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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1931-08-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 10000 · 2:36

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 9–6. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 9th. Hank Johnson earned the win. Babe Ruth went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	3	9	12
DET	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	6	11

W: Hank Johnson L: Art Herring SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	4	0	1	1	1	1
Charlie Gehringer	5	0	2	2	0	0
John Stone	4	0	2	0	1	0
Dale Alexander	4	1	1	0	1	1
George Quellich	3	1	1	1	0	1
Billy Rogell	4	0	1	1	1	1
Marv Owen	4	0	0	0	1	2
Ray Hayworth	3	2	0	0	1	2
Art Herring	4	2	2	1	0	0
Hub Walker	2	0	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herb Pennock	5.2	10	4	4
Hank Johnson	3.1	1	2	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Herring	8.0	11	5	4
Charlie Sullivan	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Samuel Byrd: S8
Joe Sewell: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Babe Ruth: 43

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: 3/G
Charlie Gehringer: S8
John Stone: SB2
John Stone: S1/G.2-3
Dale Alexander: K+SB2
George Quellich: 6/P

Top 2

Lou Gehrig: D/89
Ben Chapman: K
Lyn Lary: D7.2-H
Bill Dickey: W
Tony Lazzeri: 8/F.2-3
Herb Pennock: SB2
Herb Pennock: K

Bot 2

Billy Rogell: 53
Marv Owen: K
Ray Hayworth: W
Art Herring: BK.1-2
Art Herring: S7.2-H
Roy Johnson: T9/L.1-H
Charlie Gehringer: 5/P

Top 3

Samuel Byrd: 53
Joe Sewell: 9/F
Babe Ruth: W
Lou Gehrig: E6/P.1-3
Ben Chapman: 43

Bot 3

John Stone: D/4/G
Dale Alexander: 63.2-3
George Quellich: K/C
Billy Rogell: W
Marv Owen: CSH(25)#

Top 4

Lyn Lary: HR/7
Bill Dickey: K/C
Tony Lazzeri: 6/P
Herb Pennock: 9/F

Bot 4

Marv Owen: 3/L
Ray Hayworth: K
Art Herring: 13

Top 5

Samuel Byrd: S7
Joe Sewell: 2/FL
Babe Ruth: HR/9.1-H
Lou Gehrig: 4/P
Ben Chapman: 2/FL

Bot 5

Roy Johnson: 23/BG
Charlie Gehringer: 9/F
John Stone: 3/L

Top 6

Lyn Lary: 143
Bill Dickey: 6/P
Tony Lazzeri: 63

Bot 6

Dale Alexander: S7
George Quellich: D8.1-H
Billy Rogell: S7.2-H
Marv Owen: 36(1)/FO
Ray Hayworth: 64(1)/FO
Art Herring: S7.1-2
Roy Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
Charlie Gehringer: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
John Stone: W.2-3;1-2
Dale Alexander: 53

Top 7

Hank Johnson: 63
Samuel Byrd: W
Joe Sewell: 6/P
Babe Ruth: D9.1-H
Lou Gehrig: S9.2-H
Earle Combs: S9.1-2
Lyn Lary: K

Bot 7

Hub Walker: S/BG
Billy Rogell: 6/FL
Marv Owen: W.1-2
Ray Hayworth: K
Art Herring: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Bill Dickey: 53
Tony Lazzeri: 63
Hank Johnson: W
Samuel Byrd: 8/F

Bot 8

Roy Johnson: K
Charlie Gehringer: 6/P
John Stone: 13

Top 9

Joe Sewell: S9
Babe Ruth: W.1-2
Lou Gehrig: D/78/L.2-H;1-3
Earle Combs: S7.3-H;2-H
Lyn Lary: 54(1)3/GDP
Bill Dickey: 7/F

Bot 9

Dale Alexander: W
Hub Walker: 46(1)/FO
Billy Rogell: K
Marv Owen: K