Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 16, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1931 at League Park IV. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 0 2 0
Cramer cf 5 2 1 1
Cochrane c 2 1 1 1
  Heving c 1 0 1 0
Moore lf 4 1 1 1
Foxx 3b 3 1 1 1
Miller rf 3 1 0 0
Todt 1b 4 0 1 1
Williams ss 4 0 2 0
Mahaffey p 3 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 0 0 0 0
  Walberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Porter rf 5 1 2 0
Burnett 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Sewell ph 1 0 0 0
Averill cf 3 0 1 1
Morgan 1b 3 0 0 0
Vosmik lf 4 2 2 1
Kamm 3b 3 1 0 0
Myatt c 4 0 1 2
Montague ss 2 0 0 0
  Jamieson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hodapp 2b 1 0 0 0
Connally p 2 0 0 0
  Brown p 1 0 1 0
  Falk ph 0 0 0 0
  Seeds ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Philadelphia 100 202 1006101
Cleveland 010 001 020472
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  W(13-2) 7.2 7 4 4 4 1
  Hoyt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Walberg  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Connally  L(2-2) 6.0 7 6 6 5 3
  Brown   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
4

  E–Foxx (13), Porter (2), Averill (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Williams-Bishop-Todt, Cleveland 2. Montague-Morgan, Burnett-Hodapp-Morgan.  2B–Philadelphia Bishop (25); Foxx (28), Cleveland Porter (18); Myatt (11).  HR–Philadelphia Cramer (1,7th inning off Connally 0 on); Cochrane (15,4th inning off Connally 0 on), Cleveland Vosmik (7,2nd inning off Mahaffey 0 on).  SH–Mahaffey (3).  HBP–Cochrane (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U–George Moriarty, Bill McGowan.
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