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May 9, 1931

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Yankees 13 15 0
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Yankees 13 15 0
White Sox 9 13 0

Mel Simons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .297
OBP .250 .338
At Bats 4 64
Hits 1 19
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 2

Red Ruffing Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Comiskey Park - May 9, 1931
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Out
Red Ruffing
Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Reese
Tony Lazzeri
Lyn Lary
Ben Chapman
Earle Combs
Samuel Byrd
Mel Simons
Bob Fothergill
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Simons hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Red Ruffing now pitching. Fothergill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Fothergill reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Reynolds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 9 Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kamm moves to second.
Bottom 9 Butch Henline pinch hits for Jim Moore. Henline hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Lyons scores.
Bottom 9 Kamm takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Ted Lyons pinch runs for Smead Jolley. That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Lyons moves to third.
Bottom 9 Smead Jolley pinch hits for Irv Jeffries. Jolley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Jolley reaches second base with a double. Cissell scores. Tate goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Tate hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simons scores. Cissell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Cissell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simons moves to second.
Bottom 9 Samuel Byrd now playing right field. Ben Chapman now playing left field. Simons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim Moore now pitching. Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Byrd moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sherid scores. Combs scores. Byrd moves to second.
Top 9 Byrd takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops it up and throws to first, with Braxton covering, for the out. Sherid moves to third. Combs moves to second.
Top 9 Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sherid moves to second.
Top 9 Sherid hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Dickey moves to third.
Top 9 Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lary scores.
Top 9 Lary hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Simons, who is chasing the ball. Lary reaches third base with a triple. Chapman scores. Lazzeri goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Lazzeri bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Chapman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Garland Braxton now pitching. Willie Kamm now playing third base. Irv Jeffries now playing shortstop. Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops it up and throws to first, with Braxton covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Appling moves to third.
Bottom 8 Johnny Watwood pinch hits for John Kerr. Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Sherid covering, for the out. Appling moves to second.
Bottom 8 Samuel Byrd now playing left field. Luke Appling pinch hits for Hal McKain. Appling takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ruth strikes out.
Top 8 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sherid hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jeffries fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffries hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tate hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jeffries fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lary hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jeffries fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to third. Chapman moves to second.
Top 7 Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Combs scores. Ruth moves to second.
Top 7 Gehrig hits a popup in front of the plate. Tate settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. Combs moves to third.
Top 7 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Combs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Combs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Simons is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sherid hits a line drive towards first. Blue reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dickey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Chapman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McKain is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Jeffries hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gehrig strikes out.
Top 5 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jeffries fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tate hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Cissell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simons bunts in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Fothergill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sherid hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dickey hits a line drive into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reynolds strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherid fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lary is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to third.
Top 3 Chapman bunts towards third. Jeffries fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to second.
Top 3 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McKain is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Jeffries hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tate hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jeffries fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Lary scores. Dickey moves to third.
Top 2 Combs takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to third. Dickey moves to second.
Top 2 Sherid bunts in front of the plate. Tate settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dickey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second.
Top 2 Lary takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cissell hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simons hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Reynolds scores.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Kerr moves to third.
Bottom 1 Blue is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kerr hits a popup beyond first. Gehrig can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 1 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jeffries fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to third. Gehrig moves to second.
Top 1 Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second.
Top 1 Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.