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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 15, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 15, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank McDonald |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Guthrie |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Frank Doljack | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Ray Hayworth | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Dib Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
| Joe Palmisano | Catcher |
| Hank McDonald | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 15, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDonald
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. McDonald
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. McDonald
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. McDonald
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McManus vs. McDonald
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Whitehill
McNair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. McNair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Whitehill
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McNair scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Simmons reaches third base with a triple. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simmons scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Whitehill
There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palmisano vs. Whitehill
Palmisano hits a fly ball into center field. Doljack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. McDonald
Doljack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. McDonald
Koenig hits a line drive towards short. McNair catches it and throws to first to double up Doljack. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. McDonald
Hayworth hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Whitehill
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Whitehill
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Whitehill
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a line drive into right field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Simmons goes all the way around to score. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a line drive towards third. McManus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhle vs. McDonald
George Uhle pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Uhle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with McDonald covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDonald
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. McDonald
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Sullivan
Charlie Sullivan now pitching.
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmisano vs. Sullivan
Palmisano hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Sullivan
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Sullivan
McNair takes first base on ball four. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Sullivan
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McDonald
Stone hits a line drive towards first. Foxx reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. McDonald
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. McDonald
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sullivan
Williams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sullivan
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Sullivan
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Sullivan
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Sullivan
Dykes hits a fly ball towards left. Stone settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Stone. Foxx scores. Miller moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmisano vs. Sullivan
Palmisano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. McDonald
Doljack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas who is chasing the ball. Doljack reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koenig vs. McDonald
Koenig hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayworth vs. McDonald
Hayworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sullivan vs. McDonald
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Sullivan
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Sullivan
McNair strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Sullivan
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDonald
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. McDonald
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McDonald
Stone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sullivan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sullivan
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Sullivan
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. McDonald
Alexander hits a line drive towards first. Foxx reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. McDonald
McManus hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doljack vs. McDonald
Doljack hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sullivan
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Sullivan
Dykes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmisano vs. Sullivan
Palmisano hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Dykes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Sullivan
McDonald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Sullivan
McNair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. McNair reaches second base with a double. Dykes scores. There goes Palmisano trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. McDonald
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayworth vs. McDonald
Hayworth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. McDonald
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Sullivan
Marv Owen now playing third base.
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Sullivan
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Sullivan
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Sullivan
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sullivan
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Sullivan
Dykes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmisano vs. Sullivan
Palmisano hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDonald
Doc Cramer now playing left field.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. McDonald
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McDonald
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1931, game 2 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Johnson R, rf 4 0 1 0 McNair E, ss 3 2 2 1
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 5 2 2 2
Stone J, lf 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 5 2 2 1
Alexander D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Simmons A, lf 5 3 4 4
McManus M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cramer D, lf 0 0 0 0
Owen M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 5 1 1 2
Doljack F, cf 3 0 2 0 Miller B, rf 5 0 2 0
Koenig M, ss 3 0 0 0 Dykes J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Hayworth R, c 3 0 0 0 Palmisano J, c 5 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 0 0 0 0 McDonald H, p 2 0 0 0
Uhle G, ph 1 0 0 0
Sullivan C, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 3 0 39 11 15 10
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia 330 100 13x -- 11
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (L) 2.0 7 6 6 2 2
Sullivan C 6.0 8 5 4 3 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald H (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 4
E -- Johnson R, Stone J
DP -- Detroit 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Detroit 3, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Johnson R, McNair E 2
3B -- Simmons A, Doljack F
HR -- Haas M, Simmons A
WP -- Whitehill E
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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