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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 23, 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 September 23, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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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 23, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lloyd Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Myer | Second Baseman |
| Sam Rice | Left Fielder |
| Sam West | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Dave Harris | Right Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Ossie Bluege | Third Baseman |
| Roy Spencer | Catcher |
| Lloyd Brown | Pitcher |
| Walter Johnson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | 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 |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 23, 1931
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Gomez
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gomez
Rice 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 -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Gomez
West hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris 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 -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman 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 -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Brown
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Gomez
Bluege strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gomez
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Brown
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Gomez
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gomez
There goes Myer. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lary applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gomez
Rice 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 -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Gomez
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Lary reaches second base with a double. Gehrig scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gomez vs. Brown
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cronin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Gomez
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Gomez
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Brown
Combs strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a popup in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gomez
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Gomez
Myer bunts towards the mound. Gomez juggles the ball. That's an error on Gomez. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Gomez
Rice hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. Myer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
West vs. Gomez
West hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Myer moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Myer scores. Rice moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Gomez
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice scores. West moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Gomez
Kuhel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Brown
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Gomez
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Gomez
There goes Bluege. The throw from Dickey to Lary and they have Bluege trapped. The throw over to Gehrig, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Gomez
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gomez
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Brown
Lazzeri bunts towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Brown
Samuel Byrd pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Byrd hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Brown
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Brown
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer misplays the ball. That's an error on Myer. Lazzeri scores. Combs moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Brown
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Brown
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Pipgras
George Pipgras now pitching.
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 -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Pipgras
Rice hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Pipgras
West hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Pipgras
Cronin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Marberry
Firpo Marberry now pitching.
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Marberry
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Marberry
Dickey 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
Top 9
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Pipgras
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Pipgras
Kuhel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Pipgras
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Marberry
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Marberry
Dusty Cooke pinch hits for George Pipgras.
Cooke strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Marberry
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. West 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 9/23/1931 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Myer B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Combs E, cf 5 0 0 0
Rice S, lf 4 1 2 0 Sewell J, 3b 4 0 0 0
West S, cf 4 0 2 1 Ruth B, rf 3 0 1 0
Cronin J, ss 4 0 0 1 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 0 0
Harris D, rf 4 0 0 1 Chapman B, lf 4 0 1 0
Kuhel J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 3 0 1 1
Bluege O, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 0 0
Spencer R, c 3 0 0 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 1 2 0
Brown L, p 3 1 1 0 Gomez L, p 2 0 0 0
Marberry F, p 0 0 0 0 Byrd S, ph 1 0 0 0
Pipgras G, p 0 0 0 0
Cooke D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 34 2 5 1
Washington 000 003 000 -- 3
New York 000 100 100 -- 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Brown L (W) 7.0 5 2 1 3 2
Marberry F (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L) 7.0 6 3 1 1 5
Pipgras G 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Gomez L, Cronin J, Myer B
LOB -- Washington 4, New York 8
2B -- Lary L
3B -- Rice S
CS -- Myer B, Bluege O
T -- 1:50
A -- 10000
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