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Tuesday, October 6, 1931
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 32,295, Time of Game: 1:58
Cardinals
0
 at Athletics
3
L: Syl Johnson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    3 10  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jake Flowers 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 -0.024 0.87 0.000 -0.024 -0.3 0 1
   Andy High 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.083 1.02 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 0 1
George Watkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 -0.071 0.67 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 2 0
Frankie Frisch 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .607 -0.018 0.64 0.027 -0.045 -0.3 1 2 SB
Jim Bottomley 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .464 -0.085 1.00 0.000 -0.085 -0.8 7 0
Chick Hafey LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.063 0.78 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 0 0
Pepper Martin CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 .643 1.571 0.092 0.88 0.105 -0.012 0.9 4 0 2B,SB
Jimmie Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .429 -0.117 1.42 0.000 -0.117 -1.1 6 0
Charlie Gelbert SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .692 -0.104 1.18 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 4 4
Syl Johnson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.052 0.95 0.000 -0.052 -0.4 0 1
   Jim Lindsey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ripper Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 0.84 0.000 -0.026 -0.4
   Paul Derringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 29 0 2 0 1 8 .069 .203 -0.551 0.91 0.132 -0.682 -5.5 24 10
2B: P Martin (4, off G Earnshaw).
TB: P Martin 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Frisch-C Gelbert-J Bottomley.
E: J Bottomley (1).
Baserunning
SB: P Martin (4, 2nd base off G Earnshaw/M Cochrane); F Frisch (1, 2nd base off G Earnshaw/M Cochrane).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Max Bishop 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .176 .399 0.008 0.66 0.046 -0.039 -0.1 0 0
Mule Haas CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .188 .438 -0.019 0.81 0.032 -0.051 -0.3 0 0 SH
Mickey Cochrane C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .578 -0.082 0.85 0.004 -0.086 -0.9 9 0
Al Simmons LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .982 0.026 0.83 0.096 -0.070 0.5 5 0 2B,GDP
Jimmie Foxx 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .364 1.199 0.082 0.73 0.124 -0.042 0.2 7 0 HR
Bing Miller RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .467 -0.044 0.63 0.016 -0.060 -0.7 5 0 2B
Jimmy Dykes 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .762 0.083 0.55 0.098 -0.016 1.0 0 1
Dib Williams SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 .564 -0.049 0.65 0.008 -0.057 -0.6 0 1
George Earnshaw P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.056 0.82 0.000 -0.056 -0.9 1 3
Team Totals 32 3 10 3 2 5 .312 .822 -0.051 0.72 0.424 -0.477 -1.9 27 5
2B: B Miller (1, off S Johnson); A Simmons (1, off S Johnson).
HR: J Foxx (1, off S Johnson; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: M Haas (1, off S Johnson).
TB: J Foxx 4; A Simmons 3; J Dykes 2; B Miller 2; M Bishop 2; M Haas; D Williams.
GIDP: A Simmons (1).
RBI: J Dykes (1); A Simmons (6); J Foxx (3).
2-out RBI: J Foxx; A Simmons; J Dykes.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Syl Johnson, L (0-1) 5.2 9 3 3 1 2 1 3.52 26 40 0.005 0.88 0.2
Jim Lindsey 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 6 2 0 0.037 0.36 1.1
Paul Derringer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 3 0 0 0.010 0.12 0.6
Team Totals 8 10 3 3 2 5 1 3.38 35 40 2 0 0.052 0.91 1.9

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
George Earnshaw, W (1-1) 9 2 0 0 1 8 0 1.06 30 90 0.551 0.91 5.5
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 30 90 0.551 0.72 5.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - Dick Nallin, 3B - Dolly Stark.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 32,295.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Jake Flowers 3B 1 Max Bishop 2B
2 George Watkins 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 Syl Johnson P 9 George Earnshaw P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 2 --- R PHA J. Foxx S. Johnson 12% 80% Home Run (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 2 --3 R PHA A. Simmons S. Johnson 9% 62% Double; Bishop Scores
b6 2-0 2 -2- R PHA J. Dykes S. Johnson 7% 88% Single to LF; Miller Scores
t8 0-3 0 --- STL P. Martin G. Earnshaw -6% 86% Double to LF (Deep LF)
b3 1-0 1 1-- OO PHA A. Simmons S. Johnson -5% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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' George Earnshaw facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Flowers G. Earnshaw 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Watkins G. Earnshaw 2% 54% Popfly: P
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL F. Frisch G. Earnshaw 1% 55% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Syl Johnson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PHA M. Bishop S. Johnson 3% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- O PHA M. Haas S. Johnson -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Bishop to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O PHA M. Cochrane S. Johnson -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bishop to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 R PHA A. Simmons S. Johnson 9% 62% Double; Bishop Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- PHA J. Foxx S. Johnson 1% 63% Walk
