Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 21, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1931 at Shibe Park. 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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Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 5 1 1 0
Gehringer 2b 4 1 3 2
Walker H. lf 5 1 1 0
Alexander 1b 5 1 2 2
Walker G. cf 5 0 1 0
Rogell ss 4 1 2 1
Richardson 3b 4 0 2 0
Ruel c 4 0 0 0
Bridges p 3 1 1 0
  Uhle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McNair 3b 4 1 1 0
Finney lf 4 0 1 0
Moore rf 4 0 1 1
Cramer cf 5 1 1 0
Todt 1b 4 1 1 0
Williams ss 3 0 0 0
Boley 2b 3 1 0 0
Palmisano c 2 0 0 0
  Foxx ph 1 1 1 4
  Heving c 1 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 1 0
  Cochrane ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Detroit 000 002 211–6131
Philadelphia 000 000 401–572
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges   6.2 4 4 4 4 1
  Uhle  W(11-12) 2.1 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
6
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L(0-1) 9.0 13 6 5 1 5
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
1
5
  E–G. Walker (4), McNair (19), Palmisano (2).  2B–Detroit Johnson (34); Alexander (46); Richardson (7), Philadelphia Peterson (1).  HR–Philadelphia Foxx (29,7th inning off Bridges 3 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Richardson (2).  CS–Gehringer (3).  U–Bill Dinneen, Bill McGowan.
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