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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1931-08-05 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:05

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 5–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Danny MacFayden earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
BOS	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0		5	12

W: Danny MacFayden L: Herb Pennock SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Hildebrand · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Dinneen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earle Combs	3	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Sewell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	5	1	2	0	0	1
Lou Gehrig	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lyn Lary	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	0	1	0	0	0
Herb Pennock	3	0	1	0	0	0
Samuel Byrd	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	5	1	3	1	0	0
Hal Rhyne	5	2	2	0	0	0
Otis Miller	3	0	1	2	0	0
Earl Webb	3	0	2	0	1	0
Bill Sweeney	4	0	1	1	0	2
Tom Oliver	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Berry	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	3	1	0	0	0	0
Danny MacFayden	3	1	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herb Pennock	8.0	12	1	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny MacFayden	9.0	10	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: W
Joe Sewell: 4(1)/FO/NDP.BX2(36)
Babe Ruth: S9
Lou Gehrig: D7.1-H;B-3(E2/TH)
Ben Chapman: K

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: S7
Hal Rhyne: S9.1-2
Otis Miller: D7.2-H;1-H
Earl Webb: W
Bill Sweeney: K
Tom Oliver: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Lyn Lary: 63
Bill Dickey: E4/G
Tony Lazzeri: 53.1-2
Herb Pennock: E4/G
Earle Combs: 8/F

Bot 2

Charlie Berry: 7/F
Rabbit Warstler: E5/TH
Danny MacFayden: 34/SH.1-2
Jack Rothrock: D9.2-H(UR)
Hal Rhyne: 4/P

Top 3

Joe Sewell: S7
Babe Ruth: K/C
Lou Gehrig: 8/F
Ben Chapman: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Otis Miller: 8/F
Earl Webb: S8
Bill Sweeney: 46(1)/FO
Tom Oliver: S8.1-3
Charlie Berry: 43

Top 4

Lyn Lary: S8
Bill Dickey: 8/F
Tony Lazzeri: S8.1-2
Herb Pennock: 8/F
Earle Combs: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Sewell: 3/G

Bot 4

Rabbit Warstler: 63
Danny MacFayden: E6/TH.BX2(3E4)
Jack Rothrock: 7/F
Hal Rhyne: E4/G.2-H(UR)
Otis Miller: 9/F

Top 5

Babe Ruth: S9
Lou Gehrig: 36(1)3/GDP
Ben Chapman: S8
Lyn Lary: K

Bot 5

Earl Webb: S9
Bill Sweeney: K/C
Tom Oliver: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Bill Dickey: 43
Tony Lazzeri: 53
Herb Pennock: D7
Earle Combs: 43

Bot 6

Charlie Berry: S
Rabbit Warstler: 13/SH.1-2
Danny MacFayden: 63
Jack Rothrock: 43

Top 7

Joe Sewell: 7/F
Babe Ruth: 63
Lou Gehrig: 3/G

Bot 7

Hal Rhyne: S/5/BG
Otis Miller: 13/SH.1-2
Earl Webb: 7/F
Bill Sweeney: S8.2-H
Tom Oliver: 8/F

Top 8

Ben Chapman: 63
Lyn Lary: 63
Bill Dickey: S/BG
Tony Lazzeri: 7/F

Bot 8

Charlie Berry: S8
Rabbit Warstler: SB2
Rabbit Warstler: 4/P.2-3
Danny MacFayden: FC5.3XH(52)
Jack Rothrock: S6.1-3;B-2(TH)
Hal Rhyne: 53

Top 9

Samuel Byrd: S9
Earle Combs: 6(B)63(1)/LDP
Joe Sewell: HP
Babe Ruth: 9/F