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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 28, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 28, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 28, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 28, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Jimmie Reese | Second Baseman |
Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 28, 1931
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boley vs. Ruffing
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Walberg
Ruffing hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ruffing
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a line drive towards right field. Chapman drops the ball. He retrieves the ball and throws it towards the infield. Reese tags Bishop out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Walberg
The ball gets by Cochrane for a passed ball. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Walberg
Ruffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Combs reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. Ruffing moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Walberg covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ruffing
Cy Perkins now catching.
Boley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ruffing
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Walberg
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Walberg
Lary takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to third. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perkins vs. Walberg
Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Walberg
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Walberg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boley vs. Ruffing
Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McNair scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Ruffing
Phil Todt pinch hits for Rube Walberg.
Todt strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gehrig. Boley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boley scores. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bishop scores. Haas moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foxx for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Lefty Grove now pitching.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Grove
Sewell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bishop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Grove
Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Grove
Perkins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ruffing
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boley for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Grove
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Grove
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Grove
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Ruffing
Grove hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Grove reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grove moves to third. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grove scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/28/1931 -- New York at Philadelphia (D) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Combs E, cf 5 1 3 1 Bishop M, 2b 3 1 2 0 Reese J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 5 0 1 1 Ruth B, lf 4 1 2 2 Cochrane M, c 5 0 3 1 Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 2 0 Simmons A, lf 5 0 1 1 Chapman B, rf 4 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Sewell J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 4 0 1 0 Lary L, ss 3 0 1 0 McNair E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Dickey B, c 2 1 1 0 Boley J, ss 4 1 1 1 Perkins C, c 2 0 0 1 Walberg R, p 2 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 4 0 1 0 Todt P, ph 1 0 0 0 Grove L, p 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 38 5 12 5 New York 000 112 000 -- 4 Philadelphia 000 001 301 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Ruffing R (L) 8.2 12 5 4 2 6 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Walberg R 7.0 9 4 4 2 0 Grove L (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Chapman B, Gehrig L DP -- New York 1, Philadelphia 1 LOB -- New York 7, Philadelphia 9 2B -- Miller B, Simmons A, Dickey B, Combs E, Grove L HR -- Ruth B, Foxx J PB -- Cochrane M A -- 0
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