October 5, 1931 World Series Game 3 at Shibe Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1931 World Series Game 3

Game 1
PHA  6
@STL  2
Game 2
STL  2
PHA  0
Game 3
STL  5
@PHA  2
Game 4
PHA  3
STL  0
Game 5
STL  5
@PHA  1
Game 6
PHA  8
@STL  1
Game 7
STL  4
PHA  2

Shibe Park, Attendance: 32,295

Monday, October 5, 1931
Time of Game: 2:10

Cardinals

Gabby Street

                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

W: B Grimes (1-0), L: L Grove (1-1)

Athletics

Connie Mack

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Adams 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Flowers 3B                1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    0    1   0   
W Roettger RF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .700    0    1   0   2B
  G Watkins PR-RF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
F Frisch 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .693    0    4   3   
J Bottomley 1B                4   1   1   1    1   0  .182  .581    0   11   0   2B
C Hafey LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .154  .308    0    2   0   
P Martin CF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .636 1.545    0    2   0   2B
J Wilson C                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .273  .546    0    5   0   
C Gelbert SS                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .400  .900    0    1   6   
B Grimes P                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   2   
Totals                       39   5  12   5    2   2                    27  12

BATTING

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       AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bishop 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .220    0    2   3   
M Haas CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .385    0    0   0   
M Cochrane C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .684    0    2   0   
  E McNair PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Simmons LF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .167  .898    0    3   0   HR
J Foxx 1B                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .375  .958    0   16   0   
B Miller RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    2   0   
J Dykes 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    1   4   GDP
D Williams SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .586    0    1   6   
L Grove P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Cramer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Mahaffey P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       28   2   2   2    4   5                    27  14

BATTING

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.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Grimes, W (1-0)              9     2   2   2    4   5   1   2.00   32     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 2     76    -     0.75   0.43
Totals                         9     2   2   2    4   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 2           -

Philadelphia Athletics        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Grove, L (1-1)               8    11   4   4    1   2   0   3.18   36     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 4· 8     45    -     0.63  -0.06
R Mahaffey                     1     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.09  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   5    2   2   0          41     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 4· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stark, 1B - McGowan, 2B - Klem, 3B - Nallin.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 32,295.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Philadelphia Athletics               
1. S Adams              3B    1. M Bishop             2B 
2. W Roettger           RF    2. M Haas               CF 
3. F Frisch             2B    3. M Cochrane           C  
4. J Bottomley          1B    4. A Simmons            LF 
5. C Hafey              LF    5. J Foxx               1B 
6. P Martin             CF    6. B Miller             RF 
7. J Wilson             C     7. J Dykes              3B 
8. C Gelbert            SS    8. D Williams           SS 
9. B Grimes             P     9. L Grove              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-2  -23      13%  83% B Grimes        L Grove         Single to RF; Hafey Scores; Martin Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3       9%  64% J Wilson        L Grove         Single to RF; Bottomley Scores; Martin to 3B
   t 4   0  0-2  1--       8%  81% P Martin        L Grove         Double (Deep CF-RF); Hafey to 3B
   t 4   1  0-2  -23      -6%  71% C Gelbert       L Grove         Strikeout Looking
   b 8   0  4-0  1--      -6%  84% B Miller        B Grimes        Single to CF; Foxx to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Grove facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  S Adams         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      46%  W Roettger      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  F Frisch        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Burleigh Grimes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Bishop        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  M Haas          Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---      50%  M Cochrane      Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Grove facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Bottomley     Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Hafey         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      56%  P Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bottomley to 3B
   R      1-3      64%  J Wilson        Single to RF; Bottomley Scores; Martin to 3B
   RO     1-3      65%  C Gelbert       Lineout: RF; Martin Scores
          1--      66%  B Grimes        Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      63%  S Adams         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Burleigh Grimes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  A Simmons       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---      67%  J Foxx          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  B Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Grove facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  W Roettger      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  F Frisch        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Bottomley     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Burleigh Grimes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  J Dykes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  D Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---      70%  L Grove         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Grove facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  C Hafey         Single to CF
          1--      81%  P Martin        Double (Deep CF-RF); Hafey to 3B
   O      -23      77%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      71%  C Gelbert       Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23      83%  B Grimes        Single to RF; Hafey Scores; Martin Scores
   O      1--      82%  S Adams         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, Burleigh Grimes facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  M Bishop        Walk
   O      1--      82%  M Haas          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      85%  M Cochrane      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      87%  A Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lefty Grove facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  W Roettger      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  F Frisch        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Bottomley     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Burleigh Grimes facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  J Foxx          Walk
   O      1--      84%  B Miller        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      89%  J Dykes         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, Lefty Grove facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  C Hafey         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  P Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  J Wilson        Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  C Gelbert       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Burleigh Grimes facing 8-9-1
                  Jake Flowers replaces Sparky Adams playing 3B batting 1st
   O      ---      90%  D Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  L Grove         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  M Bishop        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lefty Grove facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  B Grimes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Flowers       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  W Roettger      Double (CF-RF)
          -2-      92%  F Frisch        Single to RF; Roettger to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  J Bottomley     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Burleigh Grimes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  M Haas          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  M Cochrane      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  A Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lefty Grove facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  C Hafey         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      94%  P Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  J Wilson        Single (Bunt)
          1--      95%  C Gelbert       Single to LF; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      94%  B Grimes        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, Burleigh Grimes facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  J Foxx          Walk
          1--      84%  B Miller        Single to CF; Foxx to 2B
   O      12-      90%  J Dykes         Popfly: 3B
   O      12-      95%  D Williams      Flyball: LF
                  Doc Cramer pinch hits for Lefty Grove batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  D Cramer        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roy Mahaffey facing 1-2-3
                  Roy Mahaffey replaces Doc Cramer pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  J Flowers       Walk
   O      1--      98%  W Roettger      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  George Watkins pinch runs for Wally Roettger batting 2nd
   O      1--      98%  F Frisch        Groundout: 3B-1B; Watkins to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  J Bottomley     Double (CF-RF); Watkins Scores
   O      -2-      99%  C Hafey         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, Burleigh Grimes facing 1-2-3
                  George Watkins moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  M Bishop        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  M Haas          Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---     100%  M Cochrane      Walk
                  Eric McNair pinch runs for Mickey Cochrane batting 3rd
   RR     1--      99%  A Simmons       Home Run (Deep RF); McNair Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Foxx          Strikeout
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Athletics 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHA193110050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation