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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1931-09-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:31

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 9–2. Boston Red Sox put up 7 in the 1st. Wilcy Moore earned the win. Jack Rothrock went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
BOS	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		9	11

W: Wilcy Moore L: Sarge Connally SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Roy Van Graflan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Odell Hale	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Connatser	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Porter	4	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Averill	4	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hodapp	3	0	0	0	1	0
Glenn Myatt	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Montague	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roxie Lawson	3	0	1	1	0	1
Charlie Jamieson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	2	3	2	1	0
Marty McManus	5	1	2	1	0	0
Marv Olson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Webb	5	1	2	1	0	0
Tom Oliver	4	1	1	0	1	0
John Smith	3	1	0	0	1	0
Hal Rhyne	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ed Connolly	3	1	0	0	1	1
Wilcy Moore	4	1	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sarge Connally	1.0	4	2	0
Roxie Lawson	7.0	7	3	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilcy Moore	9.0	10	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Odell Hale: 8
Bruce Connatser: S7
Dick Porter: 46(1)/FO
Earl Averill: 43

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: HR/9D
Marty McManus: S7
Marv Olson: 13/SH.1-2
Earl Webb: D7/7D.2-H
Tom Oliver: 3/G.2-3
John Smith: W
Hal Rhyne: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Ed Connolly: W.2-3;1-2
Wilcy Moore: E7/F.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Jack Rothrock: S9.2-H(UR)
Marty McManus: 9

Top 2

Joe Vosmik: 53
Johnny Hodapp: 53
Glenn Myatt: E4/G
Ed Montague: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Marv Olson: W
Earl Webb: 13.1-2
Tom Oliver: S7.2-3
John Smith: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Hal Rhyne: S7.2-H;1-2#
Ed Connolly: K

Top 3

Roxie Lawson: S8
Odell Hale: S8.1-2
Bruce Connatser: 7(B)4(2)/FDP
Dick Porter: 164(1)/FO

Bot 3

Wilcy Moore: S9
Jack Rothrock: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
Marty McManus: 8

Top 4

Earl Averill: S8
Joe Vosmik: S8.1-2#
Johnny Hodapp: 8
Glenn Myatt: S/78.2-H;1-2
Ed Montague: S.2-3;1-2
Roxie Lawson: 53.3-H;2-3;1-2
Odell Hale: 13

Bot 4

Marv Olson: 5/L
Earl Webb: S8
Tom Oliver: W.1-2
John Smith: 7
Hal Rhyne: 7

Top 5

Bruce Connatser: 43
Dick Porter: 53
Earl Averill: S/78
Joe Vosmik: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Ed Connolly: 43
Wilcy Moore: 13
Jack Rothrock: W
Marty McManus: 8

Top 6

Johnny Hodapp: W
Glenn Myatt: 7
Ed Montague: S7.1-2#
Roxie Lawson: K
Odell Hale: 8

Bot 6

Marv Olson: S6
Earl Webb: 53.1-2
Tom Oliver: 5/FL
John Smith: 9

Top 7

Bruce Connatser: 13
Dick Porter: 13
Earl Averill: S8
Joe Vosmik: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Hal Rhyne: 8
Ed Connolly: 43
Wilcy Moore: 7

Top 8

Johnny Hodapp: 53
Glenn Myatt: 13
Ed Montague: 23/2

Bot 8

Jack Rothrock: D9/9L
Marty McManus: S7.2-H
Marv Olson: 64(1)/FO
Earl Webb: 8
Tom Oliver: 13

Top 9

Charlie Jamieson: 43
Odell Hale: 43
Bruce Connatser: 3/G