Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 20, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1931 at Baker Bowl. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 1 1 1
Waner P. rf 5 0 0 0
Grantham 1b 3 1 1 2
Traynor 3b 4 0 1 0
Comorosky lf 4 0 2 1
Regan 2b 3 1 1 1
Phillips c 3 2 2 0
Sankey ss 3 1 2 2
Kremer p 1 1 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  McClanahan ph 1 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brickell cf 5 0 2 1
Bartell ss 5 2 2 0
Klein lf 5 3 3 1
Arlett rf 2 3 2 3
Hurst 1b 5 1 2 3
Whitney 3b 3 0 1 1
Friberg 2b 3 0 1 2
Davis c 5 1 2 0
Bolen p 1 0 0 0
  Fallenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Koster ph 1 1 1 0
  Shields p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 16 11
Pittsburgh 110 500 000–7100
Philadelphia 000 231 14x–11161
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer   6.0 9 6 6 2 1
  Spencer   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Willoughby  L(0-2) 0.2 4 4 4 2 0
  Grant   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
11
5
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bolen   3.0 7 5 5 3 2
  Fallenstein   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Shields  W(1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
5
2
  E–Arlett (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. P. Waner-Grantham, Philadelphia 3. Bartell-Hurst.  2B–Pittsburgh Phillips (5); Sankey (1), Philadelphia Hurst (6); Whitney (4); Davis 2 (12).  HR–Pittsburgh Regan (1,4th inning off Bolen 0 on), Philadelphia Arlett 2 (9,4th inning off Kremer 1 on,7th inning off Spencer 0 on).  SH–Regan (3); Phillips (2); Kremer 2 (2).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Arlett (4); Whitney (1).  Team–9.  U–Lou Jorda, George Magerkurth, Cy Rigler.
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