Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 9, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 9, 1931 at Sportsman's Park III. 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

Philadelphia Athletics 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 2 1 0
Haas cf 2 0 0 1
Cochrane c 5 0 1 1
Simmons lf 4 1 1 2
Foxx 1b 5 2 2 0
Miller rf 3 1 1 0
Dykes 3b 3 1 0 1
Williams ss 4 1 2 1
Grove p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flowers 3b 4 1 1 0
Roettger rf 4 0 1 0
Frisch 2b 4 0 1 1
Martin cf 3 0 0 0
Hafey lf 4 0 1 0
Bottomley 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
  Mancuso c 0 0 0 0
Gelbert ss 3 0 1 0
Derringer p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Blades ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindsey p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Rhem p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia 000 040 400881
St. Louis 000 001 000152
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W (2-1) 9.0 5 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  L (0-2) 4.2 3 4 0 4 4
  Johnson   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Lindsey   2.0 3 4 2 2 0
  Rhem   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
8
2
6
7

  E–Cochrane (1), Flowers (1), Hafey (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Williams (1,off Johnson), St. Louis Flowers (1,off Grove).  SH–Miller (1,off Derringer); Haas (2,off Lindsey); Derringer (1,off Grove).  HBP–Miller (1,by Lindsey).  WP–Derringer (1).  HBP–Lindsey (1,Miller).  U-HP–Dick Nallin (AL), 1B–Dolly Stark (NL), 2B–Bill McGowan (AL), 3B–Bill Klem (NL).  T–1:57.  A–39,401.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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