Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Browns
July 31, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns 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 Browns 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 5 1 1 2
Haas cf 4 3 2 2
Cochrane c 5 0 1 0
Simmons lf 4 1 2 2
Foxx 3b 4 1 1 0
Miller rf 3 0 0 0
Orwoll 1b 4 1 1 1
Boley ss 4 1 2 1
Grove p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Blue 1b 4 0 2 0
O'Rourke 3b 4 1 1 0
Manush lf 4 1 2 1
Schulte cf 4 0 1 1
Bettencourt rf 4 0 0 0
Kress ss 4 1 1 0
Melillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Manion c 4 0 1 0
Blaeholder p 3 1 1 1
Totals 35 4 9 3
Philadelphia 101 004 0028100
St. Louis 102 000 100491
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W(14-6) 9.0 9 4 4 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Blaeholder  L(6-11) 9.0 10 8 8 4 5
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
4
5

  E–Blaeholder (3).  2B–Philadelphia Orwoll (6); Boley (12), St. Louis Schulte (27); Kress (20).  HR–Philadelphia Bishop (4,6th inning off Blaeholder 1 on); Haas 2 (4,1st inning off Blaeholder 0 on,3rd inning off Blaeholder 0 on); Simmons (11,9th inning off Blaeholder 1 on), St. Louis Manush (8,3rd inning off Grove 0 on); Blaeholder (2,3rd inning off Grove 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U–Brick Owens, Harry Geisel.
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