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Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 15, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 15, 1931 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Cooney |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lloyd Brown |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Jack Burns | First Baseman |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Red Kress | Third Baseman |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Larry Bettencourt | Right Fielder |
Benny Bengough | Catcher |
Jim Levey | Shortstop |
Bob Cooney | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Myer | Second Baseman |
Sam Rice | Left Fielder |
Sam West | Center Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Dave Harris | Right Fielder |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Ossie Bluege | Third Baseman |
Roy Spencer | Catcher |
Lloyd Brown | Pitcher |
Walter Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 15, 1931
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Brown
Schulte hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Brown
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Cooney
Myer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Cooney
Rice hits a line drive into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Cooney
West hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bengough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Cooney
There goes Myer. The throw from Bengough and he is out, Melillo applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Brown
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bettencourt vs. Brown
Bettencourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bengough vs. Brown
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Cooney
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Cooney
There goes Cronin. The throw from Bengough and he is safe. Cronin steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Cooney
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Cooney
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Bettencourt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bluege vs. Cooney
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Brown
Levey hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Brown
Cooney strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Brown
Schulte strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Cooney
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cooney
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bettencourt. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myer vs. Cooney
Myer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Cooney
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Bettencourt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Cooney
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooney covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Brown
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Brown
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Cooney
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Cooney
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Cooney
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bettencourt. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Cronin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bluege vs. Cooney
Bluege hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuhel moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Cooney
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Brown
Melillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Melillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bettencourt vs. Brown
Bettencourt hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bengough vs. Brown
Bengough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Melillo moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Levey vs. Brown
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Melillo scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Brown
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cooney
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Cooney
Myer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schulte throws the ball in to Melillo who tags Myer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Cooney
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Cooney
West hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin who is chasing the ball. West reaches third base with a triple. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Cooney
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Brown
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Brown
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Cooney
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Cooney
Kuhel hits a popup towards short. Levey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Cooney
Bluege hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Brown
Melillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bettencourt vs. Brown
Bettencourt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bengough vs. Brown
Bengough hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Levey vs. Brown
Levey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Cooney
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Cooney
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myer vs. Cooney
Myer strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Cooney
There's a wild pitch. Spencer moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Cooney
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Brown scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Cooney
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Cooney
There goes West. The throw from Bengough and he is safe. West steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Cooney
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Brown
Rick Ferrell pinch hits for Bob Cooney.
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Brown
Schulte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer misplays the ball. That's an error on Myer. Ferrell moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Brown
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ferrell scores. Schulte moves to third. Goslin moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Melillo vs. Brown
Melillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bettencourt vs. Brown
Bettencourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin can't make a play. That's a base hit. Schulte scores. Goslin scores. Melillo moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bengough vs. Brown
Bengough hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gray
Sam Gray now pitching.
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gray
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Gray
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Gray
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Brown
Levey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Brown
Gray bunts towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to first for the out. Levey moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Brown
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bluege. Levey moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer fields it and throws to second for the out. Levey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Gray
Heinie Manush pinch hits for Lloyd Brown.
Manush hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Gray
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gray
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1931 -- St.Louis at Washington (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Schulte F, cf 5 1 1 0 Myer B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Burns J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Rice S, lf 4 1 1 2 Goslin G, lf 5 1 0 0 West S, cf 4 0 1 1 Kress R, 3b 4 0 0 1 Cronin J, ss 2 1 0 0 Melillo S, 2b 3 1 2 0 Harris D, rf 4 0 0 0 Bettencourt L, rf 4 0 1 2 Kuhel J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Bengough B, c 4 0 0 0 Bluege O, 3b 4 0 0 0 Levey J, ss 4 1 2 1 Spencer R, c 4 1 1 0 Cooney B, p 2 0 0 0 Brown L, p 3 1 2 0 Ferrell R, ph 1 1 1 0 Manush H, ph 1 0 0 0 Gray S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 9 5 32 4 7 4 St.Louis 000 010 031 -- 5 Washington 000 110 200 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cooney B 7.0 7 4 4 4 4 Gray S (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Brown L (L) 9.0 9 5 1 2 2 E -- Myer B, Bluege O DP -- Washington 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Washington 7 2B -- Brown L, Kuhel J, Melillo S 3B -- West S SB -- Cronin J, West S CS -- Myer B SH -- Gray S HBP -- by Cooney B (Myer B) WP -- Cooney B T -- 2:06 A -- 0
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