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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1931-06-23 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 16000 · 1:59

New York Yankees defeated Chicago White Sox 9–4. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 4th. Ed Wells earned the win. Arndt Jorgens went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ed Wells L: Pat Caraway SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Earle Combs	5	1	2	0	0
Lyn Lary	4	1	1	0	0
Babe Ruth	3	1	0	0	1
Lou Gehrig	4	1	2	2	1
Ben Chapman	3	3	2	2	1
Joe Sewell	2	0	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	2	2	1	1	2
Arndt Jorgens	4	0	2	3	0
Ed Wells	4	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Kerr	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Cissell	4	1	0	0	1	0
Lu Blue	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lew Fonseca	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ike Eichrodt	4	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Watwood	3	0	1	1	1	1
Irv Jeffries	3	1	1	0	0	0
Frank Grube	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Caraway	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Appling	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Fothergill	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wells	9.0	6	3	4

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Pat Caraway	3.1	4	2
Jim Moore	3.2	4	2
Red Faber	2.0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: 7/F
Lyn Lary: 6/P
Babe Ruth: 7/L

Bot 1

John Kerr: 8/F
Bill Cissell: 63
Lu Blue: K/C

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: W
Ben Chapman: 9/F
Joe Sewell: 9/F
Tony Lazzeri: SB2
Tony Lazzeri: 2

Bot 2

Lew Fonseca: D7
Ike Eichrodt: D7.2-H
Johnny Watwood: S8.2-H
Irv Jeffries: 34/SH.1-2
Frank Grube: 8/F
Pat Caraway: 13

Top 3

Arndt Jorgens: 23
Ed Wells: 53
Earle Combs: 43

Bot 3

John Kerr: 13
Bill Cissell: 2/FL
Lu Blue: S8
Lew Fonseca: 3/P

Top 4

Lyn Lary: S/89
Babe Ruth: HP.1-2
Lou Gehrig: D7.2-H;1-3
Ben Chapman: S8.3-H;2-H
Joe Sewell: 23/SH.1-2
Tony Lazzeri: W
Arndt Jorgens: SB3;SB2
Arndt Jorgens: S8.3-H;2-H
Ed Wells: 7/L
Earle Combs: POCS2(16)

Bot 4

Ike Eichrodt: 43
Johnny Watwood: K
Irv Jeffries: 8/F

Top 5

Earle Combs: S8
Lyn Lary: 23/SH.1-2
Babe Ruth: 9/L9D.2-3
Lou Gehrig: S5/BG.3-H
Ben Chapman: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Frank Grube: K
Jim Moore: 3/P/FL
John Kerr: 3/P/FL

Top 6

Ben Chapman: S6/G
Joe Sewell: 13/SH.1-2
Tony Lazzeri: W
Arndt Jorgens: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-3
Arndt Jorgens: 6/F
Ed Wells: 53

Bot 6

Bill Cissell: 53
Lu Blue: 8/F
Lew Fonseca: 63

Top 7

Earle Combs: D
Lyn Lary: 8/F
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Ike Eichrodt: 9/F
Johnny Watwood: W
Irv Jeffries: 9/F
Frank Grube: E6.1-2
Luke Appling: W.2-3;1-2
John Kerr: 9/F

Top 8

Ben Chapman: W
Joe Sewell: SB2
Joe Sewell: 43.2-3
Tony Lazzeri: S3/G3D.3-H
Arndt Jorgens: SB2
Arndt Jorgens: S7.2-H
Ed Wells: 3/L
Earle Combs: 53

Bot 8

Bill Cissell: W
Lu Blue: SB2.1-3(E4)
Lu Blue: K
Lew Fonseca: 3/G.3-H(UR)
Ike Eichrodt: S
Johnny Watwood: 8/F

Top 9

Lyn Lary: 63
Babe Ruth: 6/F
Lou Gehrig: 43

Bot 9

Irv Jeffries: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Frank Grube: 7/F
Bob Fothergill: 8/F
John Kerr: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Bill Cissell: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Lazzeri failed to cover bag, charged with error.

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