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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 26, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 26, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Collins |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: Roy Van Graflan |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Johnnie Heving | Catcher |
Jimmy Moore | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
Dib Williams | Shortstop |
Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Jack Burns | First Baseman |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Red Kress | Right Fielder |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Ed Grimes | Third Baseman |
Benny Bengough | Catcher |
Jim Levey | Shortstop |
Rip Collins | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 26, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Collins
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Collins
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heving vs. Collins
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Collins
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bishop scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Collins
Foxx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Walberg
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Walberg covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Collins
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Collins
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Collins
Williams hits a popup towards short. Levey can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Collins
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Walberg
Bengough 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
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Collins
Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Collins
Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Collins
Heving hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Collins
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Walberg
Levey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Walberg
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williams. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and has Collins trapped. There's the throw to Bishop who throws back to Dykes who tags Collins for the out. Schulte moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Walberg
Burns hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Burns reaches second base with a double. Schulte scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bishop can't make a play. That's a base hit. Burns scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Walberg
There goes Goslin. The throw from Heving and he is safe. Goslin steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Collins
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Collins
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kress. Miller reaches second base with a double. Foxx scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Collins
Dykes hits a fly ball into right field. Kress settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Collins
There goes Miller. The throw from Bengough and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Miller scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Collins
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kress. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walberg vs. Collins
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bishop vs. Collins
Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Stewart
Lefty Stewart now pitching.
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bengough vs. Walberg
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Levey vs. Walberg
Levey hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Stewart
Heving strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Stewart
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Stewart
Foxx hits a popup towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Stewart
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Walberg
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Walberg
Burns bunts towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Stewart
Dykes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stewart
Williams hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Stewart
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin 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, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Kress reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kress scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Walberg
Bengough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bettencourt vs. Walberg
Larry Bettencourt pinch hits for Jim Levey.
Bettencourt strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Stewart
Larry Bettencourt now playing right field. Red Kress now playing shortstop.
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Stewart
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Stewart
Heving hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Stewart
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cramer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Stewart
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Walberg
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Walberg
Burns bunts towards third. Dykes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stewart moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goslin vs. Walberg
Goslin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stewart scores. Schulte scores. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Walberg
Kress bunts towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Melillo vs. Walberg
Melillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grimes vs. Walberg
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bengough vs. Walberg
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Stewart
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Stewart
Dykes hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stewart
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Walberg
Bettencourt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Walberg
Stewart bunts towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Bettencourt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Walberg
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bettencourt scores. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Walberg
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schulte scores. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goslin vs. Earnshaw
George Earnshaw now pitching.
Goslin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Earnshaw
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melillo vs. Earnshaw
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Stewart
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Stewart
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Stewart
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1931 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Bishop M, 2b 4 1 2 1 Schulte F, cf 5 3 2 1 Cramer D, cf 4 1 0 0 Burns J, 1b 5 3 3 2 Heving J, c 4 0 1 0 Goslin G, lf 5 0 3 4 Moore J, lf 4 0 2 2 Kress R, rf-ss 4 1 3 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Melillo S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 4 1 1 1 Grimes E, 3b 4 0 2 2 Dykes J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bengough B, c 4 0 1 0 Williams D, ss 4 1 2 0 Levey J, ss 2 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 3 0 0 0 Bettencourt L, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Earnshaw G, p 1 0 0 0 Collins R, p 1 0 0 0 Stewart L, p 2 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 9 4 37 9 16 9 Philadelphia 100 300 100 -- 5 St.Louis 002 001 33x -- 9 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Walberg R (L) 7.1 14 9 7 2 2 Earnshaw G 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Collins R 3.2 7 4 4 1 0 Stewart L (W) 5.1 2 1 1 1 2 E -- Williams D, Bengough B DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, St.Louis 8 2B -- Burns J, Foxx J, Miller B, Williams D, Moore J, Kress R SB -- Goslin G, Miller B SH -- Kress R, Stewart L T -- 1:55 A -- 0
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