, 1931 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Senators with a score of 18 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1931 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 8 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 13
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 18 H: 19 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 18
Hits: 19
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRed Ruffing  
Losing PitcherBump Hadley  
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Game Winning RBILou Gehrig 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1931 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherBump Hadley  
Home Starting PitcherHerb Pennock  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: Bick Campbell
1B: Bill Dinneen
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Guthrie

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Buddy Myer  Second Baseman 
Sam Rice  Right Fielder 
Joe Cronin  Shortstop 
Dave Harris  Left Fielder 
Sam West  Center Fielder 
Joe Kuhel  First Baseman 
Jackie Hayes  Third Baseman 
Roy Spencer  Catcher 
Bump Hadley  Pitcher 
Walter Johnson  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Earle Combs  Center Fielder 
Jimmie Reese  Second Baseman 
Babe Ruth  Right Fielder 
Lou Gehrig  First Baseman 
Ben Chapman  Left Fielder 
Tony Lazzeri  Third Baseman 
Lyn Lary  Shortstop 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Herb Pennock  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

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Senators 8 @ Yankees 18
Yankee Stadium
May 5, 1931

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         Game of 5/5/1931 -- Washington at New York (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Myer B, 2b            5  1  0  0   Combs E, cf           5  2  3  2   
Rice S, rf            6  2  4  2   Reese J, 2b           5  2  2  3   
Cronin J, ss          6  0  1  0   Ruth B, rf            2  2  1  3   
Harris D, lf          3  2  2  1   Byrd S, rf            3  1  2  0   
West S, cf            5  1  2  0   Gehrig L, 1b          4  2  1  2   
Kuhel J, 1b           5  1  3  2   Chapman B, lf         5  1  3  5   
Hayes J, 3b           5  0  1  1   Lazzeri T, 3b         3  3  2  1   
Spencer R, c          1  0  1  1   Lary L, ss            5  1  2  1   
Jones S, pr           0  0  0  0   Dickey B, c           4  2  1  0   
Burke B, p            1  0  0  0   Pennock H, p          1  0  0  0   
Bolton C, ph          1  0  1  0   Ruffing R, p          4  2  2  1   
Tauscher W, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Jordan B, ph          0  1  0  0                                      
Hadley B, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Crowder G, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Hargrave P, ph-c      3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  8 15  7                        41 18 19 18

Washington       004 200 002 --  8
New York         282 102 12x -- 18

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hadley B (L)          1.2  2  6  6  4  2
Crowder G             0.1  4  4  4  1  0
Burke B               4.0  8  5  4  1  2
Tauscher W            2.0  5  3  3  1  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pennock H             2.2  8  4  4  2  1
Ruffing R (W)         6.1  7  4  3  4  0

E -- Lary L, Harris D, Reese J, Cronin J, Combs E
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 13, New York 7
2B -- West S, Ruth B, Chapman B, Lazzeri T, Lary L, Rice S, Combs E
3B -- Harris D, Rice S
HR -- Gehrig L, Reese J
SH -- Dickey B
WP -- Crowder G
A -- 0

    

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