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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 9, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 9, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
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 |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Levey | Shortstop |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
| Red Kress | First Baseman |
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Larry Bettencourt | Right Fielder |
| Ed Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Sam Gray | Pitcher |
| Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 9, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gray
Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Gray
Haas hits a line drive towards first. Kress catches it and steps on first to double up Bishop. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gray
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Walberg
Levey hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melillo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte takes first base on ball four. Kress moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bettencourt vs. Walberg
Bettencourt takes first base on ball four. Melillo scores. Kress moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes 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 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gray
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gray
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gray
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Walberg
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Walberg
Gray bunts towards the mound. Walberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Walberg
Levey hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Walberg
There's a wild pitch. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Gray
Dykes hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Gray
Boley hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Gray
Walberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Kress reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas who is chasing the ball. Schulte reaches third base with a triple. Kress scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bettencourt vs. Walberg
Bettencourt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes 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, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gray
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bishop for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Gray
Haas hits a popup towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Gray
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Walberg
Ferrell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Walberg
Gray bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Levey vs. Walberg
Levey hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gray
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Levey. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gray
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Gray
Miller bunts in front of the plate. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dykes vs. Gray
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simmons scores. Foxx moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boley vs. Gray
Boley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walberg vs. Gray
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas who is chasing the ball. Goslin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goslin scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bettencourt vs. Walberg
Bettencourt takes first base on ball four. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Walberg
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Gray
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Gray
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Gray
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Bishop for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Walberg
Gray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Walberg
Levey strikes out. Cochrane drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Levey out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gray
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gray
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gray
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Gray
Dykes is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a line drive into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bettencourt vs. Walberg
Bettencourt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goslin scores. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Walberg
Ferrell 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 8
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Gray
Boley hits a line drive into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gray
Doc Cramer pinch hits for Rube Walberg.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Levey. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Gray
Bishop takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Gray
Haas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cochrane vs. Gray
Earl McNeely now playing center field.
Cochrane hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Gray
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Bishop scores. Haas moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Gray
Foxx hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gray
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Grove
Lefty Grove now pitching. Frank O'Rourke pinch hits for Sam Gray.
O'Rourke strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Grove
Levey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Grove
Melillo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Kimsey
Chad Kimsey now pitching.
Dykes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Kimsey
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kimsey fields it and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Kimsey
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kimsey fields it and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bishop vs. Kimsey
Bishop hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Grove
Goslin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Grove
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNeely vs. Grove
McNeely hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bettencourt vs. Grove
Bettencourt strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1931 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Levey J, ss 5 0 0 0
Haas M, cf 4 1 1 0 Melillo S, 2b 5 1 1 0
Cochrane M, c 4 0 0 0 Goslin G, lf 5 2 2 0
Simmons A, lf 4 2 2 2 Kress R, 1b 5 1 3 0
Foxx J, 1b 3 1 1 3 Schulte F, cf 3 0 3 2
Miller B, rf 3 0 0 0 McNeely E, cf 1 0 0 0
Dykes J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Bettencourt L, rf 3 0 0 1
Boley J, ss 3 0 0 0 Grimes E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Walberg R, p 2 0 0 0 Ferrell R, c 4 0 2 0
Cramer D, ph 1 1 0 0 Gray S, p 3 0 0 0
Grove L, p 1 0 0 0 O'Rourke F, ph 1 0 0 0
Kimsey C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 6 6 39 4 12 4
Philadelphia 000 010 050 -- 6
St.Louis 101 010 100 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg R (W) 7.0 11 4 4 3 2
Grove L (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gray S (L) 8.0 5 6 0 4 3
Kimsey C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Levey J 2
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, St.Louis 11
2B -- Kress R, Ferrell R
3B -- Schulte F, Goslin G
HR -- Foxx J
SH -- Miller B
WP -- Walberg R
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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