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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
August 16, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 16, 1931 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Mahaffey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sarge Connally |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
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 |
| Roy Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Porter | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Burnett | Second Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Ed Morgan | First Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Myatt | Catcher |
| Ed Montague | Shortstop |
| Sarge Connally | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
August 16, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Connally
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Connally
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Connally
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morgan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cochrane for the out. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Connally
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Connally
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Mahaffey
Porter 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, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Mahaffey
Burnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Mahaffey
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Mahaffey
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Connally
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Connally
Todt hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Connally
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Mahaffey
Vosmik hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Mahaffey
Kamm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Mahaffey
Myatt hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Mahaffey
Montague hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cochrane fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahaffey vs. Connally
Mahaffey hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Connally
Bishop hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Connally
Cramer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connally vs. Mahaffey
Connally strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Mahaffey
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Mahaffey
Burnett hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Connally
Cochrane hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Connally
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Connally
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Moore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Connally
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague fields it and has Foxx trapped. There's the throw to Kamm and over to Burnett, who tags Foxx for the out. Miller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Connally
Todt hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Connally
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Mahaffey
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Mahaffey
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Mahaffey
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahaffey vs. Connally
Mahaffey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Connally
Bishop hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Porter. Bishop reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Connally
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Montague scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cochrane vs. Connally
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Connally
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Mahaffey
Kamm hits a popup towards short. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Mahaffey
Myatt hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montague vs. Mahaffey
Montague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx juggles the ball. That's an error on Foxx. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connally vs. Mahaffey
Connally 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 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Connally
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Connally
Miller takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Connally
Todt hits a line drive into center field. Averill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Averill. Foxx scores. Miller goes all the way around to score. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Connally
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Todt trying to get to home. Vosmik throws the ball in to Myatt who tags Todt, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahaffey vs. Connally
Mahaffey bunts towards the mound. Connally fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Connally
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Mahaffey
Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burnett vs. Mahaffey
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Mahaffey
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Mahaffey
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Mahaffey
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kamm vs. Mahaffey
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Connally
Cramer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Connally
Cochrane is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Moore hits a popup towards short. Montague catches it and throws to first to double up Cochrane. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Brown
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Mahaffey
Johnnie Heving now catching.
Myatt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Mahaffey
Charlie Jamieson pinch hits for Ed Montague.
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Mahaffey
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Mahaffey
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnett vs. Mahaffey
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops it up and throws to first, with Mahaffey covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Brown
Johnny Hodapp now playing second base. Johnny Burnett now playing shortstop.
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Brown
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Porter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Porter. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mahaffey vs. Brown
Mahaffey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Mahaffey
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Mahaffey
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Mahaffey
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Mahaffey
Kamm takes first base on ball four. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myatt vs. Mahaffey
Myatt hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Myatt reaches second base with a double. Vosmik scores. Kamm goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Hoyt
Waite Hoyt now pitching.
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Brown
Bishop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Brown
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Brown
Heving hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burnett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Walberg
Bibb Falk pinch hits for Clint Brown. Rube Walberg now pitching. Bob Seeds pinch hits for Bibb Falk.
Seeds hits a popup towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Walberg
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Luke Sewell pinch hits for Johnny Burnett.
Sewell 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 8/16/1931 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Porter D, rf 5 1 2 0
Cramer D, cf 5 2 1 1 Burnett J, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
Cochrane M, c 2 1 1 1 Sewell L, ph 1 0 0 0
Heving J, c 1 0 1 0 Averill E, cf 3 0 1 1
Moore J, lf 4 1 1 1 Morgan E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Foxx J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Vosmik J, lf 4 2 2 1
Miller B, rf 3 1 0 0 Kamm W, 3b 3 1 0 0
Todt P, 1b 4 0 1 1 Myatt G, c 4 0 1 2
Williams D, ss 4 0 2 0 Montague E, ss 2 0 0 0
Mahaffey R, p 3 0 0 0 Jamieson C, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoyt W, p 0 0 0 0 Hodapp J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Walberg R, p 0 0 0 0 Connally S, p 2 0 0 0
Brown C, p 1 0 1 0
Falk B, ph 0 0 0 0
Seeds B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 10 5 34 4 7 4
Philadelphia 100 202 100 -- 6
Cleveland 010 001 020 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey R (W) 7.2 7 4 4 4 1
Hoyt W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Walberg R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Connally S (L)* 6.0 7 6 6 5 3
Brown C 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Foxx J, Averill E, Porter D
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 7
2B -- Foxx J, Bishop M, Porter D, Myatt G
HR -- Vosmik J, Cochrane M, Cramer D
SH -- Mahaffey R
HBP -- by Connally S (Cochrane M)
T -- 1:51
A -- 0
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