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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1931-06-07 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5000 · 2:16

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 12–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 5 in the 5th. Roy Mahaffey earned the win. Bing Miller went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	1	0	2	5	2	0	2	0	12	15
DET	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	12

W: Roy Mahaffey L: Vic Sorrell SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Bishop	2	2	0	0	4	1
Mule Haas	6	3	3	0	0	0
Phil Todt	5	1	2	2	0	1
Al Simmons	3	3	2	1	2	1
Jimmie Foxx	3	2	2	4	2	0
Bing Miller	5	1	3	4	0	0
Eric McNair	5	0	0	1	0	0
Johnnie Heving	5	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Mahaffey	4	0	1	0	1	2

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hub Walker	4	0	2	0	2	0
Marv Owen	6	1	1	0	0	0
John Stone	4	0	1	1	1	0
Roy Johnson	3	0	1	0	2	1
Marty McManus	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mark Koenig	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Akers	3	0	0	0	2	0
Ray Hayworth	5	0	3	0	0	0
Vic Sorrell	2	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Sullivan	2	1	1	0	0	1
Frank Doljack	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Mahaffey	9.0	12	7	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Sorrell	5.0	8	5	4
Charlie Sullivan	4.0	7	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: K
Mule Haas: 43
Phil Todt: K

Bot 1

Hub Walker: 99/G
Marv Owen: 8/L
John Stone: S8
Roy Johnson: D7/7L.1-3
Marty McManus: HP
Mark Koenig: 6/P

Top 2

Al Simmons: W
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Bing Miller: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Eric McNair: 8.3-H
Johnnie Heving: 99/G

Bot 2

Bill Akers: 99
Ray Hayworth: D/89
Vic Sorrell: 99/G.2-3
Hub Walker: 43

Top 3

Roy Mahaffey: 5/FL
Max Bishop: W
Mule Haas: 99/F
Phil Todt: S9.1-3
Al Simmons: OA.3XH(21)

Bot 3

Marv Owen: D8
John Stone: 43.2-3
Roy Johnson: 3/P
Marty McManus: S.3-H
Mark Koenig: 3/G

Top 4

Al Simmons: D9
Jimmie Foxx: HR/7.2-H
Bing Miller: S
Eric McNair: 6/P
Johnnie Heving: 1/G.1-2
Roy Mahaffey: K

Bot 4

Bill Akers: W
Ray Hayworth: 99
Vic Sorrell: S.1-3
Hub Walker: W.1-2
Marv Owen: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 5

Max Bishop: W
Mule Haas: S4.1-2
Phil Todt: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Al Simmons: IW
Jimmie Foxx: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bing Miller: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Eric McNair: 53
Johnnie Heving: S5
Roy Mahaffey: K

Bot 5

John Stone: W
Roy Johnson: W.1-2
Marty McManus: E6.2-3;1-2
Mark Koenig: 99
Bill Akers: 99
Ray Hayworth: 99

Top 6

Max Bishop: W
Mule Haas: S1/BG.1-3(E1/TH)
Phil Todt: 8.3-H
Al Simmons: K/C
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Bing Miller: S7.2-H;1-2
Eric McNair: 99(1)/FO

Bot 6

Charlie Sullivan: S8
Hub Walker: S9.1-2
Marv Owen: 99(1)/FO.2-3
John Stone: 99(1)/FO.3-H
Roy Johnson: W.1-2
Marty McManus: S6.2-3;1-2
Mark Koenig: 8

Top 7

Johnnie Heving: 99
Roy Mahaffey: S9.BX2(96)
Max Bishop: 99

Bot 7

Bill Akers: 99
Ray Hayworth: S
Charlie Sullivan: K
Hub Walker: S.1-2
Marv Owen: 99

Top 8

Mule Haas: D9/9L
Phil Todt: D9.2-H
Al Simmons: S8.2-H
Jimmie Foxx: 54(1)3/GDP
Bing Miller: 99/F

Bot 8

John Stone: 99
Roy Johnson: K
Marty McManus: 99

Top 9

Eric McNair: 99
Johnnie Heving: S
Roy Mahaffey: W.1-2
Max Bishop: W.2-3;1-2
Mule Haas: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Mark Koenig: 99
Bill Akers: W
Ray Hayworth: S.1-2
Frank Doljack: 99
Hub Walker: W.2-3;1-2
Marv Owen: 99

Notes & reviews

Johnson tried to duck away from high inside pitch but ball hit his bat and floated over 3bman for double
Pitcher slipped on wet grass

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