Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 15, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1931 at Baker Bowl. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 1 1 0
Jensen lf 3 0 0 0
Grantham 1b 5 0 3 0
Traynor 3b 2 1 0 1
Waner P. rf 5 0 0 0
Piet 2b 4 2 2 1
Grace c 4 0 1 0
Thevenow ss 4 0 0 1
Wood p 2 0 1 1
  Brame ph 1 0 0 0
  Osborn p 0 0 0 0
  Mosolf ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brickell cf 4 0 1 1
Bartell ss 2 1 0 0
Klein lf 3 1 1 0
Hurst 1b 5 1 2 1
Arlett rf 3 1 0 0
Whitney 3b 2 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 2 1
Mallon 2b 4 1 3 2
Dudley p 4 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 010 002 001480
Philadelphia 100 120 10x592
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L(2-6) 5.0 7 4 4 7 2
  Osborn   3.0 2 1 1 3 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
10
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Dudley  W(7-11) 8.2 8 4 4 4 2
  Collins  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
2

  E–Bartell (33), Mallon (17).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Traynor-Grantham, Traynor, Philadelphia 1. Mallon-Bartell-Hurst.  2B–Philadelphia Mallon (13).  HBP–Jensen (2).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Whitney (6).  Team–12.  U–Cy Pfirman, Jim Scott, Cy Rigler.  T–2:03.  A–4,000.
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