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Philadelphia Athletics @ New York Yankees

1931-07-09 Β· Day game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 15000 Β· 1:48

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 9–4. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 7th. Lefty Gomez earned the win. Lou Gehrig went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

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W: Lefty Gomez   L: Roy Mahaffey   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Red Ormsby Β· 1B: Bill Guthrie Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Roy Van Graflan Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Max Bishop210010
Mule Haas411000
Mickey Cochrane400000
Al Simmons411110
Jimmie Foxx201221
Bing Miller401100
Jimmy Dykes401002
Joe Boley401000
Roy Mahaffey300003
Dib Williams212000
Eric McNair100000
Johnnie Heving101000

New York Yankees β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Earle Combs421010
Joe Sewell421000
Babe Ruth412200
Lou Gehrig422501
Ben Chapman411000
Lyn Lary401100
Bill Dickey402000
Jimmie Reese400000
Lefty Gomez301012

Philadelphia Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Roy Mahaffey6.11022
Eddie Rommel0.2100
Jim Peterson1.0001

New York Yankees β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Lefty Gomez9.0946

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Max Bishop: W
  • Mule Haas: 53/SH.1-2
  • Mickey Cochrane: 3/P
  • Al Simmons: W
  • Jimmie Foxx: T/78.2-H;1-H
  • Bing Miller: 43

Bot 1

  • Earle Combs: W
  • Joe Sewell: S3.1-2
  • Babe Ruth: D9.2-H;1-3
  • Lou Gehrig: D/89.3-H;2-H
  • Ben Chapman: 43.2-3
  • Lyn Lary: S1.3-H
  • Bill Dickey: S7.1-2
  • Jimmie Reese: 9/F
  • Lefty Gomez: W.2-3;1-2
  • Earle Combs: 43

Top 2

  • Jimmy Dykes: K/C
  • Joe Boley: 63
  • Roy Mahaffey: K

Bot 2

  • Joe Sewell: 7/F
  • Babe Ruth: 3/G
  • Lou Gehrig: 9/F

Top 3

  • Max Bishop: 43/BG
  • Mule Haas: 13
  • Mickey Cochrane: 63

Bot 3

  • Ben Chapman: 53
  • Lyn Lary: 53
  • Bill Dickey: 43

Top 4

  • Al Simmons: 9/9D/F
  • Jimmie Foxx: W
  • Bing Miller: 8/8D/F
  • Jimmy Dykes: 2/FL

Bot 4

  • Jimmie Reese: 7/F
  • Lefty Gomez: K/C
  • Earle Combs: 8/F

Top 5

  • Joe Boley: 53
  • Roy Mahaffey: K
  • Max Bishop: 7/F

Bot 5

  • Joe Sewell: 5/P
  • Babe Ruth: 2/FL
  • Lou Gehrig: K/C

Top 6

  • Mule Haas: 4/P
  • Mickey Cochrane: 1/P
  • Al Simmons: D/89
  • Jimmie Foxx: K/C

Bot 6

  • Ben Chapman: 9/F
  • Lyn Lary: 53
  • Bill Dickey: S8
  • Jimmie Reese: 63

Top 7

  • Bing Miller: 8/F
  • Jimmy Dykes: K/C
  • Joe Boley: D7
  • Roy Mahaffey: K

Bot 7

  • Lefty Gomez: S8
  • Earle Combs: S8.1-2
  • Joe Sewell: 25(2)/FO.1-2
  • Babe Ruth: S/89.2-H;1-3
  • Lou Gehrig: HR/9.3-H;1-H
  • Ben Chapman: D7
  • Lyn Lary: PO2(E1).2-H(UR)
  • Lyn Lary: 7/F
  • Bill Dickey: 43

Top 8

  • Dib Williams: S9
  • Mule Haas: S9.1-2
  • Mickey Cochrane: 3/G.2-3;1-2
  • Al Simmons: 8/8D/F.3-H
  • Jimmie Foxx: W
  • Bing Miller: S7.2-H;1-2
  • Jimmy Dykes: S5.2-3;1-2
  • Joe Boley: 4/P

Bot 8

  • Jimmie Reese: 53
  • Lefty Gomez: K
  • Earle Combs: 63

Top 9

  • Eric McNair: 5/P
  • Dib Williams: S7
  • Mule Haas: 36(1)/FO
  • Johnnie Heving: S7.1-2
  • Al Simmons: 4/L

Notes & reviews

  • Bill Dickey struck by foul ball on right hand