Washington Senators vs St. Louis Browns
May 17, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1931 at Sportsman's Park III. The Washington Senators defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hayes 2b 4 1 1 0
Rice H. rf 5 0 0 1
Manush lf 4 0 3 1
Cronin ss 4 0 0 0
West cf 4 1 2 1
Bluege 3b 3 1 2 1
Jordan 1b 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 1 0
  Rice S. pr 0 1 0 0
  Kuhel 1b 0 0 0 0
Hargrave c 2 0 1 0
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
  Spencer c 0 0 0 0
Brown p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Levey ss 4 0 0 0
Burns 1b 4 0 1 0
Goslin lf 2 1 1 1
Kress 3b 3 0 2 0
Jenkins rf 4 0 0 0
Melillo 2b 4 0 0 1
McNeely cf 3 0 0 0
Ferrell c 3 1 1 0
Blaeholder p 3 0 1 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Bettencourt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Washington 100 000 003–4100
St. Louis 000 010 010–262
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W(4-3) 9.0 6 2 2 6 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Blaeholder  L(1-3) 8.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Stewart   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
5
  E–Melillo (8), Ferrell (2).  DP–Washington 1. Hargrave-Jordan, St. Louis 2. Melillo-Levey-Burns.  2B–Washington Hayes (1); Manush (10); Hargrave (2), St. Louis Ferrell (9).  HR–Washington West (1,9th inning off Blaeholder 0 on); Bluege (6,9th inning off Blaeholder 0 on).  SH–Bluege (3); Kress (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–West (1); Hargrave (1); Levey (5); Jenkins (1).  U–Roy Van Graflan, Bill McGowan, Tommy Connolly.
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