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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1931-08-04 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 1:47

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 3–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 5th. Ray Benge earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6
PHI	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		3	11

W: Ray Benge L: Ed Brandt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Scott · 1B: Cy Rigler · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Pfirman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rabbit Maranville	4	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Urbanski	2	0	0	0	1	0
Wally Berger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Sheely	4	0	1	1	0	0
Red Worthington	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lance Richbourg	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Spohrer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Freddie Maguire	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Brandt	3	0	1	0	0	0
Randy Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Brickell	5	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Bartell	2	1	0	0	1	0
Chuck Klein	4	0	1	0	0	1
Buzz Arlett	4	1	3	1	0	0
Don Hurst	4	0	2	2	0	1
Pinky Whitney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Spud Davis	4	0	2	0	0	0
Les Mallon	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Benge	3	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Brandt	8.0	11	2	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Benge	9.0	6	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rabbit Maranville: 43
Billy Urbanski: E6/G
Wally Berger: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Fred Brickell: K
Dick Bartell: 43
Chuck Klein: S9
Buzz Arlett: 3/G

Top 2

Earl Sheely: 9/F
Red Worthington: S7
Lance Richbourg: 7/F
Al Spohrer: K

Bot 2

Don Hurst: S9
Pinky Whitney: 13/SH.1-2
Spud Davis: E8/F.2-3;B-2
Les Mallon: IW
Ray Benge: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Fred Brickell: 2/FL

Top 3

Freddie Maguire: 7/F
Ed Brandt: S6
Rabbit Maranville: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: E6/G
Chuck Klein: K
Buzz Arlett: CS2(2636)
Buzz Arlett: S6/P
Don Hurst: K

Top 4

Billy Urbanski: W
Wally Berger: 2/FL
Earl Sheely: 5/P
Red Worthington: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Pinky Whitney: 8/F
Spud Davis: S9
Les Mallon: 64(1)/FO
Ray Benge: 2/FL

Top 5

Red Worthington: 8/F
Lance Richbourg: 8/F
Al Spohrer: 43

Bot 5

Fred Brickell: S8
Dick Bartell: 34/SH.1-2
Chuck Klein: 3/G.2-3
Buzz Arlett: D9.3-H
Don Hurst: T9.2-H
Pinky Whitney: 63

Top 6

Freddie Maguire: W
Ed Brandt: 7/F
Rabbit Maranville: 64(1)/FO
Billy Urbanski: 8/F

Bot 6

Spud Davis: 9/F
Les Mallon: S7
Ray Benge: 13/SH.1-2
Fred Brickell: 2/FL

Top 7

Wally Berger: 3/G
Earl Sheely: 63
Red Worthington: 5/P

Bot 7

Dick Bartell: W
Chuck Klein: 9/F
Buzz Arlett: D9.1-3
Don Hurst: 7/F.3-H
Pinky Whitney: 63

Top 8

Lance Richbourg: D7
Al Spohrer: 4/P
Freddie Maguire: 43.2-3
Ed Brandt: 43

Bot 8

Spud Davis: S9
Les Mallon: 5/FL/BP
Ray Benge: S9.1-3
Fred Brickell: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 9

Rabbit Maranville: D/89
Randy Moore: 7/F
Wally Berger: 6/L
Earl Sheely: D8.2-H
Red Worthington: D9.2-H
Lance Richbourg: 63