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Athletics
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
October 9, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on October 9, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | October 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 39,401 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Bill Klem |
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 |
| Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
| Dib Williams | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Flowers | Third Baseman |
| Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
October 9, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Derringer
Bishop is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Derringer
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Derringer
Cochrane hits a line drive towards short. Gelbert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Grove
Flowers 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Derringer
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Derringer
Foxx hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Derringer
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Derringer
There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Derringer
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grove
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Derringer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Derringer
Grove is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Derringer
Bishop hits a line drive into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grove
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derringer vs. Grove
Derringer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gelbert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flowers vs. Grove
Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Derringer
Haas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Derringer
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Derringer
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grove
Martin hits a line drive into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Derringer
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Flowers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Flowers. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Derringer
Miller bunts towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Derringer
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Derringer
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Dykes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. Derringer
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. Derringer
Bishop takes first base on ball four. Dykes moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haas vs. Derringer
Haas takes first base on ball four. Dykes scores. Williams moves to third. Bishop moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cochrane vs. Derringer
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Bishop moves to third. Haas moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Derringer
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Bishop scores. Haas moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Johnson
Syl Johnson now pitching.
Foxx hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley hits a popup towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Grove
Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bishop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Johnson
Dykes hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Johnson
Grove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Grove
Ray Blades pinch hits for Syl Johnson.
Blades strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Grove
Flowers hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Flowers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flowers moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flowers scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grove
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Lindsey
Jim Lindsey now pitching.
Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Lindsey
Haas bunts towards third. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Lindsey
Cochrane hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Lindsey
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bishop scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Lindsey
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Lindsey
Miller is hit by the pitch. Simmons moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dykes vs. Lindsey
Dykes takes first base on ball four. Simmons scores. Foxx moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Lindsey
Williams hits a popup towards left. Hafey settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hafey. Foxx scores. Miller scores. Dykes moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grove vs. Lindsey
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grove
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Lindsey
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lindsey
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Lindsey
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Grove
Ripper Collins pinch hits for Jim Lindsey.
Collins 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 -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Grove
Flowers hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Rhem
Flint Rhem now pitching. Gus Mancuso now catching.
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Rhem
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rhem
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Rhem
Dykes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grove
Roettger strikes out. The ball gets by Cochrane. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Grove
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grove
Martin takes first base on ball four. Roettger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Grove
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Grove
Bottomley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/9/1931 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 4 2 1 0 Flowers J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Haas M, cf 2 0 0 1 Roettger W, rf 4 0 1 0
Cochrane M, c 5 0 1 1 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 1 1
Simmons A, lf 4 1 1 2 Martin P, cf 3 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 5 2 2 0 Hafey C, lf 4 0 1 0
Miller B, rf 3 1 1 0 Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dykes J, 3b 3 1 0 1 Wilson J, c 3 0 0 0
Williams D, ss 4 1 2 1 Mancuso G, c 0 0 0 0
Grove L, p 4 0 0 0 Gelbert C, ss 3 0 1 0
Derringer P, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson S, p 0 0 0 0
Blades R, ph 1 0 0 0
Lindsey J, p 0 0 0 0
Collins R, ph 1 0 0 0
Rhem F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 8 6 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia 000 040 400 -- 8
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer P (L) 4.2 3 4 0 4 4
Johnson S 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Lindsey J 2.0 3 4 2 2 0
Rhem F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Flowers J, Hafey C, Cochrane M
DP -- Philadelphia 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, St.Louis 5
2B -- Williams D, Flowers J
SH -- Derringer P, Miller B, Haas M
HBP -- by Lindsey J (Miller B)
WP -- Derringer P
T -- 1:57
A -- 39401
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