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@STL		6
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PHA
@STL		0
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STL
@PHA		5
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STL
@PHA		0
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STL
@PHA		5
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@STL		8
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@STL		2
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Monday, October 5, 1931
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 32,295, Time of Game: 2:10
Cardinals
5
 at Athletics
2
L: Lefty Grove (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    5 12  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  2  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sparky Adams 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.072 0.86 0.000 -0.072 -1.0 0 1
   Jake Flowers 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .143 -0.003 0.15 0.003 -0.006 0.2 1 0
Wally Roettger RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .700 -0.044 0.40 0.007 -0.051 -0.9 1 0 2B
   George Watkins PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frankie Frisch 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .692 -0.032 0.35 0.005 -0.036 -0.6 4 3
Jim Bottomley 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .182 .580 0.015 0.45 0.048 -0.033 0.6 11 0 2B
Chick Hafey LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .308 -0.023 0.56 0.029 -0.051 -0.9 2 0
Pepper Martin CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .636 1.545 0.127 0.70 0.139 -0.011 1.4 2 0 2B
Jimmie Wilson C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .273 .545 0.056 0.71 0.095 -0.039 0.7 5 0
Charlie Gelbert SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .400 .900 -0.063 0.79 0.011 -0.073 -0.9 1 6
Burleigh Grimes P 4 0 2 2 0 0 .500 1.000 0.126 0.74 0.143 -0.017 1.0 0 2
Team Totals 39 5 12 5 2 2 .308 .726 0.087 0.57 0.480 -0.389 -0.5 27 12
2B: P Martin (3, off L Grove); J Bottomley (1, off R Mahaffey); W Roettger (1, off L Grove).
TB: P Martin 3; J Wilson 3; W Roettger 2; B Grimes 2; J Bottomley 2; C Hafey; F Frisch; C Gelbert.
RBI: B Grimes 2 (2); J Wilson (2); C Gelbert (2); J Bottomley (2).
2-out RBI: B Grimes 2; J Bottomley.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Gelbert-F Frisch-J Bottomley.

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Max Bishop 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .077 .220 -0.005 0.57 0.035 -0.039 -0.3 2 3
Mule Haas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .385 -0.077 0.75 0.000 -0.077 -1.1 0 0
Mickey Cochrane C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .684 -0.053 0.53 0.002 -0.055 -0.5 2 0
   Eric McNair PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Al Simmons LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .167 .897 -0.051 0.49 0.004 -0.055 1.2 3 0 HR
Jimmie Foxx 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .375 .958 0.044 0.64 0.069 -0.025 0.5 16 0
Bing Miller RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .364 0.013 1.07 0.060 -0.047 0.1 2 0
Jimmy Dykes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .650 -0.136 1.47 0.000 -0.136 -1.5 1 4 GDP
Dib Williams SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .586 -0.087 1.15 0.000 -0.087 -1.0 1 6
Lefty Grove P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.029 0.54 0.000 -0.029 -0.3 0 0
   Doc Cramer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.031 1.10 0.000 -0.031 -0.5
   Roy Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 28 2 2 2 4 5 .071 .366 -0.412 0.79 0.170 -0.581 -3.5 27 14
HR: A Simmons (2, off B Grimes; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: A Simmons 4; B Miller.
GIDP: J Dykes (1).
RBI: A Simmons 2 (5).
2-out RBI: A Simmons 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Burleigh Grimes, W (1-0) 9 2 2 2 4 5 1 2.00 32 76 0.412 0.79 3.5
Team Totals 9 2 2 2 4 5 1 2.00 32 76 0.412 0.57 3.5

