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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1931-08-24 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 4500 · 1:38

New York Yankees defeated Chicago White Sox 8–5. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 4th. Lefty Gomez earned the win. Babe Ruth went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	8	17
CHA	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	7

W: Lefty Gomez L: Tommy Thomas SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	4	1	1	0	1	0
Billy Sullivan	3	1	0	0	2	0
Carl Reynolds	2	1	0	1	2	0
Lew Fonseca	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	0	1	0	0
Luke Appling	4	1	1	0	0	0
John Kerr	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Grube	4	0	2	0	0	0
Tommy Thomas	3	1	1	0	0	1
Smead Jolley	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Gomez	9.0	7	6	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Thomas	9.0	17	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earle Combs: 8/F
Joe Sewell: 9/F
Babe Ruth: HR/9
Lou Gehrig: 9/F

Bot 1

Lu Blue: S8
Billy Sullivan: 64(1)/FO
Carl Reynolds: 7/L
Lew Fonseca: 9/L

Top 2

Ben Chapman: 63
Lyn Lary: 8/F
Bill Dickey: S7
Tony Lazzeri: S6.1-2
Lefty Gomez: 7/L

Bot 2

Bob Fothergill: 7/F
Luke Appling: 3/G
John Kerr: 63

Top 3

Earle Combs: D7
Joe Sewell: S8.2XH(82);B-2(TH)
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: S8.2-H;1-2
Ben Chapman: 4/F
Lyn Lary: 8/F

Bot 3

Frank Grube: S9
Tommy Thomas: 46(1)/FO
Lu Blue: W.1-2
Billy Sullivan: W.2-3;1-2
Carl Reynolds: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lew Fonseca: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Fothergill: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Luke Appling: SB2;SBH.1-3(E6/TH)
Luke Appling: 53

Top 4

Bill Dickey: 2/FL
Tony Lazzeri: S7
Lefty Gomez: S/G6.1-2
Earle Combs: 8/L
Joe Sewell: S/89.2-H;1-3
Babe Ruth: S3.3-H;1-3
Lou Gehrig: S9.3-H;1-2
Ben Chapman: 9/F

Bot 4

John Kerr: 53
Frank Grube: 13
Tommy Thomas: K

Top 5

Lyn Lary: 53
Bill Dickey: 4/P
Tony Lazzeri: S7
Lefty Gomez: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Lu Blue: 43
Billy Sullivan: W
Carl Reynolds: CS2(24)
Carl Reynolds: W
Lew Fonseca: 6/P

Top 6

Earle Combs: D9
Joe Sewell: 9/F.2-3
Babe Ruth: S/G4.3-H
Lou Gehrig: S9.1-3
Ben Chapman: 4(B)43(1)/LDP

Bot 6

Bob Fothergill: 8/F
Luke Appling: E6/TH
John Kerr: 9/F
Frank Grube: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Lyn Lary: 9/F
Bill Dickey: 8/F
Tony Lazzeri: 8/F

Bot 7

Tommy Thomas: S9
Lu Blue: 46(1)/FO
Billy Sullivan: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Lefty Gomez: 163
Earle Combs: 2/FL
Joe Sewell: 8/F

Bot 8

Carl Reynolds: 9/F
Lew Fonseca: S/G4
Bob Fothergill: 6(1)3(B)/GDP

Top 9

Babe Ruth: D7
Lou Gehrig: 43.2-3
Ben Chapman: HP
Lyn Lary: OA.1X2(2E6)
Lyn Lary: 8/F.3-H(UR)
Bill Dickey: S8.2-H(UR)
Tony Lazzeri: 8/F

Bot 9

Luke Appling: D/78
John Kerr: S7.2-H
Frank Grube: S6.1-2
Smead Jolley: 53.2-3;1-2
Lu Blue: 6/P
Billy Sullivan: 53