Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
August 2, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1931 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 10

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 5 1 2 0
Cramer cf 5 1 1 1
Cochrane c 4 2 1 0
Simmons lf 3 2 3 1
Foxx 1b 4 0 1 2
Miller rf 4 0 0 1
McNair 3b 4 0 1 1
Williams ss 4 0 0 0
McDonald p 1 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 0 0 0 0
  Rommel p 2 0 1 0
  Todt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Myer 2b 4 2 1 0
Rice rf 4 3 1 1
Manush lf 4 1 2 1
Cronin ss 4 2 1 2
West cf 4 2 4 3
Bluege 3b 4 0 1 1
Kuhel 1b 4 0 2 2
Spencer c 4 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Crowder p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 10
Philadelphia 400 010 1006102
Washington 440 011 00x10120
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald   0.1 1 4 1 2 0
  Hoyt  L(8-10) 1.2 5 4 3 0 1
  Rommel   6.0 6 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
6
2
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   0.0 3 4 4 2 0
  Crowder  W(9-8) 9.0 7 2 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
8

  E–Bishop (11), McNair (8).  2B–Philadelphia Bishop (24); Rommel (1), Washington S. Rice (12); Manush (34); West 3 (32).  3B–Philadelphia Bishop (4), Washington Myer (6); Cronin (11).  HR–Philadelphia Simmons (16,7th inning off Crowder 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U–Roy Van Graflan, George Moriarty, Dick Nallin.
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