Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
June 27, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1931 at Navin Field. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 0 1 0
Haas cf 6 1 1 0
Cochrane c 4 1 1 0
Simmons lf 5 3 3 2
Foxx 1b 2 0 1 1
Miller rf 4 1 1 1
Dykes 3b 4 1 2 1
Williams ss 5 2 1 1
Grove p 5 0 2 2
Totals 39 9 13 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 4 2 2 0
Walker cf 4 1 3 0
Owen 3b 5 0 2 2
Alexander 1b 4 1 2 1
Stone lf 5 0 1 0
McManus 2b 3 1 2 1
Brower ss 3 0 0 1
Hayworth c 4 0 0 0
Herring p 3 0 0 0
  Uhle ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Philadelphia 301 020 0039131
Detroit 220 010 0005123
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W(14-2) 9.0 12 5 5 5 3
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Herring  L(1-3) 8.0 9 6 5 5 4
  Sullivan   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Hoyt   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
6
4

  E–Williams (4), McManus (11), Brower 2 (7).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Bishop-Williams-Foxx, Grove-Bishop-Foxx, Detroit 1. Brower-McManus-Alexander.  2B–Philadelphia Haas (19); Dykes (13); Grove (2), Detroit Alexander (18).  3B–Philadelphia Simmons (6).  HR–Detroit McManus (2,5th inning off Grove 0 on).  SH–Foxx (1); Miller (3).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  SB–Johnson (17); H. Walker (9).  U–Bill Dinneen, George Moriarty, Bick Campbell.  T–2:14.  A–12,000.
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