Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 11, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 3 3 3 0
Cramer cf 5 1 2 2
Cochrane c 4 1 2 2
Simmons lf 5 0 2 3
Foxx 1b 5 0 1 0
Miller rf 4 0 1 0
McNair 3b 4 1 1 1
Williams ss 4 1 1 0
Grove p 3 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 3 0 0 0
Gehringer 2b 4 1 2 0
Stone cf 4 0 3 0
Alexander 1b 3 0 0 1
Quellich lf 4 0 0 0
Rogell ss 4 0 1 0
McManus 3b 3 0 0 0
Hayworth c 3 0 1 0
Sorrell p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 3 0 0 0
  Uhle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Philadelphia 240 000 020–8141
Detroit 001 000 000–171
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W(23-2) 9.0 7 1 1 4 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sorrell  L(8-11) 1.1 6 6 6 1 1
  Sullivan   7.2 8 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
4
2
  E–McNair (12), McManus (16).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Williams-Bishop-Foxx, Williams-Bishop-Foxx, Bishop-Williams-Foxx, Detroit 1. McManus-Gehringer-Alexander.  PB–Cochrane (5).  2B–Philadelphia Cochrane (25); Simmons (34); Miller (36), Detroit Hayworth (9).  HR–Philadelphia McNair (4,2nd inning off Sorrell 0 on).  SH–Miller (5); Grove (3).  HBP–McNair (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  CS–Simmons (3); McNair (4).  U–Bill Guthrie, Dick Nallin, Brick Owens.
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