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Athletics 12 @ Indians 5
League Park
May 16, 1931

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 16, 1931 at League Park. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 12 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 16, 1931 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 12 H: 20 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 12
Hits: 20
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 5 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherLefty Grove  
Losing PitcherFay Thomas  
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Game Winning RBIMax Bishop 

Game Info

DateMay 16, 1931 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherLefty Grove  
Home Starting PitcherWillis Hudlin  
BallparkLeague Park 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dick Nallin
1B: Brick Owens
2B: (none)
3B: Red Ormsby

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Max Bishop  Second Baseman 
Mule Haas  Center Fielder 
Mickey Cochrane  Catcher 
Al Simmons  Left Fielder 
Jimmie Foxx  First Baseman 
Bing Miller  Right Fielder 
Jimmy Dykes  Third Baseman 
Joe Boley  Shortstop 
Lefty Grove  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Burnett  Shortstop 
Lew Fonseca  First Baseman 
Earl Averill  Center Fielder 
Johnny Hodapp  Second Baseman 
Joe Vosmik  Left Fielder 
Bob Seeds  Right Fielder 
George Detore  Third Baseman 
Luke Sewell  Catcher 
Willis Hudlin  Pitcher 
Roger Peckinpaugh  Manager 

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Athletics 12 @ Indians 5
League Park
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/16/1931 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Bishop M, 2b          6  1  3  3   Burnett J, ss         4  3  2  0   
Haas M, cf            6  1  1  0   Fonseca L, 1b         4  0  2  0   
Cochrane M, c         4  2  3  0   Averill E, cf         5  0  3  2   
Simmons A, lf         6  2  3  2   Hodapp J, 2b          5  0  0  0   
Foxx J, 1b            5  1  1  1   Vosmik J, lf          5  1  1  0   
Miller B, rf          6  2  3  1   Seeds B, rf           4  1  1  1   
Dykes J, 3b           4  1  2  2   Detore G, 3b          4  0  2  1   
Boley J, ss           6  1  2  3   Sewell L, c           2  0  1  0   
Grove L, p            5  1  2  0   Hudlin W, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Thomas F, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Harder M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bean B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Morgan E, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Craghead H, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48 12 20 12                        37  5 12  4

Philadelphia     000 003 063 -- 12
Cleveland        101 002 001 --  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grove L (W)           9.0 12  5  4  4  7

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hudlin W              5.1  8  3  3  1  2
Thomas F (L)          2.0  5  3  3  2  3
Harder M*             0.0  3  3  2  0  0
Bean B                0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Craghead H            1.0  4  3  3  1  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th

E -- Cochrane M, Vosmik J, Detore G, Burnett J
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 14, Cleveland 9
2B -- Simmons A 2, Averill E, Dykes J 2, Boley J, Vosmik J, Seeds B, Cochrane M, Burnett J
3B -- Sewell L
HR -- Bishop M
SB -- Fonseca L
CS -- Detore G
HBP -- by Hudlin W (Dykes J)
T -- 2:40
A -- 0

    

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