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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 4, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 4, 1931 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Durham |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 11,618 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Jimmy Moore | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Dib Williams | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
| Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Tom Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Al Van Camp | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Ed Durham | Pitcher |
| Shano Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 4, 1931
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Durham
Bishop hits a popup towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Durham
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Durham
Cochrane is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Grove
Warstler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Grove
Rhyne strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Grove
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Durham
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Durham
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Durham juggles the ball. That's an error on Durham. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Durham
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Durham
McNair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Durham
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Grove
Webb hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Grove
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Durham
Grove hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Durham
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Durham
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Grove
Van Camp hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Grove
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Grove
Durham strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Durham
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Durham
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Durham
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Grove
Warstler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhyne vs. Grove
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Grove
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Durham
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Durham
McNair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Camp. McNair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Durham
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Durham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Durham
Grove hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Grove
Webb hits a popup towards short. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Grove
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Camp vs. Grove
Van Camp 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 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Durham
Bishop hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webb. Bishop reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Durham
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Durham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Durham
Cochrane hits a fly ball towards right. Webb catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Grove
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Grove
Durham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Grove
Warstler strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Durham
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Camp. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Durham
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Durham
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Durham
McNair bunts towards the mound. Durham fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Durham
Williams hits a popup towards short. Rhyne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Durham
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grove for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Grove
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Grove
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Grove
Webb 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 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Durham
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Durham
Cramer bunts in front of the plate. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Durham
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Durham
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Van Camp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Grove
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Camp vs. Grove
Van Camp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Durham
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Durham
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Durham
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Grove
Berry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Grove
Otis Miller pinch hits for Ed Durham.
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pickering vs. Grove
Urbane Pickering pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler.
Pickering strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1931, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bishop M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Warstler R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cramer D, cf 3 0 0 0 Pickering U, ph 1 0 0 0
Cochrane M, c 4 0 0 0 Rhyne H, ss 3 0 1 0
Moore J, lf 4 1 1 0 Sweeney B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Webb E, rf 3 0 0 0
Miller B, rf 3 0 1 0 McManus M, 3b 3 0 0 0
McNair E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Oliver T, cf 3 0 1 0
Williams D, ss 3 0 0 0 Van Camp A, lf 3 0 0 0
Grove L, p 3 0 0 0 Berry C, c 3 0 0 0
Durham E, p 2 0 0 0
Miller O, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 28 0 3 0
Philadelphia 000 000 200 -- 2
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Durham E (L) 9.0 6 2 2 1 4
E -- Durham E
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Boston 1
2B -- McNair E, Bishop M, Moore J
HR -- Foxx J
SH -- McNair E, Cramer D
T -- 1:38
A -- 11618
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