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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1931-05-12 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 3000 · 1:44

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 2–0. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 4th. Vic Sorrell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Vic Sorrell L: Jack Russell SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Hal Rhyne	4	2	1	0
Jack Rothrock	4	2	1	0
Bill Sweeney	4	0	1	0
Earl Webb	4	1	0	0
Tom Oliver	4	1	0	1
Al Van Camp	4	1	0	0
Urbane Pickering	3	0	0	1
Charlie Berry	4	1	0	0
Jack Russell	2	1	0	0
Gene Rye	1	0	0	0
Tom Winsett	1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Roy Johnson	3	0	0	0	1
Hub Walker	3	0	1	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	0	0	0
Dale Alexander	3	0	0	0	0
John Stone	2	1	1	0	2
Marty McManus	4	0	0	0	0
Marv Owen	4	1	2	0	0
Ray Hayworth	3	0	2	2	0
Vic Sorrell	3	0	0	0	0
Frank Doljack	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Russell	6.0	6	3	0
Hod Lisenbee	2.0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Sorrell	9.0	9	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hal Rhyne: W
Jack Rothrock: 99
Bill Sweeney: 99
Earl Webb: 99

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: W
Hub Walker: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 9/L9D
Dale Alexander: 99

Top 2

Tom Oliver: S8
Al Van Camp: S6.1-2
Urbane Pickering: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Charlie Berry: FC5.3XH(99);2-3
Jack Russell: 7

Bot 2

John Stone: W
Marty McManus: 99
Marv Owen: S9.1-2#
Ray Hayworth: 99
Vic Sorrell: 99

Top 3

Hal Rhyne: 9
Jack Rothrock: 99
Bill Sweeney: 99

Bot 3

Roy Johnson: 99
Hub Walker: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 9/L9D

Top 4

Earl Webb: 8/F8D
Tom Oliver: 99
Al Van Camp: 99

Bot 4

Dale Alexander: 99
John Stone: S6
Marty McManus: 7
Marv Owen: S9.1-3
Ray Hayworth: D7.3-H;1-H
Vic Sorrell: 99

Top 5

Urbane Pickering: K
Charlie Berry: 99
Jack Russell: D8
Hal Rhyne: 99

Bot 5

Roy Johnson: 99
Hub Walker: S
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Dale Alexander: HP.1-2
John Stone: W.2-3;1-2
Marty McManus: 5(2)/FO

Top 6

Jack Rothrock: W
Bill Sweeney: W.1-2
Earl Webb: FC5.2-3;1-2(E5/TH)
Tom Oliver: K
Al Van Camp: 4
Urbane Pickering: 8

Bot 6

Marv Owen: 99
Ray Hayworth: S
Vic Sorrell: 99
Roy Johnson: 99

Top 7

Charlie Berry: S9
Gene Rye: 9
Hal Rhyne: S/BR.1X2(4)
Jack Rothrock: S.1-2
Bill Sweeney: 99(1)/FO

Bot 7

Frank Doljack: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Dale Alexander: 99

Top 8

Earl Webb: S
Tom Oliver: 9/L
Al Van Camp: 9
Urbane Pickering: 9

Bot 8

John Stone: 99
Marty McManus: 99
Marv Owen: 99

Top 9

Charlie Berry: 99
Tom Winsett: K
Hal Rhyne: S6
Jack Rothrock: S8.1-3(E8/TH);B-2
Bill Sweeney: 9

Notes & reviews

Walker injured his shoulder diving for Russell's 5th-inning double.

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