Philadelphia Athletics vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 1, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1931 at Sportsman's Park III. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 5 1 1 0
Haas cf 5 1 1 1
Cochrane c 4 2 2 0
Simmons lf 4 1 1 3
Foxx 1b 4 0 2 2
Miller rf 4 0 0 0
Dykes 3b 3 0 2 0
Williams ss 4 1 2 0
Grove p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
High 3b 4 0 1 0
  Mancuso ph 1 0 0 0
Roettger rf 5 1 2 0
Frisch 2b 4 1 2 0
Bottomley 1b 4 0 1 1
Hafey lf 4 0 1 0
Martin cf 4 0 3 1
Wilson c 4 0 0 0
Gelbert ss 4 0 2 0
Derringer p 2 0 0 0
  Flowers ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Blades ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 12 2
Philadelphia 004 000 2006110
St. Louis 200 000 0002120
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W (1-0) 9.0 12 2 2 0 7
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
0
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  L (0-1) 7.0 11 6 6 3 9
  Johnson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
11

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Haas (1,off Derringer), St. Louis Martin (1,off Grove); Gelbert (1,off Grove).  HR–Philadelphia Simmons (1,7th inning off Derringer 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Hafey (1,3rd base off Grove/Cochrane); Martin (1,2nd base off Grove/Cochrane).  U-HP–Bill Klem (NL), 1B–Dick Nallin (AL), 2B–Dolly Stark (NL), 3B–Bill McGowan (AL).  T–1:55.  A–38,529.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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