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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 17, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Guthrie |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Jack Burns | First Baseman |
| Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bettencourt | Right Fielder |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Ed Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Sam Gray | Pitcher |
| Bill Killefer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Samuel Byrd | Left Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1931
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Gomez
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Gomez
Burns hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Gomez
Goslin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Gomez
Kress hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gray
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Gray
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Gray
There goes Combs. The throw from Ferrell and he is safe. Combs steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Gray
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field. Bettencourt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Gomez
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Gomez
Bettencourt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Gomez
Ferrell hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Gomez
Grimes takes first base on ball four. Bettencourt moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Gomez
Gray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gray
Lary hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Melillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Gray
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Gray
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Gray
Gomez takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Combs vs. Gray
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Gray
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Gomez
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Gomez
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Gomez
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Gray
Byrd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gray
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Gray
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Gomez
Kress 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 -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Gomez
Melillo strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Gomez
Bettencourt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Gray
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gray
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Gray
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Gray
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Gomez
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Gomez
Grimes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Gomez
Gray is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Gomez
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Gray
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gray
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Gray
Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Gray
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Gomez
Burns 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 -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Gomez
Goslin hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Gomez
Kress strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gray
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Gray
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Gray
Sewell bunts towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to third. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Gray
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gomez scores. Combs moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Gray
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Gray
Byrd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Byrd reaches second base with a double. Ruth scores. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lary vs. Kimsey
Chad Kimsey now pitching.
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo has Gehrig trapped. There's the throw to Ferrell and over to Grimes, who tags Gehrig for the out. Byrd moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Kimsey
Ferrell fires to third and they've got Byrd trapped. The throw back to Ferrell who tags Byrd for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Gomez
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Gomez
Bettencourt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Gomez
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Kimsey
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Kimsey
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Kimsey
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kimsey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Gomez
Grimes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Byrd who is chasing the ball. Grimes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanton vs. Gomez
Buck Stanton pinch hits for Chad Kimsey.
Stanton strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Gomez
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grimes scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Gomez
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Hebert
Wally Hebert now pitching.
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hebert
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Hebert
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Gomez
Myril Hoag now playing right field.
Goslin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Gomez
Kress hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Gomez
Melillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bettencourt vs. Gomez
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bettencourt vs. Gomez
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Melillo moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bettencourt vs. Gomez
Bettencourt strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1931, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schulte F, cf 4 0 0 1 Combs E, cf 3 1 2 1
Burns J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sewell J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Goslin G, lf 3 0 0 0 Ruth B, rf 5 3 2 3
Kress R, ss 4 0 0 0 Hoag M, rf 0 0 0 0
Melillo S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gehrig L, 1b 3 0 1 1
Bettencourt L, rf 3 0 0 0 Byrd S, lf 4 0 1 1
Ferrell R, c 3 0 1 0 Lary L, ss 2 0 0 0
Grimes E, 3b 2 1 1 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 2 0
Gray S, p 2 0 0 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kimsey C, p 0 0 0 0 Gomez L, p 3 1 1 0
Stanton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hebert W, p 0 0 0 0
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30 1 3 1 32 6 9 6
St.Louis 000 000 010 -- 1
New York 011 013 00x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gray S (L) 5.1 9 6 6 6 1
Kimsey C 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hebert W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 7
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 9
2B -- Byrd S
3B -- Grimes E
HR -- Ruth B 2
SB -- Combs E
SH -- Sewell J
HBP -- by Gomez L (Goslin G)
T -- 1:55
A -- 7000
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