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Cardinals
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
October 5, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on October 5, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | October 5, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 5, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 32,295 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dolly Stark 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Bill Klem 3B: Dick Nallin |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Third Baseman |
| Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
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 |
| Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
| Dib Williams | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
October 5, 1931
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Grove
Adams hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Grimes
Bishop is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Grimes
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Grimes
Cochrane hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grove
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Grove
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bottomley scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes hits a ball on the ground for a single. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Grove
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Grimes
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Grimes
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Grimes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley 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
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Grimes
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grimes
Williams hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Grimes
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grove for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grove
Martin hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Martin reaches second base with a double. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Grove
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hafey scores. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Grove
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Grimes
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Grimes
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Grimes
Cochrane is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Grimes
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Grimes
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Grimes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Grimes
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grove
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grove
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grimes
Jake Flowers now playing third base.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Grimes
Grove is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Grimes
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Grove
Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Roettger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roettger moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Grimes
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Grimes
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Grimes
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey hits a line drive towards third. Dykes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grove
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grove
Wilson bunts towards third. Dykes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes hits a line drive into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Grimes
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Grimes
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Grimes
Dykes hits a popup towards third. Flowers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Grimes
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Grimes
Doc Cramer pinch hits for Lefty Grove.
Cramer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Mahaffey
Roy Mahaffey now pitching.
Flowers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Mahaffey
Roettger bunts towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Mahaffey
George Watkins pinch runs for Wally Roettger.
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. Watkins moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Mahaffey
Bottomley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Bottomley reaches second base with a double. Watkins scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hafey vs. Mahaffey
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Grimes
George Watkins now playing right field.
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bishop for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Grimes
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grimes, and towards Gelbert, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Grimes
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Grimes
Eric McNair pinch runs for Mickey Cochrane.
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Grimes
Foxx strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/5/1931 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Adams S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bishop M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Flowers J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 4 0 0 0
Roettger W, rf 5 0 1 0 Cochrane M, c 3 0 0 0
Watkins G, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 McNair E, pr 0 1 0 0
Frisch F, 2b 5 0 1 0 Simmons A, lf 4 1 1 2
Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Foxx J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Hafey C, lf 5 1 1 0 Miller B, rf 3 0 1 0
Martin P, cf 4 2 2 0 Dykes J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson J, c 4 0 3 1 Williams D, ss 3 0 0 0
Gelbert C, ss 4 0 1 1 Grove L, p 2 0 0 0
Grimes B, p 4 0 2 2 Cramer D, ph 1 0 0 0
Mahaffey R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 12 5 28 2 2 2
St.Louis 020 200 001 -- 5
Philadelphia 000 000 002 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 9.0 2 2 2 4 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (L) 8.0 11 4 4 1 2
Mahaffey R 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Martin P, Roettger W, Bottomley J
HR -- Simmons A
T -- 2:10
A -- 32295
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