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Yankees 8 @ Tigers 5
Navin Field
May 17, 1931

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on May 17, 1931 at Navin Field. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1931 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 8 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherRoy Sherid  
Losing PitcherArt Herring  
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Game Winning RBITony Lazzeri 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1931 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherRoy Sherid  
Home Starting PitcherVic Sorrell  
BallparkNavin Field 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance38,152 
Time of Game2 hours 33 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bick Campbell
1B: Bill Dinneen
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

New York Yankees Lineup 

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

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy Johnson  Right Fielder 
Marv Owen  Shortstop 
Charlie Gehringer  Second Baseman 
Dale Alexander  First Baseman 
John Stone  Left Fielder 
Marty McManus  Third Baseman 
Frank Doljack  Center Fielder 
Ray Hayworth  Catcher 
Vic Sorrell  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Yankees 8 @ Tigers 5
Navin Field
May 17, 1931

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/17/1931 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Combs E, cf           6  0  1  1   Johnson R, rf         5  0  2  2   
Reese J, 2b           6  0  1  0   Owen M, ss            4  0  1  0   
Ruth B, lf            3  1  1  0   Gehringer C, 2b       5  0  1  0   
Gehrig L, 1b          2  2  2  1   Alexander D, 1b       4  1  0  0   
Chapman B, rf         4  0  1  0   Stone J, lf           5  1  4  0   
Lazzeri T, 3b         5  0  1  2   McManus M, 3b         4  1  2  2   
Sewell J, pr-3b       0  1  0  0   Doljack F, cf         5  1  1  0   
Lary L, ss            4  3  2  1   Hayworth R, c         4  1  1  1   
Dickey B, c           5  1  5  2   Sorrell V, p          2  0  1  0   
Sherid R, p           5  0  3  1   Uhle G, ph            0  0  0  0   
                                   Walker G, pr          0  0  0  0   
                                   Herring A, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Akers B, ph           1  0  1  0   
                                   Sullivan C, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  8 17  8                        39  5 14  5

New York         000 102 104 --  8
Detroit          000 003 002 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sherid R (W)          9.0 14  5  2  3  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sorrell V             6.0  8  3  2  5  3
Herring A (L)         2.0  3  1  1  1  2
Sullivan C            1.0  6  4  4  0  0

E -- Hayworth R, Lary L
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 12, Detroit 11
2B -- Reese J, Stone J 2, Johnson R, Hayworth R, Akers B, Ruth B, Gehrig L, Lazzeri T, McManus M
SB -- Lary L, Chapman B 2
CS -- Owen M, Stone J
SH -- Chapman B
HBP -- by Sherid R (Owen M)
PB -- Hayworth R
T -- 2:33
A -- 38152

    

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