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August 23, 1931

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 9 14 1
White Sox 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 9 14 1
White Sox 1 5 0

Billy Sullivan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .291
OBP .000 .311
At Bats 3 172
Hits 0 50
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 21

Ed Wells Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 2
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Comiskey Park - August 23, 1931
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Out
Ed Wells
Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
Tony Lazzeri
Joe Sewell
Lyn Lary
Samuel Byrd
Earle Combs
Ben Chapman
Billy Sullivan
Lu Blue
Bob Fothergill

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 9 14 1 8
Chicago White Sox 1 5 0 10
Winning Pitcher Ed Wells
Losing Pitcher Vic Frazier
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Gehrig
Attendance 50,911
Time of Game 1 hour 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Blue hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Blue reaches second base with a double. Fothergill moves to third.
Bottom 9 Bob Fothergill pinch hits for Jim Moore. Fothergill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Grube hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lazzeri is called out on strikes.
Top 9 There goes Dickey. The throw from Grube and he is out, Kerr applying the tag.
Top 9 Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Appling hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Watwood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Samuel Byrd now playing left field. Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second.
Top 8 Ruth takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jim Moore now pitching. Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sullivan for the out.
Bottom 7 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Irv Jeffries pinch hits for Vic Frazier. Jeffries hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wells hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sullivan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores.
Top 7 Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood who is chasing the ball. Dickey reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Grube hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Kerr reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watwood hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Fonseca settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fonseca hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sullivan for the out.
Bottom 5 Blue is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There goes Combs. The throw from Grube and he is out, Appling applying the tag.
Top 5 Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores.
Top 5 Wells hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out.
Bottom 4 Frazier 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.
Bottom 4 Grube hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kerr 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.
Top 4 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Chapman. The throw from Grube and he is safe. Chapman steals second.
Top 4 Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Ruth scores.
Top 4 Gehrig is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Ruth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Sewell moves to third.
Top 4 Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Fonseca settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Fonseca takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wells hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. Gehrig scores. Chapman moves to third. Dickey moves to second.
Top 3 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frazier fields it and throws to home to get Ruth. Gehrig moves to third. Chapman moves to second.
Top 3 Lary is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Chapman is hit by the pitch. Gehrig moves to second.
Top 3 There goes Ruth. The throw from Grube and he is safe. Ruth steals third.
Top 3 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Ruth moves to second.
Top 3 Ruth takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Sewell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood. Sewell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Ed Wells now pitching. Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blue takes first base on ball four. Frazier moves to second.
Bottom 2 Frazier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Appling moves to third.
Bottom 2 Grube hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Watwood scores.
Bottom 2 Kerr strikes out. Dickey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kerr out.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 2 Appling takes first base on ball four. Watwood moves to second.
Bottom 2 Watwood takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Combs strikes out.
Top 2 Rhodes is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhodes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to third.
Bottom 1 Sullivan bunts towards the mound. Rhodes fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second.
Bottom 1 Blue takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. There goes Chapman trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Lary moves to second.
Top 1 Lary takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Chapman. The throw from Grube and he is safe. Chapman steals second.
Top 1 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood who is chasing the ball. Gehrig reaches third base with a triple. Ruth goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Ruth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sewell for the out.
Top 1 Combs is called out on strikes.