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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Braves Field
May 31, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 31, 1931 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Earnshaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Gaston |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| George Earnshaw | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
| Ollie Marquardt | Second Baseman |
| Al Van Camp | First Baseman |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Urbane Pickering | Third Baseman |
| Gene Rye | Left Fielder |
| Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Milt Gaston | Pitcher |
| Shano Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Braves Field
May 31, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gaston
Bishop hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Ruel settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ruel. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gaston
Bishop hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Gaston
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Gaston
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Gaston
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marquardt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Earnshaw
Rhyne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Rhyne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marquardt vs. Earnshaw
Marquardt bunts towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. Rhyne moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
Van Camp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Van Camp reaches second base with a double. Rhyne scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Earnshaw
Webb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Camp scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pickering vs. Earnshaw
Pickering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rye vs. Earnshaw
Rye strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gaston
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pickering fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gaston
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Van Camp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Gaston
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marquardt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Earnshaw
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruel vs. Earnshaw
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gaston vs. Earnshaw
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rhyne vs. Earnshaw
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Gaston
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Gaston
Earnshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Gaston
Bishop takes first base on ball four. Earnshaw moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Gaston
Haas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Haas reaches second base with a double. Earnshaw scores. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cochrane vs. Gaston
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bishop scores. Haas scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Gaston
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gaston
Foxx hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webb. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pickering fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquardt vs. Earnshaw
Marquardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
There goes Marquardt. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, Boley applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
Van Camp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Earnshaw
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Lisenbee
McNair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Lisenbee
Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McNair moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Earnshaw vs. Lisenbee
Earnshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McNair scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Lisenbee
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Lisenbee
Haas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Lisenbee
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lisenbee
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pickering vs. Earnshaw
Pickering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rye vs. Earnshaw
Rye strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Earnshaw
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Lisenbee
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lisenbee
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Lisenbee
McNair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Lisenbee
Boley hits a popup towards short. Rhyne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Earnshaw
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lisenbee vs. Earnshaw
Lisenbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Earnshaw
Rhyne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lisenbee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marquardt vs. Earnshaw
Marquardt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bishop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
Van Camp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Lisenbee
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marquardt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Lisenbee
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lisenbee
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Earnshaw
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pickering vs. Earnshaw
Pickering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rye vs. Earnshaw
Rye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and has Webb trapped. There's the throw to McNair and over to Bishop, who tags Webb for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Earnshaw
Oliver hits a line drive towards first. Foxx reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Lisenbee
Cochrane hits a popup, foul, towards first. Van Camp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lisenbee
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Lisenbee
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Lisenbee
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Rye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Earnshaw
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Earnshaw
Tom Winsett pinch hits for Hod Lisenbee.
Winsett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Earnshaw
Rhyne strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Brillheart
Jim Brillheart now pitching.
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Brillheart
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Brillheart
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquardt vs. Earnshaw
Marquardt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Earnshaw
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pickering vs. Earnshaw
Pickering hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rye vs. Earnshaw
Rye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Brillheart
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Brillheart
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Rye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Brillheart
Cochrane hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Brillheart
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Earnshaw
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Earnshaw
Jack Rothrock pinch hits for Muddy Ruel.
Rothrock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Earnshaw
Otis Miller pinch hits for Jim Brillheart.
Miller hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Earnshaw
Rhyne hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1931, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 3 2 0 0 Rhyne H, ss 5 1 2 0
Haas M, cf 5 2 3 3 Marquardt O, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cochrane M, c 5 0 2 2 Van Camp A, 1b 4 1 1 1
Simmons A, lf 5 0 0 0 Webb E, rf 3 1 2 1
Foxx J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Pickering U, 3b 4 1 1 2
Miller B, rf 4 0 0 0 Rye G, lf 4 0 0 0
McNair E, 3b 3 2 2 1 Oliver T, cf 4 0 1 0
Boley J, ss 4 0 1 0 Ruel M, c 3 0 0 0
Earnshaw G, p 4 1 1 1 Rothrock J, ph 1 0 1 0
Gaston M, p 1 0 0 0
Lisenbee H, p 1 0 1 0
Winsett T, ph 1 0 0 0
Brillheart J, p 0 0 0 0
Miller O, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 11 7 35 4 10 4
Philadelphia 003 310 000 -- 7
Boston 200 000 020 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G (W) 9.0 10 4 4 1 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gaston M (L) 2.2 5 3 3 1 1
Lisenbee H 4.1 6 4 4 0 0
Brillheart J 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
E -- Ruel M
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Boston 6
2B -- Rhyne H, Van Camp A, Oliver T, Haas M, Foxx J
HR -- Haas M, McNair E, Pickering U
CS -- Marquardt O
SH -- Marquardt O
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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