Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Robins
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 Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Robins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Brooklyn Robins 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brickell cf 5 0 2 0
Bartell ss 4 1 2 0
Klein lf 5 1 1 0
Arlett rf 5 1 1 1
Hurst 1b 4 1 2 1
McCurdy c 3 1 1 0
Whitney 3b 4 0 0 0
Mallon 2b 4 0 3 3
Collins p 3 0 0 0
  Bolen p 0 0 0 0
  Koster ph 1 0 0 0
  Schesler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Frederick cf 4 2 1 3
Bissonette 1b 2 1 0 0
Herman rf 4 0 0 0
O'Doul lf 4 0 2 3
Gilbert 3b 4 0 0 0
Finn 2b 4 0 1 0
Slade ss 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 2 2 2 0
Phelps p 0 0 0 0
  Day p 0 0 0 0
  Heimach ph 1 1 1 0
  Thurston p 2 1 1 1
Totals 31 7 8 7
Philadelphia 401 000 000–5121
Brooklyn 003 000 40x–782
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Collins  L(4-12) 6.1 7 6 6 2 4
  Bolen   0.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Schesler   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
5
7
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Phelps   1.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Day   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Thurston  W(5-6) 6.0 4 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
1
  E–McCurdy (3), O'Doul (9), Gilbert (16).  2B–Brooklyn O'Doul (21); Lopez 2 (7).  3B–Philadelphia Mallon (2).  HR–Brooklyn Frederick (12,3rd inning off Collins 2 on).  SH–Bartell (13).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Frederick (4).  Team–6.  SB–McCurdy (1); Lopez (1).  U–George Magerkurth, Beans Reardon, Ted McGrew.  T–2:10.  A–28,000.
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