Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 6, 1931 Box Score

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

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Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 11

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 4 1 0 0
Owen 1b 4 1 1 1
Stone lf 3 0 1 2
Johnson rf 3 0 0 0
McManus 3b 2 0 2 1
Koenig 2b 4 0 0 0
Akers ss 4 0 0 0
Grabowski c 2 1 1 0
  Hayworth c 2 1 1 0
Hoyt p 2 0 1 1
  Herring p 0 1 0 0
  Uhle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 1 2 0
Haas cf 4 0 0 1
Cochrane c 5 2 1 2
Simmons lf 4 2 3 1
Foxx 1b 4 1 1 1
Miller rf 5 1 2 2
McNair 3b 4 1 1 1
Dykes ss 4 1 2 2
Walberg p 1 1 0 0
  Earnshaw p 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 11 13 10
Detroit 100 010 300572
Philadelphia 000 170 03x11130
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  L(3-7) 4.2 8 8 7 4 0
  Herring   3.1 5 3 3 1 4
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
5
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg  W(9-1) 7.0 7 5 5 7 3
  Earnshaw  SV(2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
7
4

  E–Stone (4), Akers (7).  DP–Detroit 2. McManus-Koenig-Owen, Hoyt-Koenig-Owen, Philadelphia 1. McNair-Bishop-Foxx.  2B–Detroit Stone (8); Grabowski (3), Philadelphia Miller (15); Dykes (7).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Walberg (2).  Team–7.  SB–H. Walker (3); Simmons (2); Foxx (1).  CS–Stone (6).  U–Bill Dinneen, Bick Campbell, Bill Guthrie.  T–2:13.  A–15,000.
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