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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1931-08-15 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 16 innings · Att: 6000 · 3:24

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 7–5. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 8th. Lefty Gomez earned the win. Billy Rogell went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	17
DET	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	14

W: Lefty Gomez L: George Uhle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Guthrie · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dick Nallin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Samuel Byrd	8	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Sewell	6	1	1	0	1	0
Babe Ruth	7	1	2	1	1	1
Lou Gehrig	7	1	3	1	0	0
Ben Chapman	6	1	1	0	2	0
Lyn Lary	5	1	2	0	3	1
Bill Dickey	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	8	1	4	1	0	1
Ivy Andrews	2	0	0	0	0	1
Red Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	1
Earle Combs	1	0	1	1	0	0
Cy Perkins	4	0	1	1	0	1
Lefty Gomez	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	7	1	1	1	1	1
Charlie Gehringer	7	2	5	0	0	0
John Stone	5	0	1	1	0	0
Dale Alexander	6	0	2	2	1	1
George Quellich	7	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Rogell	5	1	2	1	2	1
Marv Owen	7	1	1	0	0	1
Ray Hayworth	5	0	2	0	0	0
Chief Hogsett	3	0	0	0	0	1
George Uhle	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grabowski	2	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ivy Andrews	6.0	10	1	2
Hank Johnson	1.0	1	0	0
George Pipgras	1.1	0	1	0
Lefty Gomez	7.2	3	2	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chief Hogsett	7.2	8	3	3
Tommy Bridges	0.1	1	2	0
George Uhle	8.0	8	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Samuel Byrd: 9/F
Joe Sewell: 43
Babe Ruth: 13

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: W
Charlie Gehringer: S8.1-3
John Stone: S8.3-H;1-3
Dale Alexander: 9/F.3-H
George Quellich: 6/P
Billy Rogell: 43

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: 43
Ben Chapman: S6
Lyn Lary: 153.1-2
Bill Dickey: 43

Bot 2

Marv Owen: S6
Ray Hayworth: 43.1-2
Chief Hogsett: K
Roy Johnson: S9.2-H
Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-3
John Stone: SB2
John Stone: 53

Top 3

Tony Lazzeri: 43
Ivy Andrews: 63
Samuel Byrd: 8/F

Bot 3

Dale Alexander: S7
George Quellich: 16(1)3/GDP
Billy Rogell: S1
Marv Owen: 43

Top 4

Joe Sewell: S7/P.BX2(74)
Babe Ruth: 3/G
Lou Gehrig: 9/F

Bot 4

Ray Hayworth: 8/F
Chief Hogsett: 43
Roy Johnson: 9/F

Top 5

Ben Chapman: W
Lyn Lary: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: E3/G.2-3;1-2
Tony Lazzeri: 4/P
Ivy Andrews: K
Samuel Byrd: 7/F

Bot 5

Charlie Gehringer: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
John Stone: 13/SH.2-3
Dale Alexander: S8.3-H(UR)
George Quellich: 8/L
Billy Rogell: 4/L

Top 6

Joe Sewell: HP
Babe Ruth: 3/G.1-2
Lou Gehrig: S9.2-H
Ben Chapman: 9/F
Lyn Lary: S8.1-3
Bill Dickey: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Marv Owen: K/C
Ray Hayworth: S5
Chief Hogsett: 43.1-2
Roy Johnson: 63

Top 7

Tony Lazzeri: K
Red Ruffing: K
Samuel Byrd: S5
Joe Sewell: 8/F

Bot 7

Charlie Gehringer: S9
John Stone: 8/F
Dale Alexander: 9/F
George Quellich: 9/F

Top 8

Babe Ruth: 43
Lou Gehrig: S7
Ben Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Lyn Lary: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: S7.2-H;1-2
Tony Lazzeri: S8.2-H;1-3
Earle Combs: D7/78.3-H;1-3
Samuel Byrd: 2/FL

Bot 8

Billy Rogell: W
Marv Owen: 16(1)/FO/BG
Ray Hayworth: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Joe Sewell: W
Babe Ruth: WP.1-2
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Ben Chapman: IW
Lyn Lary: 3/FL
Cy Perkins: K

Bot 9

George Uhle: 8
Roy Johnson: E4/G
Charlie Gehringer: 7/L
John Stone: WP.1-2
John Stone: 6/P

Top 10

Tony Lazzeri: S.B-2(E5)#
Lefty Gomez: K#
Samuel Byrd: 99
Joe Sewell: 99

Bot 10

Dale Alexander: W#
George Quellich: PO1(99)#
George Quellich: 99
Billy Rogell: K

Top 11

Babe Ruth: S#
Lou Gehrig: 99
Ben Chapman: 99
Lyn Lary: K#

Bot 11

Marv Owen: 99
Ray Hayworth: S
George Uhle: 99
Roy Johnson: K

Top 12

Cy Perkins: 99
Tony Lazzeri: D#
Lefty Gomez: 99
Samuel Byrd: 99

Bot 12

Charlie Gehringer: S#
John Stone: 99/SH.1-2#
Dale Alexander: K#
George Quellich: 99

Top 13

Joe Sewell: 99
Babe Ruth: K#
Lou Gehrig: 99

Bot 13

Billy Rogell: W#
Marv Owen: 99
Johnny Grabowski: 99
George Uhle: 99

Top 14

Ben Chapman: 99
Lyn Lary: S
Cy Perkins: PO1(99)#
Cy Perkins: 99

Bot 14

Roy Johnson: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99
John Stone: 99

Top 15

Tony Lazzeri: T
Lefty Gomez: K#
Samuel Byrd: 7/F.3-H
Joe Sewell: 99

Bot 15

Dale Alexander: 99
George Quellich: K#
Billy Rogell: HR/7
Marv Owen: 99

Top 16

Babe Ruth: HR/9
Lou Gehrig: D9
Ben Chapman: 8/F.2-3
Lyn Lary: W
Cy Perkins: S7.3-H;1-2
Tony Lazzeri: 46(1)3/GDP#

Bot 16

Johnny Grabowski: 99
George Uhle: 99
Roy Johnson: 99