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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 14, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 14, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 14, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Gaston |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Coffman |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Van Camp | Left Fielder |
| Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
| Otis Miller | Third Baseman |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Urbane Pickering | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Milt Gaston | Pitcher |
| Shano Collins | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
| Red Kress | Right Fielder |
| Lin Storti | Third Baseman |
| Jack Burns | First Baseman |
| Benny Bengough | Catcher |
| Jim Levey | Shortstop |
| Dick Coffman | Pitcher |
| Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 14, 1931
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Coffman
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Coffman
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Coffman
Miller hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Gaston
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Gaston
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Gaston
Goslin hits a popup towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Coffman
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Coffman
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Storti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Coffman
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Gaston
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Storti vs. Gaston
Storti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Gaston
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Storti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bengough vs. Gaston
Bengough takes first base on ball four. Storti moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Levey vs. Gaston
Levey takes first base on ball four. Storti scores. Burns moves to third. Bengough moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coffman vs. Gaston
Coffman hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schulte vs. Gaston
Berry fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Berry. Burns scores. Bengough scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pickering vs. Coffman
Pickering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Coffman
Berry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Coffman
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Gaston
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Gaston
Melillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pickering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Gaston
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pickering scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Coffman
Van Camp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Coffman
Rhyne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Van Camp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Coffman
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Storti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Van Camp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Webb vs. Coffman
Webb hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Gaston
Kress is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Storti vs. Gaston
Storti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Gaston
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Gaston
There goes Burns. The throw from Berry and he is out, Rhyne applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Coffman
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Coffman
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pickering vs. Coffman
Pickering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Coffman
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Gaston
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pickering misplays the ball. That's an error on Pickering. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Gaston
Levey hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Gaston
Coffman bunts towards first. Sweeney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Gaston
Schulte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Camp who is chasing the ball. Schulte reaches third base with a triple. Coffman goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melillo vs. Gaston
Melillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schulte scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Gaston
There's a wild pitch. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goslin vs. Gaston
Goslin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Goslin reaches second base with a double. Melillo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Gaston
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rhyne. Goslin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Storti vs. Gaston
Storti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Morris
Ed Morris now pitching.
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Coffman
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Coffman
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Storti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Coffman
Rhyne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Rhyne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Coffman
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Miller reaches second base with a double. Rhyne scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Coffman
Webb hits a fly ball into right field. Kress settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Morris
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Morris
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller juggles the ball. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Morris
Coffman bunts towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Levey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Morris
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Coffman
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Coffman
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pickering vs. Coffman
Pickering hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Coffman
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Coffman
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Levey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Morris
Ed Connolly now catching.
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Morris
Goslin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melillo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kress vs. Morris
Kress hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Camp. Kress reaches second base with a double. Melillo scores. Goslin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Storti vs. McLaughlin
Jud McLaughlin now pitching.
Storti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. McLaughlin
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Goslin scores. Kress moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bengough vs. McLaughlin
Bengough hits a fly ball into left field. Van Camp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kress scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. McLaughlin
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Coffman
Van Camp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Coffman
Rhyne takes first base on ball four. Van Camp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Coffman
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Kress settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webb vs. Coffman
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Coffman
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Van Camp moves to third. Rhyne moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Coffman
Oliver 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 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. McLaughlin
Coffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. McLaughlin
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. McLaughlin
Melillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Camp. Melillo reaches second base with a double. Schulte goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goslin vs. McLaughlin
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goslin for the out. Melillo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kress vs. McLaughlin
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melillo scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Storti vs. McLaughlin
Storti hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pickering vs. Coffman
Ed Grimes now playing second base. Larry Bettencourt now playing right field.
Pickering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connolly vs. Coffman
Connolly hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Coffman
Jack Rothrock pinch hits for Jud McLaughlin.
Rothrock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pickering moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Camp vs. Coffman
Van Camp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhyne vs. Coffman
Rhyne 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. Pickering scores. Rothrock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Coffman
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1931 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Van Camp A, lf 4 0 2 0 Schulte F, cf 5 2 2 1
Rhyne H, ss 4 1 2 0 Melillo S, 2b 5 3 3 2
Miller O, 3b 5 0 1 1 Grimes E, 2b 0 0 0 0
Webb E, rf 4 0 0 0 Goslin G, lf 5 2 2 1
Sweeney B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Kress R, rf 5 1 3 2
Oliver T, cf 4 0 1 0 Bettencourt L, rf 0 0 0 0
Pickering U, 2b 3 1 1 0 Storti L, 3b 4 1 2 0
Berry C, c 3 0 0 0 Burns J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Connolly E, c 1 0 0 0 Bengough B, c 3 1 0 1
Gaston M, p 1 0 0 0 Levey J, ss 3 0 0 1
Morris E, p 2 0 0 0 Coffman D, p 3 1 0 0
McLaughlin J, p 0 0 0 0
Rothrock J, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 9 1 37 12 13 9
Boston 000 001 001 -- 2
St.Louis 030 040 32x -- 12
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gaston M (L) 4.2 7 7 1 3 1
Morris E* 1.1 3 3 3 0 0
McLaughlin J 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Coffman D (W) 9.0 9 2 1 4 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Berry C, Pickering U, Rhyne H, Miller O, Levey J
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Boston 10, St.Louis 5
2B -- Goslin G, Rhyne H, Miller O, Kress R, Melillo S
3B -- Schulte F
CS -- Burns J
SH -- Coffman D
WP -- Gaston M
T -- 1:51
A -- 0
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