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August 9, 1931

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Yankee Stadium - August 9, 1931
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Stolen Base
Gordon Rhodes
Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
Tony Lazzeri
Joe Sewell
Lyn Lary
Myril Hoag
Samuel Byrd
Babe Ruth
Lefty Grove
Eric McNair
Bing Miller
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

There goes McNair. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. McNair steals second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller moves to third.
Top 9 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhodes fields it and throws to third for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 9 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhodes fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rhodes. Foxx moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Myril Hoag now playing left field. Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lary hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chapman is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cochrane takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second.
Top 8 Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Todt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gordon Rhodes now pitching. Grove hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gehrig strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lefty Grove now pitching. Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores. Sewell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Sewell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Lazzeri moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lary scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Earle Combs pinch hits for Hank Johnson. Rube Walberg now pitching. Combs strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to third. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair misplays the ball. That's an error on McNair. Lary moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx juggles the ball. That's an error on Foxx.
Top 7 Hank Johnson now pitching. Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McNair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Miller moves to second.
Top 7 Miller is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Foxx moves to third.
Top 7 Foxx hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Byrd. Foxx reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Cochrane hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig catches it and steps on first to double up Cramer.
Top 7 Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sewell moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ruth hits a popup towards third. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sewell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Todt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mahaffey strikes out.
Top 6 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 6 McNair is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Miller reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. Foxx moves to third.
Top 6 Foxx takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.
Top 6 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pipgras hits a popup towards third. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cochrane bunts towards the mound. Pipgras fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Todt hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Ruth. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, McNair applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Chapman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ruth takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mahaffey hits a line drive into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McNair bunts towards the mound. Pipgras fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pipgras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Foxx hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cramer moves to third.
Top 3 Cramer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Byrd. Cramer reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Todt hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dickey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Lary bunts towards first. Todt scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Chapman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mahaffey strikes out.
Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. McNair moves to second.
Top 2 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sewell.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri.
Bottom 1 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. Byrd moves to third.
Bottom 1 Sewell bunts towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. Byrd moves to second.
Bottom 1 Byrd takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cochrane hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Cochrane reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Cramer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Todt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.