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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1931-05-27 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 7000 · 1:50

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 5th. Carl Fischer earned the win and Bobby Burke picked up the save. Joe Cronin went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	8
BOS	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8

W: Carl Fischer L: Ed Morris SV: Bobby Burke

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Myer	5	2	2	0	0	0
Sam Rice	5	0	1	1	0	0
Heinie Manush	3	1	0	0	2	0
Joe Cronin	3	0	1	3	1	0
Sam West	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Kuhel	4	0	2	0	0	1
Roy Spencer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Carl Fischer	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Burke	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hal Rhyne	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Rothrock	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Van Camp	4	0	1	1	0	0
Earl Webb	3	1	2	0	1	0
Urbane Pickering	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Sweeney	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Oliver	4	1	1	1	0	0
Charlie Berry	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ed Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wilcy Moore	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Fischer	5.0	8	1	1
Bobby Burke	4.0	0	1	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Morris	5.0	5	3	1
Wilcy Moore	4.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buddy Myer: S9.B-3(E9)
Sam Rice: 7.3-H(UR)
Heinie Manush: W
Joe Cronin: W.1-2
Sam West: 63.2-3;1-2
Ossie Bluege: K

Bot 1

Hal Rhyne: 8/78
Jack Rothrock: S8
Al Van Camp: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Joe Kuhel: D9
Roy Spencer: 53
Carl Fischer: 63.2-3
Buddy Myer: 6/P

Bot 2

Earl Webb: D7
Urbane Pickering: S1.2-2
Bill Sweeney: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Tom Oliver: E4/G.3-H(RBI);2-3
Charlie Berry: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Sam Rice: 99
Heinie Manush: 99/G
Joe Cronin: 99/P

Bot 3

Ed Morris: 99
Hal Rhyne: 99
Jack Rothrock: 99

Top 4

Sam West: 99
Ossie Bluege: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99

Bot 4

Al Van Camp: 99
Earl Webb: W
Urbane Pickering: K
Bill Sweeney: 99

Top 5

Roy Spencer: D
Carl Fischer: FC1.2X3(15);B-1
Buddy Myer: D.1-3
Sam Rice: 4/P
Heinie Manush: IW
Joe Cronin: D7/F78XDW.3-H;2-H;1-H;BX3(75)

Bot 5

Tom Oliver: S
Charlie Berry: S7.1-2
Rabbit Warstler: 4/P
Hal Rhyne: S.2-H;1-2
Jack Rothrock: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Al Van Camp: S8.3-H;1XH(862)

Top 6

Sam West: 99
Ossie Bluege: K
Joe Kuhel: K

Bot 6

Earl Webb: D9
Urbane Pickering: 99
Bill Sweeney: K
Tom Oliver: 99

Top 7

Roy Spencer: D
Bobby Burke: E1/SH.2-3
Buddy Myer: 99
Sam Rice: 99
Heinie Manush: 99

Bot 7

Charlie Berry: W
Wilcy Moore: PB.1-2
Wilcy Moore: K
Hal Rhyne: 99/G.2-3
Jack Rothrock: 99

Top 8

Joe Cronin: 99
Sam West: E6
Ossie Bluege: 99
Joe Kuhel: S.1-3
Roy Spencer: 99

Bot 8

Al Van Camp: 9
Earl Webb: 99
Urbane Pickering: 99

Top 9

Bobby Burke: 99
Buddy Myer: E5
Sam Rice: CS2(99)
Sam Rice: S
Heinie Manush: 99

Bot 9

Bill Sweeney: 99
Tom Oliver: 99
Charlie Berry: 99