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lefty Grove, L (1-1) 8 11 4 4 1 2 0 3.18 36 45 -0.080 0.64 0.9
Roy Mahaffey 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 -0.008 0.11 -0.4
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 2 2 0 5.00 41 45 0 0 -0.088 0.79 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dolly Stark, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - Bill Klem, 3B - Dick Nallin.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 32,295.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Sparky Adams 3B 1 Max Bishop 2B
2 Wally Roettger RF 2 Mule Haas CF
3 Frankie Frisch 2B 3 Mickey Cochrane C
4 Jim Bottomley 1B 4 Al Simmons LF
5 Chick Hafey LF 5 Jimmie Foxx 1B
6 Pepper Martin CF 6 Bing Miller RF
7 Jimmie Wilson C 7 Jimmy Dykes 3B
8 Charlie Gelbert SS 8 Dib Williams SS
9 Burleigh Grimes P 9 Lefty Grove P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-0 2 -23 RR STL B. Grimes L. Grove 13% 84% Single to RF; Hafey Scores; Martin Scores
t2 0-0 1 1-3 R STL J. Wilson L. Grove 9% 65% Single to RF; Bottomley Scores; Martin to 3B
t4 2-0 0 1-- STL P. Martin L. Grove 8% 81% Double (Deep CF-RF); Hafey to 3B
t4 2-0 1 -23 O STL C. Gelbert L. Grove -6% 71% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 1-- STL P. Martin L. Grove 6% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bottomley to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Adams L. Grove -2% 48% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL W. Roettger L. Grove -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL F. Frisch L. Grove -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHA M. Bishop B. Grimes 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O PHA M. Haas B. Grimes 2% 49% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- O PHA M. Cochrane B. Grimes 1% 50% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- STL J. Bottomley L. Grove 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O STL C. Hafey L. Grove -4% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 1-- STL P. Martin L. Grove 6% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bottomley to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 R STL J. Wilson L. Grove 9% 65% Single to RF; Bottomley Scores; Martin to 3B
t2 1-0 1 1-3 RO STL C. Gelbert L. Grove 1% 66% Lineout: RF; Martin Scores
t2 2-0 2 1-- STL B. Grimes L. Grove 2% 67% Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Wilson to 2B
t2 2-0 2 12- O STL S. Adams L. Grove -4% 63% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O PHA A. Simmons B. Grimes 3% 66% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b2 0-2 1 --- O PHA J. Foxx B. Grimes 2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O PHA B. Miller B. Grimes 1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O STL W. Roettger L. Grove -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O STL F. Frisch L. Grove -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O STL J. Bottomley L. Grove -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O PHA J. Dykes B. Grimes 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O PHA D. Williams B. Grimes 2% 70% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-2 2 --- O PHA L. Grove B. Grimes 1% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- STL C. Hafey L. Grove 3% 74% Single to CF
t4 2-0 0 1-- STL P. Martin L. Grove 8% 81% Double (Deep CF-RF); Hafey to 3B
t4 2-0 0 -23 O STL J. Wilson L. Grove -4% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-0 1 -23 O STL C. Gelbert L. Grove -6% 71% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 2 -23 RR STL B. Grimes L. Grove 13% 84% Single to RF; Hafey Scores; Martin Scores
t4 4-0 2 1-- O STL S. Adams L. Grove -1% 83% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 1-2-3
b4 0-4 0 --- PHA M. Bishop B. Grimes -3% 79% Walk
b4 0-4 0 1-- O PHA M. Haas B. Grimes 3% 83% Flyball: LF
b4 0-4 1 1-- O PHA M. Cochrane B. Grimes 3% 85% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-4 2 1-- O PHA A. Simmons B. Grimes 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 2-3-4
t5 4-0 0 --- O STL W. Roettger L. Grove -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- O STL F. Frisch L. Grove -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-0 2 --- O STL J. Bottomley L. Grove -1% 85% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 --- PHA J. Foxx B. Grimes -4% 81% Walk
b5 0-4 0 1-- O PHA B. Miller B. Grimes 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-4 1 1-- OO PHA J. Dykes B. Grimes 5% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 5-6-7
t6 4-0 0 --- O STL C. Hafey L. Grove -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-0 1 --- O STL P. Martin L. Grove -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-0 2 --- STL J. Wilson L. Grove 0% 89% Single to RF
t6 4-0 2 1-- O STL C. Gelbert L. Grove -1% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 8-9-1
Jake Flowers replaces Sparky Adams playing 3B batting 1st
b6 0-4 0 --- O PHA D. Williams B. Grimes 2% 90% Strikeout
b6 0-4 1 --- O PHA L. Grove B. Grimes 2% 92% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-4 2 --- O PHA M. Bishop B. Grimes 1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 9-1-2
t7 4-0 0 --- O STL B. Grimes L. Grove -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Flowers L. Grove -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-0 2 --- STL W. Roettger L. Grove 1% 92% Double (CF-RF)
t7 4-0 2 -2- STL F. Frisch L. Grove 0% 93% Single to RF; Roettger to 3B
t7 4-0 2 1-3 O STL J. Bottomley L. Grove -2% 91% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 2-3-4
b7 0-4 0 --- O PHA M. Haas B. Grimes 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B
b7 0-4 1 --- O PHA M. Cochrane B. Grimes 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-4 2 --- O PHA A. Simmons B. Grimes 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Lefty Grove facing 5-6-7
t8 4-0 0 --- O STL C. Hafey L. Grove -1% 95% Lineout: 3B
t8 4-0 1 --- O STL P. Martin L. Grove -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 4-0 2 --- STL J. Wilson L. Grove 0% 95% Single to 3B/Bunt
t8 4-0 2 1-- STL C. Gelbert L. Grove 0% 95% Single to LF; Wilson to 2B
t8 4-0 2 12- O STL B. Grimes L. Grove -1% 94% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 5-6-7
b8 0-4 0 --- PHA J. Foxx B. Grimes -3% 91% Walk
b8 0-4 0 1-- PHA B. Miller B. Grimes -6% 85% Single to CF; Foxx to 2B
b8 0-4 0 12- O PHA J. Dykes B. Grimes 6% 91% Popfly: 3B
b8 0-4 1 12- O PHA D. Williams B. Grimes 4% 95% Flyball: LF
Doc Cramer pinch hits for Lefty Grove (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 2 12- O PHA D. Cramer B. Grimes 3% 98% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Roy Mahaffey facing 1-2-3
Roy Mahaffey replaces Doc Cramer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- STL J. Flowers R. Mahaffey 0% 98% Walk
t9 4-0 0 1-- O STL W. Roettger R. Mahaffey -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
George Watkins pinch runs for Wally Roettger (RF) batting 2nd
t9 4-0 1 1-- O STL F. Frisch R. Mahaffey -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B; Watkins to 2B
t9 4-0 2 -2- R STL J. Bottomley R. Mahaffey 1% 99% Double (CF-RF); Watkins Scores
t9 5-0 2 -2- O STL C. Hafey R. Mahaffey -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Burleigh Grimes facing 1-2-3
George Watkins moves from PR to RF
b9 0-5 0 --- O PHA M. Bishop B. Grimes 1% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 0-5 1 --- O PHA M. Haas B. Grimes 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b9 0-5 2 --- PHA M. Cochrane B. Grimes -0% 100% Walk
Eric McNair pinch runs for Mickey Cochrane (C) batting 3rd
b9 0-5 2 1-- RR PHA A. Simmons B. Grimes -0% 99% Home Run (Deep RF); McNair Scores
b9 2-5 2 --- O PHA J. Foxx B. Grimes 1% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Athletics 2.

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