SLN @ PHA

October 05, 1931

Final Score: SLN 5 - PHA 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Shibe Park
Attendance
32,295
Game Duration
130 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Burleigh Grimes
Losing Pitcher
Lefty Grove

Umpires

Home Plate
Dolly Stark
First Base
Bill McGowan
Second Base
Bill Klem
Third Base
Dick Nallin

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
84°F

Line Score

SLN @ PHA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
PHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0

SLN Batting

SLN @ PHA — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sparky Adams 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Bottomley 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Jake Flowers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frankie Frisch 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Charlie Gelbert 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Burleigh Grimes 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Chick Hafey 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Pepper Martin 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Wally Roettger 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
George Watkins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Wilson 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Team Totals 39 5 12 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .308

PHA Batting

SLN @ PHA — PHA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Max Bishop 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Cochrane 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Doc Cramer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Dykes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Foxx 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lefty Grove 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mule Haas 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Mahaffey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eric McNair 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bing Miller 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Al Simmons 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Dib Williams 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 2 2 2 4 5 0 0 1 0 .071

SLN Pitching

SLN @ PHA — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burleigh Grimes (W) W 9.0 2 2 2 4 5 1 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 2 2 2 4 5 1 2.00

PHA Pitching

SLN @ PHA — PHA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lefty Grove (L) L 8.0 11 4 4 1 2 0 4.50
Roy Mahaffey - 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00
Team Totals 9.0 12 5 5 2 2 0 5.00

St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Athletics, October 5, 1931

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2 at Shibe Park on October 5, 1931, a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 32,295, a running time of 130 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 84 degrees. The St. Louis Cardinals scored in the second, fourth, and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run second. All of the Philadelphia Athletics scoring came in one inning, 2 runs in the ninth. Hits were 12 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 2 for the Philadelphia Athletics, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Burleigh Grimes, allowing 2 earned runs on 2 hits in 9.0 innings. Lefty Grove took the loss after 8.0 innings and 4 runs. Burleigh Grimes led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. Jimmie Wilson led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. Burleigh Grimes drove in 2 for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Philadelphia Athletics' top hitter was Al Simmons, 1 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Dolly Stark.

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