St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Athletics
October 6, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 6, 1931 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 0, Philadelphia Athletics 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flowers 3b 1 0 0 0
  High 3b 3 0 0 0
Watkins rf 4 0 0 0
Frisch 2b 3 0 0 0
Bottomley 1b 3 0 0 0
Hafey lf 3 0 0 0
Martin cf 3 0 2 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Gelbert ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Lindsey p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Derringer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 1 2 0
Haas cf 3 0 1 0
Cochrane c 3 0 0 0
Simmons lf 4 0 2 1
Foxx 1b 3 1 1 1
Miller rf 4 1 1 0
Dykes 3b 4 0 2 1
Williams ss 4 0 1 0
Earnshaw p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
St. Louis 000 000 000021
Philadelphia 100 002 00x3100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-1) 5.2 9 3 3 1 2
  Lindsey   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Derringer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw  W (1-1) 9.0 2 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
8

  E–Bottomley (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Martin (4,off Earnshaw), Philadelphia Simmons (1,off Johnson); Miller (1,off Johnson).  HR–Philadelphia Foxx (1,6th inning off Johnson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Haas (1,off Johnson).  SB–Frisch (1,2nd base off Earnshaw/Cochrane); Martin (4,2nd base off Earnshaw/Cochrane).  U-HP–Bill McGowan (AL), 1B–Bill Klem (NL), 2B–Dick Nallin (AL), 3B–Dolly Stark (NL).  T–1:58.  A–32,295.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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