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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
June 8, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 8, 1931 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hub Walker | Center Fielder |
| Marv Owen | First Baseman |
| John Stone | Left Fielder |
| Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Bucky Harris | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Dykes | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
June 8, 1931
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grove
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Grove
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Grove
Stone strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Owen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dykes misplays the ball. That's an error on Dykes. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson scores. McManus moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Grove
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harris vs. Grove
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane hits a popup towards first. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Grove
Grabowski hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Grove
Whitehill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grove
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Grove
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Grove
Stone hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Whitehill
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Whitehill
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Grove
There goes Koenig. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Koenig steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Grove
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grabowski vs. Grove
Grabowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Grove
Whitehill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grove
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Grove
There goes Walker. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Grove
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Grove
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Whitehill
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Grove
Grove fires to first and picks off McManus. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Grove
There goes Koenig. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Koenig steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Grove
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Whitehill
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Owen fields the ball and throws to Whitehill covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stone. Cochrane reaches second base with a double. Bishop scores. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haas scores. Cochrane moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller takes first base on ball four. Cochrane scores. Simmons moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Whitehill
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons scores. Foxx moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grove vs. Whitehill
Grove hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Grove
Grabowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Grove
Whitehill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grove
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Grove
Owen strikes out. The ball gets by Cochrane. He chases the ball to the backstop. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Grove
Stone hits a line drive into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Grove
There goes Owen. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, McNair applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a popup towards short. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a line drive towards the mound. Whitehill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Whitehill
McNair hits a line drive into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Whitehill
Grove hits a line drive towards first. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Koenig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Grove
Dale Alexander pinch hits for Bucky Harris.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grabowski vs. Grove
Grabowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doljack vs. Grove
Bill Akers pinch runs for Johnny Grabowski. Frank Doljack pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Doljack takes first base on ball four. Akers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Grove
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair juggles the ball. That's an error on McNair. Koenig scores. Akers moves to third. Doljack moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Grove
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stone vs. Grove
Stone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1931 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Walker H, cf 5 0 1 0 Bishop M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Owen M, 1b 4 1 0 0 Haas M, cf 4 1 1 0
Stone J, lf 5 0 0 0 Cochrane M, c 4 1 1 1
Johnson R, rf 3 1 1 1 Simmons A, lf 3 2 1 0
McManus M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 2 3 4
Koenig M, ss 4 1 4 1 Miller B, rf 3 0 0 1
Harris B, 2b 3 0 0 0 McNair E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Alexander D, ph 1 0 0 0 Dykes J, ss 2 0 0 0
Grabowski J, c 4 0 1 0 Grove L, p 4 0 0 0
Akers B, pr 0 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 3 0 0 0
Doljack F, ph 0 0 0 0
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35 3 7 2 32 7 8 7
Detroit 200 000 001 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 014 02x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (L) 8.0 8 7 7 4 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 7 3 2 4 8
E -- Dykes J, Cochrane M, McNair E
LOB -- Detroit 9, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Johnson R, Cochrane M, Koenig M
HR -- Foxx J 2
SB -- Koenig M 3, McManus M, Walker H
CS -- Owen M
T -- 1:58
A -- 0
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