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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 5, 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 September 5, 1931 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Earnshaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Jimmy Moore | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Third Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Dib Williams | Shortstop |
| George Earnshaw | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Al Van Camp | Left Fielder |
| Otis Miller | Third Baseman |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Second Baseman |
| Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Shano Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 5, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. MacFayden
Bishop 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. MacFayden
Cramer 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. MacFayden
Cochrane is hit by the pitch. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. MacFayden
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. MacFayden
Miller is hit by the pitch. Cochrane moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Todt vs. MacFayden
Todt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. MacFayden
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. MacFayden
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. MacFayden
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Earnshaw
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Earnshaw
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Earnshaw
McManus 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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. MacFayden
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. MacFayden
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Earnshaw
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Earnshaw
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Earnshaw
MacFayden hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. MacFayden
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. MacFayden
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. MacFayden
Todt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webb. Todt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. MacFayden
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Earnshaw
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
Van Camp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Earnshaw
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. MacFayden
Earnshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. MacFayden
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. MacFayden
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Earnshaw
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Earnshaw
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Earnshaw
Oliver hits a popup towards first. Todt juggles the ball. That's an error on Todt. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Earnshaw
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. MacFayden
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. MacFayden
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne fields it and throws to second for the out. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. MacFayden
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cochrane scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todt vs. MacFayden
Todt takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. MacFayden
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foxx scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Earnshaw vs. MacFayden
Earnshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Todt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bishop vs. MacFayden
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with MacFayden covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Earnshaw
Jack Rothrock pinch hits for Danny MacFayden.
Rothrock hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
Sweeney hits a popup towards third. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee now pitching.
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Lisenbee
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webb. Cochrane reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Lisenbee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Lisenbee
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lisenbee juggles the ball. That's an error on Lisenbee. Cochrane moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Lisenbee
Miller takes first base on ball four. Cochrane scores. Moore moves to third. Foxx moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Todt vs. Lisenbee
Todt hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore scores. Foxx moves to third. Miller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Lisenbee
Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Earnshaw
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Earnshaw
Webb hits a popup towards short. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Lisenbee
Earnshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Lisenbee
Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Lisenbee
Cramer 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Lisenbee
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Webb picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Webb. Bishop goes all the way around to score. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Lisenbee
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Earnshaw
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Earnshaw
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Earnshaw
Berry hits a popup towards short. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Earnshaw
Rabbit Warstler pinch hits for Hod Lisenbee.
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. McLaughlin
Jud McLaughlin now pitching.
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. McLaughlin
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Todt vs. McLaughlin
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foxx scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McLaughlin
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Earnshaw vs. McLaughlin
Earnshaw is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Earnshaw
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1931, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Rhyne H, ss 4 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 5 1 2 0 Sweeney B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cochrane M, c 4 2 3 1 Van Camp A, lf 4 0 0 0
Moore J, lf 5 1 2 0 Miller O, 3b 3 0 0 0
Foxx J, 3b 5 2 2 1 Webb E, rf 3 0 0 0
Miller B, rf 3 1 1 2 McManus M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Todt P, 1b 4 0 1 2 Oliver T, cf 3 0 0 0
Williams D, ss 5 0 1 1 Berry C, c 3 0 0 0
Earnshaw G, p 4 0 1 1 MacFayden D, p 1 0 0 0
Rothrock J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lisenbee H, p 0 0 0 0
Warstler R, ph 1 0 0 0
McLaughlin J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 14 8 30 0 1 0
Philadelphia 100 003 211 -- 8
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G (W) 9.0 1 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 6.0 8 4 4 2 3
Lisenbee H 2.0 4 3 1 1 1
McLaughlin J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Williams D, Todt P, Lisenbee H, Webb E
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Boston 3
2B -- Todt P, Cochrane M 2
3B -- Foxx J
HBP -- by MacFayden D (Cochrane M), by MacFayden D (Miller B)
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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