St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Athletics
October 5, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1931 at Shibe Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 3 0 0 0
  Flowers 3b 1 0 0 0
Roettger rf 5 0 1 0
  Watkins pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Frisch 2b 5 0 1 0
Bottomley 1b 4 1 1 1
Hafey lf 5 1 1 0
Martin cf 4 2 2 0
Wilson c 4 0 3 1
Gelbert ss 4 0 1 1
Grimes p 4 0 2 2
Totals 39 5 12 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 3 0 0 0
Haas cf 4 0 0 0
Cochrane c 3 0 0 0
  McNair pr 0 1 0 0
Simmons lf 4 1 1 2
Foxx 1b 2 0 0 0
Miller rf 3 0 1 0
Dykes 3b 3 0 0 0
Williams ss 3 0 0 0
Grove p 2 0 0 0
  Cramer ph 1 0 0 0
  Mahaffey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
St. Louis 020 200 0015120
Philadelphia 000 000 002220
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes  W (1-0) 9.0 2 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
4
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  L (1-1) 8.0 11 4 4 1 2
  Mahaffey   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Martin (3,off Grove); Roettger (1,off Grove); Bottomley (1,off Mahaffey).  HR–Philadelphia Simmons (2,9th inning off Grimes 1 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Dolly Stark (NL), 1B–Bill McGowan (AL), 2B–Bill Klem (NL), 3B–Dick Nallin (AL).  T–2:10.  A–32,295.
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