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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 21, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 21, 1931 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Mahaffey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Pennock |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Roy Van Graflan 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Roy Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Second Baseman |
| Dusty Cooke | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Herb Pennock | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 21, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Pennock
Bishop is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Pennock
Haas bunts towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Pennock
Cochrane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Pennock
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Mahaffey
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Mahaffey
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Mahaffey
Ruth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Mahaffey
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. Ruth scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Mahaffey
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Pennock
Dykes is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Mahaffey
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Mahaffey
Cooke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Carter
Sol Carter now pitching.
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Cooke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pennock vs. Carter
Pennock takes first base on ball four. Chapman scores. Cooke moves to third. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Combs vs. Carter
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooke scores. Dickey scores. Pennock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Carter
Lary bunts towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Pennock moves to third. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Carter
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehrig vs. Carter
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Pennock scores. Combs moves to third. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lazzeri vs. Rommel
Eddie Rommel now pitching.
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. Combs scores. Ruth moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Rommel
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Ruth scores. Gehrig moves to third. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooke vs. Rommel
Cooke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Lazzeri scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Rommel
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Pennock
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Pennock
Rommel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Pennock
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. Rommel
Johnnie Heving now catching. Jimmy Moore now playing left field.
Pennock strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Rommel
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Rommel
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Pennock
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Pennock
Heving hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Pennock
Moore hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Rommel
Dib Williams now playing second base.
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Rommel
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Rommel
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Pennock
Dykes hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rommel
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Rommel
Cooke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heving settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Rommel
Dickey hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pennock vs. Rommel
Pennock hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Pennock
Boley hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Pennock
Rommel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pennock
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Pennock
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Rommel
Eric McNair now playing shortstop.
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Rommel
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Rommel
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Rommel
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazzeri vs. Rommel
There go the runners. The throw from Heving to Williams covering second. The throw back to home, and Lary is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Pennock
Heving hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Pennock
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Rommel
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rommel
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Rommel
Cooke hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Rommel
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pennock vs. Rommel
Pennock strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Pennock
Dykes hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Pennock
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rommel vs. Pennock
Rommel hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pennock
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Rommel
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops it up and throws to first, with Rommel covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Rommel
Lary hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Rommel
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Rommel
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Pennock
Samuel Byrd now playing right field.
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Pennock
Heving hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Pennock
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Pennock
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todt vs. Pennock
Todt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Pennock
Dykes hits a fly ball into center field. Combs 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 4/21/1931 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 2 1 2
Williams D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 4 1 2 1
Haas M, cf 4 1 1 0 Ruth B, rf 3 2 2 0
Cochrane M, c 1 0 1 0 Byrd S, rf 0 0 0 0
Heving J, c 3 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 3
Simmons A, lf 1 0 0 0 Lazzeri T, 3b 3 1 0 1
Moore J, lf 3 0 2 0 Chapman B, 2b 2 1 1 1
Miller B, rf 4 0 0 0 Cooke D, lf 4 2 3 3
Todt P, 1b 4 0 1 1 Dickey B, c 3 1 1 0
Dykes J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pennock H, p 3 1 0 1
Boley J, ss 2 0 0 0
McNair E, ss 1 0 1 0
Mahaffey R, p 0 0 0 0
Carter S, p 0 0 0 0
Rommel E, p 3 0 1 0
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34 1 7 1 30 12 11 12
Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1
New York 280 000 11x -- 12
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey R (L)* 1.0 4 4 4 1 1
Carter S 0.1 1 5 5 4 0
Rommel E 6.2 6 3 3 4 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock H (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
DP -- Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 4
2B -- Ruth B
HR -- Cooke D, Lary L
CS -- Lary L
SH -- Lary L
A -- 0
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