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Retrosheet Boxscore: Philadelphia Athletics 12, Detroit Tigers 5

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Philadelphia Athletics 12, Detroit Tigers 5

Day

Game Played on Thursday, May 21, 1931 (D) at Navin Field

PHI A    2  0  0    0  1  2    2  3  2  -  12 18  1
DET A    1  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   5 14  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bishop 2b                     5   1   1   0       1   0       3   5
Haas cf                       5   1   1   0       0   0       6   0
Cochrane c                    6   4   5   4       0   0       5   1
Simmons lf                    5   2   2   2       1   2       1   0
Foxx 1b                       4   0   1   0       2   0       8   1
Miller rf                     5   2   5   3       0   0       2   0
Dykes 3b                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  McNair 3b                   3   1   2   3       0   0       0   1
Boley ss                      4   1   1   0       1   1       1   3
Rommel p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Mahaffey p                  2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Walberg p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       43  12  18  12       5   5      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Dykes-Bishop-Foxx, Boley-Bishop-Foxx.
E: Bishop (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Miller 2 (9,off Bridges,off Sullivan); Cochrane (8,off Herring).
HR: Cochrane (6,5th inning off Bridges 0 on 1 out); McNair (1,6th inning off
Bridges 1 on 0 out); Simmons (8,8th inning off Herring 1 on 2 out).
SH: Walberg (1,off Sorrell); Haas (6,off Sorrell).
Team LOB: 11.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Johnson rf                    4   1   2   0       1   1       3   0
Owen 2b                       4   0   1   1       1   0       2   3
Akers ss                      4   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Alexander 1b                  5   1   2   0       0   0      10   1
Stone lf                      4   1   1   0       1   2       1   0
McManus 3b                    4   2   3   0       1   1       0   4
Doljack cf                    5   0   2   2       0   0       3   0
Schang c                      4   0   2   1       0   0       7   0
  H. Walker pr                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hayworth c                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Bridges p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  G. Walker ph                1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Sullivan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Uhle ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Herring p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sorrell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Koenig ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       40   5  14   5       5   6      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Doljack (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Johnson (6,off Rommel); Alexander (15,off Rommel).
GDP: Akers (1,off Rommel); Alexander (5,off Mahaffey).
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnson (8,3rd base off Mahaffey/Cochrane); G. Walker (2,2nd base off Mahaffey/Cochrane).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rommel                        1.1   5   1   1   0   1   0   8
Mahaffey W(2-1)               5.1   7   4   4   4   3   0  26
Walberg SV(1)                 2.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  11
Totals                        9    14   5   5   5   6   0  45
Inherited Runners - Scored: Mahaffey 2-0; Walberg 2-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bridges L(3-3)                6     7   5   5   4   5   2  29
Sullivan                      1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6
Herring                       0.2   4   3   3   0   0   1   6
Sorrell                       1.1   4   2   2   1   0   0   9
Totals                        9    18  12  12   5   5   3  50
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sorrell 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bick Campbell, 1B - Bill Dinneen
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 4000
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        Detroit Tigers           
1. Bishop              2b        Johnson             rf
2. Haas                cf        Owen                2b
3. Cochrane            c         Akers               ss
4. Simmons             lf        Alexander           1b
5. Foxx                1b        Stone               lf
6. Miller              rf        McManus             3b
7. Dykes               3b        Doljack             cf
8. Boley               ss        Schang              c
9. Rommel              p         Bridges             p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Bishop lined to second; Haas lined to center;
Cochrane singled to left; Simmons walked [Cochrane to second];
Foxx walked [Cochrane to third, Simmons to second]; Miller
singled to right [Cochrane scored, Simmons scored, Foxx to
third]; Dykes lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Johnson doubled to left; Owen singled to left
[Johnson scored]; Akers grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Owen out at second]; Alexander doubled to
left; Stone was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Boley struck out; Rommel was called out on
strikes; Bishop singled to left; Haas flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: McManus singled to left; Doljack lined to center;
Schang singled to center [McManus to second]; MAHAFFEY REPLACED
ROMMEL (PITCHING); Bridges flied to right in foul territory;
Johnson walked [McManus to third, Schang to second]; Owen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics
2, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cochrane grounded out (second to first); Simmons
struck out; Foxx walked; Miller doubled to left [Foxx to third];
Dykes flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Akers flied to center; Alexander flied to center;
Stone walked; McManus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Boley popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mahaffey struck out; Bishop lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Doljack grounded out (shortstop to first); Schang
lined to center; Bridges struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Haas grounded out (third to first); Cochrane
homered to right; Simmons struck out; Foxx popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Johnson singled to first; Owen grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Johnson to second]; Johnson stole third; Dykes
spiked on left leg; MCNAIR REPLACED DYKES (PLAYING 3B);
Akers walked; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Akers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Miller singled to center; McNair hit an inside
the park homer to center [Miller scored]; Boley walked; Mahaffey
forced Boley (first to shortstop); Bishop flied to right; Haas
lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Stone struck out (catcher to first); McManus singled
to left; Doljack singled to center [McManus to second]; Schang
forced Doljack (third to shortstop to second) [McManus to
third]; G. WALKER BATTED FOR BRIDGES; G. Walker singled to right
[McManus scored, Schang to third]; G. Walker stole second;
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: SULLIVAN REPLACED G. WALKER (PITCHING); Cochrane
singled to center; Simmons grounded out (third to first)
[Cochrane to second]; Foxx popped to first in foul territory
[Cochrane to third]; Miller doubled to center [Cochrane scored];
McNair singled to center [Miller scored]; Boley flied to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Owen popped to first in foul territory; Akers flied
to center; Alexander singled to right; Stone singled to center
[Alexander to second]; McManus walked [Alexander to third, Stone
to second]; Doljack singled to left [Alexander scored, Stone
scored, McManus to second]; WALBERG REPLACED MAHAFFEY
(PITCHING); Schang singled to center [McManus scored, Doljack to
third]; H. WALKER RAN FOR SCHANG; UHLE BATTED FOR SULLIVAN; Uhle
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
7, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HERRING REPLACED UHLE (PITCHING); HAYWORTH
REPLACED H. WALKER (PLAYING C ); Walberg grounded out (second to
first); Bishop popped to first in foul territory; Haas singled
to center; Cochrane doubled to right [Haas scored]; Simmons
homered to right-center [Cochrane scored]; Foxx singled to
center; SORRELL REPLACED HERRING (PITCHING); Miller singled to
right [Foxx to third]; McNair grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 10, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Johnson struck out; Owen walked; Akers flied out to
right; Alexander reached on an error by Bishop [Owen to second];
Stone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 10,
Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Boley singled to center; Walberg out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Boley to second]; Bishop
walked; Haas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Boley to
third, Bishop to second]; Cochrane singled to left [Boley
scored, Bishop scored]; Simmons singled to center [Cochrane to
third (error by Doljack), Simmons to second]; Foxx grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 12, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: McManus singled to center; Doljack forced McManus
(second to shortstop); Hayworth struck out; KOENIG BATTED FOR
SORRELL; Koenig flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 12, Tigers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics       12  18   1   11
 Tigers           5  14   1   13
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