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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 5, 1931 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 5, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gordon Rhodes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hod Lisenbee |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
Arndt Jorgens | Catcher |
Gordon Rhodes | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Rothrock | Left Fielder |
Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
Otis Miller | Third Baseman |
Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
Charlie Berry | Catcher |
Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
Hod Lisenbee | Pitcher |
Shano Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Lisenbee
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Lisenbee
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Lisenbee
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Lisenbee
Gehrig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Lisenbee
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Rhodes
Rothrock hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Rhodes
Rhyne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rhyne moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Rhodes
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Rhodes
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Lisenbee
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Lisenbee
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Lisenbee
Jorgens hits a popup towards third. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rhodes
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Rhodes
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warstler vs. Rhodes
Warstler hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lisenbee vs. Rhodes
Lisenbee strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Lisenbee
Rhodes hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Lisenbee
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Lisenbee
Sewell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Lisenbee
Ruth hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Lisenbee
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lisenbee
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webb. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lary vs. Lisenbee
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Rhodes
Rothrock hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Rhodes
Rhyne strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller 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
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Lisenbee
Lazzeri hits a popup towards short. Rhyne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Lisenbee
Jorgens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Lisenbee
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Rhodes
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Rhodes
Sweeney bunts towards the mound. Rhodes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Rhodes
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Rhodes
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Lisenbee
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Lisenbee
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Lisenbee
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Webb throws the ball in to Warstler who tags Ruth trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Rhodes
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lisenbee vs. Rhodes
Lisenbee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Rhodes
Rothrock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Lisenbee
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lisenbee
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Lisenbee
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Rhodes
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhodes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Rhodes
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Rhodes
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Rhodes
Oliver 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
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Lisenbee
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rothrock. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgens vs. Lisenbee
Jorgens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lazzeri scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Lisenbee
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards second. Warstler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Lisenbee
Combs hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Rhodes
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Rhodes
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lisenbee vs. Rhodes
Lisenbee 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
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Lisenbee
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Lisenbee
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Lisenbee
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lisenbee
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Lisenbee
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Rhodes
Rothrock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jorgens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Rhodes
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rhodes
Miller 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
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Lisenbee
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgens vs. Lisenbee
Jorgens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Lisenbee
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Rhodes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Lisenbee
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Rhodes
Webb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Webb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Rhodes
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Webb moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Rhodes
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Webb scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rhodes
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Rhodes
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winsett vs. Rhodes
Tom Winsett pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler.
Winsett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Camp vs. Rhodes
Al Van Camp pinch hits for Hod Lisenbee.
Van Camp takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to third. Winsett moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rothrock vs. Johnson
Hank Johnson now pitching. Bobby Reeves pinch runs for Al Van Camp.
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1931, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Combs E, cf 5 1 2 0 Rothrock J, lf 5 0 0 0 Sewell J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rhyne H, ss 3 0 0 0 Ruth B, lf 4 1 3 2 Miller O, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 2 1 Webb E, rf 2 1 1 0 Chapman B, rf 4 0 2 0 Sweeney B, 1b 4 0 2 1 Lary L, ss 4 0 0 0 Oliver T, cf 3 0 1 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Berry C, c 3 0 0 0 Jorgens A, c 4 0 1 1 Warstler R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rhodes G, p 4 0 1 0 Winsett T, ph 1 0 1 0 Johnson H, p 0 0 0 0 Lisenbee H, p 3 0 0 0 Van Camp A, ph 0 0 0 0 Reeves B, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 13 4 31 1 5 1 New York 002 000 110 -- 4 Boston 000 000 001 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Rhodes G (W) 8.2 5 1 1 6 4 Johnson H (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lisenbee H (L) 9.0 13 4 4 0 3 DP -- New York 1, Boston 2 LOB -- New York 6, Boston 9 2B -- Chapman B, Lazzeri T, Rhodes G, Webb E HR -- Ruth B, Gehrig L A -- 0
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