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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1931-09-05 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 1:41

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 12–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 5 in the 1st. Ray Benge earned the win. Spud Davis went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	5	12
PHI	5	0	0	2	3	0	2	0		12	23

W: Ray Benge L: Bill Sherdel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Urbanski	5	1	1	0	0
Rabbit Maranville	5	2	3	1	1
Wally Berger	5	1	2	0	1
Earl Sheely	4	0	2	3	0
Wes Schulmerich	4	0	0	0	1
Lance Richbourg	4	0	1	0	0
Freddie Maguire	4	0	1	0	0
Al Spohrer	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Sherdel	2	0	1	0	0
Al Bool	3	1	1	0	1
Bruce Cunningham	1	0	0	0	1
Randy Moore	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Fred Brickell	5	1	2	0
Dick Bartell	4	3	2	0
Chuck Klein	5	2	4	3
Don Hurst	5	1	3	3
Les Mallon	5	1	3	1
Spud Davis	4	1	2	3
Doug Taitt	5	2	3	0
Bernie Friberg	4	0	3	1
Ray Benge	5	1	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Sherdel	4.1	16	0	0
Bruce Cunningham	3.2	7	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Benge	9.0	12	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Urbanski: 99
Rabbit Maranville: K
Wally Berger: K

Bot 1

Fred Brickell: 43
Dick Bartell: S8
Chuck Klein: 3/G.1-2
Don Hurst: S8.2-H
Les Mallon: S5/P.1-2
Spud Davis: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Doug Taitt: S8
Bernie Friberg: D9.1-H
Ray Benge: 4

Top 2

Earl Sheely: S
Wes Schulmerich: K
Lance Richbourg: 99
Freddie Maguire: 99

Bot 2

Fred Brickell: 99
Dick Bartell: 99
Chuck Klein: S
Don Hurst: 99

Top 3

Al Spohrer: 99
Bill Sherdel: S
Billy Urbanski: 99
Rabbit Maranville: 99

Bot 3

Les Mallon: 99
Spud Davis: S
Doug Taitt: S.1-2#
Bernie Friberg: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Wally Berger: S/78
Earl Sheely: 99(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Wes Schulmerich: 99
Lance Richbourg: 99

Bot 4

Ray Benge: 99
Fred Brickell: 99
Dick Bartell: S7
Chuck Klein: S9.1-3
Don Hurst: S.3-H;1-2
Les Mallon: SB3;SB2
Les Mallon: S2.3-H;2-3
Spud Davis: 8

Top 5

Freddie Maguire: S
Al Bool: K
Bill Sherdel: 9
Billy Urbanski: 7

Bot 5

Doug Taitt: S7
Bernie Friberg: 99/SH.1-2
Ray Benge: S7.2-H
Fred Brickell: D9.1-3
Dick Bartell: FC6.2X2(6)
Chuck Klein: D.3-H;1-H
Don Hurst: 99

Top 6

Rabbit Maranville: S
Wally Berger: S.1-2
Earl Sheely: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH);1-3
Earl Sheely: 99/F.3-H(UR)
Wes Schulmerich: 13
Lance Richbourg: S7
Freddie Maguire: 8

Bot 6

Les Mallon: S
Spud Davis: 99/SH.1-2
Doug Taitt: 99
Bernie Friberg: S3.2-3
Ray Benge: 99

Top 7

Al Bool: S8
Bruce Cunningham: K
Billy Urbanski: S.1-2#
Rabbit Maranville: S.2-H;1-2#
Wally Berger: 99
Earl Sheely: D8.2-H;1-H
Wes Schulmerich: 99

Bot 7

Fred Brickell: S6
Dick Bartell: 99/SH.1-2
Chuck Klein: T8.2-H
Don Hurst: D9.3-H
Les Mallon: 99
Spud Davis: 99

Top 8

Lance Richbourg: 99
Freddie Maguire: 99
Al Bool: 99

Bot 8

Doug Taitt: 99
Bernie Friberg: D
Ray Benge: 6(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 9

Randy Moore: 99
Billy Urbanski: 99
Rabbit Maranville: S
Wally Berger: 99