Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
July 8, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1931 at Griffith Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 5 2 2 0
Haas cf 5 1 2 1
Cochrane c 4 0 0 0
Simmons lf 4 1 2 2
Foxx 1b 4 1 2 2
Miller rf 4 1 1 0
Dykes 3b 3 0 0 0
Boley ss 3 0 2 1
Grove p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Myer 2b 5 0 1 0
Manush lf 5 0 0 0
Cronin ss 5 0 2 2
Harris rf 5 0 2 0
West cf 4 0 0 0
Bluege 3b 5 0 1 0
Kuhel 1b 3 1 1 0
Spencer c 3 1 1 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 1 0
  Burke p 1 0 1 0
  Hayes ph 1 1 1 1
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Hargrave ph 1 0 0 0
  Hadley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 11 3
Philadelphia 410 001 000–6112
Washington 000 003 000–3110
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W(17-2) 9.0 11 3 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
3
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L(8-8) 2.0 6 5 5 0 2
  Burke   4.0 4 1 1 1 2
  Fischer   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hadley   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
6
  E–Haas (3), Miller (2).  DP–Washington 1. Bluege-Myer-Kuhel.  2B–Philadelphia Simmons (21); Miller (25); Boley (7), Washington Bluege (15).  3B–Philadelphia Haas (7); Simmons (9).  HR–Philadelphia Foxx (16,1st inning off Brown 1 on).  SH–Dykes (4); Grove (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–12.  U–Bill Dinneen, Bill McGowan, Brick Owens.
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