White Sox @ Athletics
September 18, 1931

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Top 7	R	H	E
White Sox	1	5	1
Athletics	3	8	0

Top 7	R	H	E
White Sox	1	5	1
Athletics	3	8	0

Bill Norman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.240
OBP	.500	.269
At Bats	2	25
Hits	1	6
• Singles	1	4
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	2

Lefty Grove Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
29	3	5

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Shibe Park - September 18, 1931

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Out

Lefty Grove

Johnnie Heving

Phil Todt

Eric McNair

Jimmy Dykes

Dib Williams

Lou Finney

Al Simmons

Jimmy Moore

Bill Norman

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Norman hits a popup towards short. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 6 McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Grove hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Heving bunts towards the mound. Faber fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second.

Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling.

Top 6 Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Fonseca hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Sullivan strikes out.

Top 6 Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Dykes strikes out.

Bottom 5 Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finney scores.

Bottom 5 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faber fields it and throws to first for the out. Finney moves to second.

Bottom 5 Finney bunts towards third. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Faber strikes out.

Top 5 Grube hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Appling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McNair strikes out.

Bottom 4 Grove hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Heving hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third.

Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fonseca. Williams reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Dykes hits a popup towards third. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Fothergill takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Fonseca hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Todt hits a fly ball into center field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Moore scores.

Bottom 3 Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fonseca. Moore reaches second base with a double. Grove scores.

Bottom 3 Finney hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 McNair bunts towards the mound. Faber fields it and throws to first for the out. Grove moves to second.

Bottom 3 Grove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Faber strikes out.

Top 3 Grube hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Heving hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Appling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dykes moves to second.

Bottom 2 Dykes takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Todt strikes out.

Bottom 2 Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 There goes Norman. The throw from Heving and he is out, Williams applying the tag.

Top 2 Appling hits a line drive into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Norman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Fothergill hits a popup towards short. Williams catches it and throws to first to double up Fonseca.

Top 1 Fonseca hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Sullivan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Blue strikes out.

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Norman hits a popup towards short. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

White Sox @ Athletics
September 18, 1931