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Philadelphia Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians

1931-08-15 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 10000 · 1:42

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 4–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Lefty Grove earned the win. Earl Averill went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	6
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	8

W: Lefty Grove L: Wes Ferrell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Bishop	4	1	2	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	3	1	1	1	1	0
Mickey Cochrane	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Simmons	3	1	0	0	1	2
Jimmie Foxx	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bing Miller	4	0	0	1	0	1
Eric McNair	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dib Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0
Lefty Grove	3	0	0	0	1	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Seeds	3	0	1	0	1	1
Johnny Burnett	4	1	2	0	0	1
Earl Averill	4	2	2	1	0	0
Ed Morgan	4	0	0	1	0	2
Joe Vosmik	4	0	1	1	0	0
Willie Kamm	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Sewell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Montague	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wes Ferrell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hodapp	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	8	1	4

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	9.0	6	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: S/89XD
Doc Cramer: W.1-2
Mickey Cochrane: 63.2-3;1-2
Al Simmons: IW
Jimmie Foxx: S/1.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bing Miller: FC4.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2(E4/TH)
Eric McNair: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Dib Williams: 43

Bot 1

Bob Seeds: W
Johnny Burnett: K
Earl Averill: PB.1-2
Earl Averill: 2/FL
Ed Morgan: K

Top 2

Lefty Grove: K
Max Bishop: 7/7S
Doc Cramer: 43

Bot 2

Joe Vosmik: 2/FL
Willie Kamm: 43
Luke Sewell: 9

Top 3

Mickey Cochrane: 9
Al Simmons: K
Jimmie Foxx: K

Bot 3

Ed Montague: 7
Wes Ferrell: 3/G
Bob Seeds: S4/4M
Johnny Burnett: S7/P.1-2#
Earl Averill: 2/FL

Top 4

Bing Miller: 7
Eric McNair: 53
Dib Williams: 7

Bot 4

Ed Morgan: K
Joe Vosmik: E6/TH
Willie Kamm: 46(1)/FO
Luke Sewell: 9

Top 5

Lefty Grove: 153
Max Bishop: S8
Doc Cramer: 8
Mickey Cochrane: 2/FL

Bot 5

Ed Montague: 63
Wes Ferrell: 9
Bob Seeds: 63

Top 6

Al Simmons: K
Jimmie Foxx: 13
Bing Miller: 63

Bot 6

Johnny Burnett: S/4
Earl Averill: S8.1-3
Ed Morgan: 43.3-H;1-2
Joe Vosmik: S7.2-H
Willie Kamm: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Eric McNair: S7
Dib Williams: 36(1)/FO
Lefty Grove: W.1-2
Max Bishop: 5/FL
Doc Cramer: S7.2-H;1-2#
Mickey Cochrane: 31

Bot 7

Luke Sewell: S8
Ed Montague: S1/G.1-2
Wes Ferrell: 2/BP/FL
Bob Seeds: K
Johnny Burnett: 5

Top 8

Al Simmons: 9
Jimmie Foxx: S7
Bing Miller: CS2(26)
Bing Miller: K

Bot 8

Earl Averill: HR/9D
Ed Morgan: 8
Joe Vosmik: 53
Willie Kamm: 63

Top 9

Eric McNair: 63
Dib Williams: 13
Lefty Grove: 13

Bot 9

Luke Sewell: 4/4MD
Johnny Hodapp: 3/L
Wes Ferrell: 6