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Cleveland Guardians @ St. Louis Browns

1931-09-06 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 2:21

Cleveland Indians defeated St. Louis Browns 7–5. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 8th. Mel Harder earned the win. Benny Bengough went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	7	15
SLA	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	5	13

W: Mel Harder L: Bob Cooney SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Burnett	4	1	1	2	2	0
Dick Porter	6	1	2	1	0	1
Earl Averill	6	1	1	1	0	0
Ed Morgan	3	1	0	0	2	1
Joe Vosmik	2	1	1	0	2	0
Johnny Hodapp	5	0	4	1	0	0
Glenn Myatt	5	0	1	1	0	0
Willie Kamm	5	2	4	0	0	0
Mel Harder	3	0	1	0	1	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Schulte	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jack Burns	5	1	3	2	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	0	1	0	1	0
Red Kress	5	1	2	1	0	1
Ski Melillo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Buck Stanton	4	1	1	0	0	0
Benny Bengough	4	0	3	2	0	0
Jim Levey	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Cooney	3	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Grimes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Bettencourt	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Harder	9.0	13	3	2

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Cooney	7.0	13	7	2
Rollie Stiles	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Burnett: W
Dick Porter: 543.1-2
Earl Averill: 9
Ed Morgan: W
Joe Vosmik: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Hodapp: 6/P

Bot 1

Fred Schulte: W
Jack Burns: 46(1)3/GDP
Goose Goslin: S9
Red Kress: E5/P.1-3
Ski Melillo: 43

Top 2

Glenn Myatt: 3/G
Willie Kamm: S9
Mel Harder: S9.1-2
Johnny Burnett: S9.2-H;1-2
Dick Porter: K/C
Earl Averill: 4/P

Bot 2

Buck Stanton: 43
Benny Bengough: S8
Jim Levey: CS2(24)
Jim Levey: 2/FL

Top 3

Ed Morgan: 63
Joe Vosmik: S7
Johnny Hodapp: S7.1-2
Glenn Myatt: S9.2-H;1-3
Willie Kamm: PO1(13)
Willie Kamm: 9

Bot 3

Bob Cooney: 53
Fred Schulte: 8
Jack Burns: S8
Goose Goslin: 43

Top 4

Mel Harder: 63
Johnny Burnett: W
Dick Porter: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Red Kress: 53
Ski Melillo: 4/P
Buck Stanton: 5/FL

Top 5

Earl Averill: 43
Ed Morgan: 5/FL
Joe Vosmik: W
Johnny Hodapp: S8.1-3
Glenn Myatt: 3/G

Bot 5

Benny Bengough: 63
Jim Levey: K/C
Bob Cooney: S8
Fred Schulte: S7.1-2
Jack Burns: D9/89XD.2-H;1-H
Goose Goslin: IW
Red Kress: S8.2-H;1-3
Ski Melillo: 5/P

Top 6

Willie Kamm: D7
Mel Harder: 14/SH.2-3
Johnny Burnett: E9/L.3-H(UR);B-2
Dick Porter: S7.2-H(UR)
Earl Averill: 7
Ed Morgan: K/C

Bot 6

Buck Stanton: D8/89
Benny Bengough: S9.2-H
Tom Jenkins: 46(1)3/GDP
Bob Cooney: 13

Top 7

Joe Vosmik: 13
Johnny Hodapp: S7
Glenn Myatt: 4/P
Willie Kamm: S9/89.1-3
Mel Harder: SB2
Mel Harder: W
Johnny Burnett: 6/L

Bot 7

Fred Schulte: 63
Jack Burns: 9/FL
Goose Goslin: 43

Top 8

Dick Porter: D8
Earl Averill: D9/9D.2-H
Ed Morgan: W
Joe Vosmik: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Johnny Hodapp: WP.3-H;2-3
Johnny Hodapp: S8.3-H
Glenn Myatt: 9
Willie Kamm: S9.1-2
Mel Harder: K

Bot 8

Red Kress: S8
Ski Melillo: W.1-2
Buck Stanton: 6/P
Benny Bengough: S8.2-H;1-3
Ed Grimes: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Johnny Burnett: 43
Dick Porter: 63
Earl Averill: 43

Bot 9

Larry Bettencourt: S5/G
Fred Schulte: 46(1)/FO
Jack Burns: S5/G.1-2
Goose Goslin: 1/G.2-3;1-2
Red Kress: K

Notes & reviews

Browns did not get force at 2nd but got Porter at 1st

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