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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1931-09-15 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 2500 · 2:02

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 9–2. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 8th. Gordon Rhodes earned the win. Lou Gehrig went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Gordon Rhodes L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Roy Van Graflan · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dick Nallin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	5	0	0	1	0	0
Mark Koenig	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Stone	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dale Alexander	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Rogell	4	2	1	0	0	0
Nolen Richardson	4	0	3	0	0	0
Muddy Ruel	2	0	1	1	2	0
Tommy Bridges	2	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Uhle	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Samuel Byrd	4	2	2	2	1	0
Joe Sewell	3	3	3	0	2	0
Earle Combs	4	1	1	0	1	1
Lou Gehrig	4	1	2	4	1	0
Lyn Lary	3	0	1	1	2	0
Bill Dickey	5	1	1	1	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	2	0	0	0	3	0
Myril Hoag	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gordon Rhodes	4	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	6.0	6	8	2
Charlie Sullivan	2.0	5	2	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gordon Rhodes	9.0	7	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: 63
Mark Koenig: 3/G
John Stone: D7
Dale Alexander: 8/F

Bot 1

Samuel Byrd: 53
Joe Sewell: S9
Earle Combs: W.B-2(E2/TH2);1X3(65)
Lou Gehrig: 3/P

Top 2

Gee Walker: 13
Billy Rogell: 9/F
Nolen Richardson: S8
Muddy Ruel: W.1-2
Tommy Bridges: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Lyn Lary: W
Bill Dickey: 36(1)/FO
Tony Lazzeri: W.1-2
Myril Hoag: 13.2-3;1-2
Gordon Rhodes: 8/F

Top 3

Roy Johnson: 63
Mark Koenig: 3/G
John Stone: S8
Dale Alexander: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Samuel Byrd: 63
Joe Sewell: W
Earle Combs: S8.1-2
Lou Gehrig: W.2-3;1-2
Lyn Lary: 8/F/DP.3-H;2-3;1X2(84)

Top 4

Gee Walker: 63
Billy Rogell: 7/F
Nolen Richardson: S9
Muddy Ruel: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bill Dickey: 13
Tony Lazzeri: 63
Myril Hoag: K

Top 5

Tommy Bridges: K
Roy Johnson: 2/FL
Mark Koenig: 8/F

Bot 5

Gordon Rhodes: 23
Samuel Byrd: W
Joe Sewell: S9.1-3
Earle Combs: K/C
Lou Gehrig: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Lyn Lary: 13

Top 6

John Stone: 63
Dale Alexander: 63
Gee Walker: 43

Bot 6

Bill Dickey: HR/9
Tony Lazzeri: W
Myril Hoag: 7/F
Gordon Rhodes: 64(1)/FO
Samuel Byrd: S7.1-2
Joe Sewell: W.2-3;1-2
Earle Combs: 7/F

Top 7

Billy Rogell: E4/G
Nolen Richardson: 9/L
Muddy Ruel: SB2
Muddy Ruel: W
Charlie Gehringer: W.2-3;1-2
Roy Johnson: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Mark Koenig: 43

Bot 7

Lou Gehrig: S9
Lyn Lary: D8.1-3
Bill Dickey: 3/L
Tony Lazzeri: W
Myril Hoag: 9/9S/FDP.3XH(92)

Top 8

John Stone: K
Dale Alexander: 43
Gee Walker: K/C

Bot 8

Gordon Rhodes: S7
Samuel Byrd: HR/9.1-H
Joe Sewell: S8
Earle Combs: E1/TH.1-H(NR)(UR);B-3(E8)
Lou Gehrig: 9/F.3-H(UR)
Lyn Lary: W
Bill Dickey: 9/F
Tony Lazzeri: SB2
Tony Lazzeri: 3/FL

Top 9

Billy Rogell: S9
Nolen Richardson: D7.1-3
Muddy Ruel: S5.3-H;2-3
George Uhle: 64(1)3/GDP.3-3
Roy Johnson: 63