Lou Gehrig is ruled out for passing a runner and loses a homerun
On April 26, 1931 — At Washington’s Griffith Stadium in the first inning, Lou Gehrig smashes a home run which clears the fence, but bounces back into the hands of center fielder Harry Rice. Baserunner Lyn Lary, thinking the fly ball is the third out, returns to the dugout without crossing home plate, and the ‘Iron Horse,’ trotting around the bases with his head down, is ruled out for passing a runner.
He ended the year tied for the lead in homers 46 with Babe Ruth and lost two RBI to add to his record-setting 184 for the season.
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Washington Senators 9, New York Yankees 7
Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1931 (D) at Griffith Stadium
NY A 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 7 13 1 WAS A 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 x - 9 11 1
BOX+PBP WP: Fischer (1-0) LP: Johnson (0-1) SV: Hadley (1) HR: Chapman (1), Bluege (2)
Play by Play
YANKEES 1ST: 15 minute rain delay before start of game; Game started despite high winds; Combs grounded out (second to first); Lary walked; Cooke struck out; Gehrig tripled to center [Lary to third, Gehrig out at home (third unassisted)]; Lou Gehrig out for passing Lyn Lary, who thought the ball was caught and went to the dugout after reaching 3B; this was a home run and Gehrig ended the season tied with Babe Ruth for the home run lead; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Myer flied to center; S. Rice flied to right; Manush grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0. YANKEES 2ND: Lazzeri doubled to right; Chapman homered [Lazzeri scored]; Byrd was called out on strikes; Perkins grounded out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Senators 0. SENATORS 2ND: Cronin was called out on strikes; Judge grounded out (second to first); H. Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Senators 0. YANKEES 3RD: Combs singled to center; FISCHER REPLACED MARBERRY (PITCHING); Lary singled [Combs to third]; Cooke was called out on strikes; Gehrig flied to left [Combs scored]; Lazzeri flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 0. SENATORS 3RD: Bluege hit an inside the park homer to right; Dusty Cooke injured his shoulder diving for ball when his spikes caught; RUFFING REPLACED COOKE (PLAYING RF); Spencer grounded out (second to first); Fischer struck out; Myer walked; Myer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 1. YANKEES 4TH: Chapman singled to center; Byrd struck out; Perkins forced Chapman (third to second); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 1. SENATORS 4TH: S. Rice walked; Manush singled to right [S. Rice to third]; Cronin walked [Manush to second]; Judge flied to right [S. Rice scored, Manush to third]; H. Rice flied to center [Manush scored, Cronin to second]; Bluege grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 3. YANKEES 5TH: Combs grounded out (shortstop to first); Lary grounded out (third to first); Ruffing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 3. SENATORS 5TH: Spencer tripled to center; Fischer grounded out (shortstop to first); Myer singled to shortstop [Spencer scored]; S. Rice singled to center [Myer to second]; Manush singled [Myer scored, S. Rice to third]; Johnson threw a wild pitch [S. Rice scored, Manush to second]; Cronin tripled to left [Manush scored]; WEINERT REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Weinert threw a wild pitch [Cronin scored]; Judge struck out; H. Rice struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 8. YANKEES 6TH: Gehrig struck out; Lazzeri struck out; Chapman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 8. SENATORS 6TH: Bluege grounded out (third to first); Spencer singled to right; Fischer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Spencer to second]; Myer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 8. YANKEES 7TH: Byrd flied to left; Perkins walked; SEWELL BATTED FOR WEINERT; Sewell singled to right [Perkins to second]; Combs struck out; Lary tripled to center [Perkins scored, Sewell scored]; Ruffing struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 8. SENATORS 7TH: PIPGRAS REPLACED SEWELL (PITCHING); S. Rice out on an unknown play; Manush singled; Cronin was hit by a pitch [Manush to second]; Judge walked [Manush to third, Cronin to second]; H. Rice grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Judge out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 8. YANKEES 8TH: Gehrig walked; Lazzeri singled [Gehrig to second]; Chapman singled [Gehrig scored, Lazzeri to second]; Byrd doubled [Lazzeri scored, Chapman to third]; Perkins out on an unknown play; REESE BATTED FOR PIPGRAS; Reese singled to pitcher [Chapman stayed at third, Byrd out at third (first unassisted)]; Carl Fischer threw to 1B late; the Yankees had 2 runners on 3B; Joe Judge ran to 3B and tagged both runners; 3B umpire Tommy Connolly called out Ben Chapman; Connolly reversed himself after Chapman was in the dugout; Connolly recalled Chapman and ruled Sammy Byrd out; Combs out on an unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Senators 8. SENATORS 8TH: SHERID REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Bluege doubled to left; Spencer struck out; Fischer singled [Bluege to third]; Myer out on an unknown play [Bluege scored, Fischer to second]; S. Rice reached on an error by Combs [Fischer to third, S. Rice to first]; Manush out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Senators 9. YANKEES 9TH: Lary struck out; Ruffing doubled; Gehrig out on an unknown play; Spencer dropped a foul fly hit by Lazzeri for an error; Roy Spencer and Joe Judge collided; Lazzeri walked; HADLEY REPLACED FISCHER (PITCHING); HARGRAVE REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING C ); Chapman out on an unknown play; Roy Spencer ejected by 3B umpire Tommy Connolly when Spencer ran to the dugout thinking Ben Chapman had struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Senators 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Yankees 7 13 1 8 Senators 9 11 1 6