Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 12, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1931 at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers 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, Detroit Tigers 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 6 0 0 0
Cramer cf 5 2 1 0
Cochrane c 5 2 4 0
Simmons lf 6 1 3 3
Foxx 1b 3 0 0 0
Miller rf 5 0 2 0
McNair 3b 6 0 0 2
Williams ss 6 1 2 0
Earnshaw p 4 0 2 1
Totals 46 6 14 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 5 1 1 0
Gehringer 2b 6 1 2 0
Stone cf 5 1 2 2
Alexander 1b 6 0 3 1
Quellich lf 5 1 0 0
Rogell ss 6 2 4 1
Owen 3b 4 0 0 1
Grabowski c 4 1 0 0
  Koenig ph 1 0 1 1
Herring p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges p 1 0 0 0
  McManus ph 1 0 0 1
  Uhle p 2 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 13 7
Philadelphia 220 010 100 000–6143
Detroit 010 021 200 001–7131
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw  L(17-7) 11.1 13 7 5 5 9
Totals
11.1
13
7
5
5
9
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Herring   3.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Bridges   3.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Uhle  W(8-11) 6.0 4 1 0 2 0
Totals
12.0
14
6
5
4
3
  E–McNair (13), Williams 2 (13), Owen (23).  DP–Detroit 2. Gehringer-Rogell-Alexander, Gehringer-Rogell-Alexander.  PB–Grabowski (1).  2B–Philadelphia Williams 2 (5), Detroit Rogell (2); Koenig (18).  3B–Detroit Rogell (1).  SH–Foxx (3); Earnshaw (3); Owen (12).  HBP–Cramer (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–12.  CS–Alexander (7).  U–Dick Nallin, Brick Owens, Bill Guthrie.
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