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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1931-05-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5000 · 1:32

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 3–0. Lefty Grove earned the win. Bing Miller 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	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

W: Lefty Grove L: George Uhle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Bishop	4	0	1	0	1	1
Mule Haas	5	0	3	1	0	0
Mickey Cochrane	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Simmons	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bing Miller	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Boley	3	1	1	0	1	0
Lefty Grove	3	0	0	0	1	2

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Roy Johnson	4	0	1
Marv Owen	3	0	0
Bill Akers	4	0	0
Dale Alexander	3	0	1
John Stone	3	1	0
Marty McManus	3	1	0
Frank Doljack	3	1	0
Ray Hayworth	3	0	1
George Uhle	3	0	0
Gee Walker	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	3	0	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Uhle	9.0	9	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: K/C
Mule Haas: 8/F
Mickey Cochrane: 43

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: 7/F
Marv Owen: 2
Bill Akers: 8/F

Top 2

Al Simmons: S8
Jimmie Foxx: 6/F
Bing Miller: 6/P
Jimmy Dykes: CS2(24)

Bot 2

Dale Alexander: 63
John Stone: 8/F
Marty McManus: S/BG
Frank Doljack: 9/F

Top 3

Jimmy Dykes: W
Joe Boley: S5.1X3(565)
Lefty Grove: K
Max Bishop: S8.1-3
Mule Haas: S9.3-H;1-3
Mickey Cochrane: 5/FL

Bot 3

Ray Hayworth: 13
George Uhle: 163
Roy Johnson: 13

Top 4

Al Simmons: 43
Jimmie Foxx: HR/7
Bing Miller: S8
Jimmy Dykes: 8/F
Joe Boley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Marv Owen: 3/FL
Bill Akers: 43
Dale Alexander: 8/F

Top 5

Lefty Grove: 43
Max Bishop: W
Mule Haas: S9.1-3
Mickey Cochrane: K
Al Simmons: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

John Stone: 8/F
Marty McManus: 7/F
Frank Doljack: 8/F

Top 6

Jimmie Foxx: 13
Bing Miller: HR/7
Jimmy Dykes: 7/F
Joe Boley: W
Lefty Grove: W.1-2
Max Bishop: 5/FL

Bot 6

Ray Hayworth: 53
George Uhle: 43
Roy Johnson: K

Top 7

Mule Haas: S8
Mickey Cochrane: 9/F
Al Simmons: 9/F
Jimmie Foxx: 53

Bot 7

Marv Owen: 4/F
Bill Akers: 7/L
Dale Alexander: K

Top 8

Bing Miller: 43
Jimmy Dykes: 53
Joe Boley: 8/F

Bot 8

John Stone: S8
Marty McManus: 2/FL
Frank Doljack: S6.1-2
Ray Hayworth: SB2;SB3
Ray Hayworth: K
George Uhle: 63

Top 9

Lefty Grove: K
Max Bishop: 8/F
Mule Haas: 8/F

Bot 9

Roy Johnson: 2/FL
Gee Walker: 9/F
Bill Akers: 1/L

Notes & reviews

the ball caromed off Marty McManus' glove to Bill Akers

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