b1 1-0 2 12- O PHA B. Miller S. Johnson -4% 59% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Bottomley G. Earnshaw 3% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O STL C. Hafey G. Earnshaw 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O STL P. Martin G. Earnshaw 1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Syl Johnson facing 7-8-9
Andy High replaces Jake Flowers playing 3B batting 1st
b2 1-0 0 --- PHA J. Dykes S. Johnson 3% 68% Single (LF-CF)
b2 1-0 0 1-- O PHA D. Williams S. Johnson -3% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 1-- O PHA G. Earnshaw S. Johnson -2% 63% Groundout: P-1B; Dykes to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O PHA M. Bishop S. Johnson -3% 60% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Wilson G. Earnshaw 3% 63% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 1 --- O STL C. Gelbert G. Earnshaw 2% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-1 2 --- O STL S. Johnson G. Earnshaw 1% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Syl Johnson facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- PHA M. Haas S. Johnson 3% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 0 1-- O PHA M. Cochrane S. Johnson -3% 66% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cochrane to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
b3 1-0 1 1-- OO PHA A. Simmons S. Johnson -5% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- O STL A. High G. Earnshaw 3% 64% Lineout: P-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O STL G. Watkins G. Earnshaw 2% 66% Lineout: RF
t4 0-1 2 --- STL F. Frisch G. Earnshaw -2% 65% Walk
t4 0-1 2 1-- STL J. Bottomley G. Earnshaw -1% 64% Frisch Steals 2B
t4 0-1 2 -2- O STL J. Bottomley G. Earnshaw 4% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Syl Johnson facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O PHA J. Foxx S. Johnson -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- O PHA B. Miller S. Johnson -2% 64% Popfly: SS
b4 1-0 2 --- O PHA J. Dykes S. Johnson -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O STL C. Hafey G. Earnshaw 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- STL P. Martin G. Earnshaw -4% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-1 1 1-- O STL J. Wilson G. Earnshaw 4% 66% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 1-- STL C. Gelbert G. Earnshaw -1% 65% Martin Steals 2B
t5 0-1 2 -2- O STL C. Gelbert G. Earnshaw 5% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Syl Johnson facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O PHA D. Williams S. Johnson -2% 67% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- O PHA G. Earnshaw S. Johnson -2% 65% Popfly: SS
b5 1-0 2 --- PHA M. Bishop S. Johnson 1% 67% Single to 1B
b5 1-0 2 1-- O PHA M. Haas S. Johnson -3% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O STL S. Johnson G. Earnshaw 4% 68% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- O STL A. High G. Earnshaw 3% 71% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- O STL G. Watkins G. Earnshaw 2% 73% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Syl Johnson facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- O PHA M. Cochrane S. Johnson -2% 70% Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
b6 1-0 1 --- O PHA A. Simmons S. Johnson -2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-0 2 --- R PHA J. Foxx S. Johnson 12% 80% Home Run (Deep LF)
b6 2-0 2 --- PHA B. Miller S. Johnson 2% 82% Double (Line Drive)
b6 2-0 2 -2- R PHA J. Dykes S. Johnson 7% 88% Single to LF; Miller Scores
b6 3-0 2 1-- PHA D. Williams S. Johnson 1% 89% Single to LF; Dykes to 2B
Jim Lindsey replaces Syl Johnson pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 2 12- O PHA G. Earnshaw J. Lindsey -2% 87% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- O STL F. Frisch G. Earnshaw 3% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t7 0-3 1 --- O STL J. Bottomley G. Earnshaw 2% 92% Strikeout
t7 0-3 2 --- O STL C. Hafey G. Earnshaw 1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Jim Lindsey facing 1-2-3
b7 3-0 0 --- O PHA M. Bishop J. Lindsey -1% 92% Flyball: RF
b7 3-0 1 --- O PHA M. Haas J. Lindsey -1% 92% Strikeout
b7 3-0 2 --- PHA M. Cochrane J. Lindsey 0% 92% Walk
b7 3-0 2 1-- PHA A. Simmons J. Lindsey 1% 93% Single to CF; Cochrane to 3B; Simmons to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b7 3-0 2 -23 O PHA J. Foxx J. Lindsey -2% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 6-7-8
t8 0-3 0 --- STL P. Martin G. Earnshaw -6% 86% Double to LF (Deep LF)
t8 0-3 0 -2- O STL J. Wilson G. Earnshaw 5% 90% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t8 0-3 1 -2- O STL C. Gelbert G. Earnshaw 4% 94% Foul Flyball: C
Ripper Collins pinch hits for Jim Lindsey (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 2 -2- O STL R. Collins G. Earnshaw 3% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Paul Derringer facing 6-7-8
Paul Derringer replaces Ripper Collins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- O PHA B. Miller P. Derringer -0% 96% Strikeout
b8 3-0 1 --- O PHA J. Dykes P. Derringer -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-0 2 --- O PHA D. Williams P. Derringer -0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' George Earnshaw facing 1-2-3
t9 0-3 0 --- O STL A. High G. Earnshaw 2% 98% Flyball: LF
t9 0-3 1 --- O STL G. Watkins G. Earnshaw 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-3 2 --- O STL F. Frisch G. Earnshaw 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Athletics 3.

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