The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-10
BEAT ATHLETICS IN
SEVENTHGAME AND
CAPTURE Big Prize
In First Victory For National
League Team in Last
Five Years
GRIMES HOLDS AS DOWN
SpitbaIl Veteran Bests Earn
shaw in Duel; HalIahan
In At Finish
GRIMES HOLDS AS DOWN

In At Finish
Sportsman's Park, st. Louis, Mo-,
Oct. 10.-(P)-Burleigh Grimes, be-
whiskered spit-ball veteran, with the
ninth inning aid of Wild Bill Hal
lahan, beat the world champion
Philadelphia Athletics, 4 to 2, today
to win his second victory for the st.
Louis Cardinals in the final game Of
the world series and give the Ma
tional League its first world cham
pionship In five years. The Card
inals won the series four games to
three.
Two innings in each Of which they
scored two runs, gave the Red Birds
lead which the Mackmen were un.
abe to overcome. Big George Earn
shaw. in the box for Philadelphia,
was the victim of errors by his team
mates and punched Cardinal hits.
Both OF the Athletics runs came I'm q
ninth-inning rally which was stop
ped by Hallahan with two men on
bases. The score was 4 to 2.
First Inning
Athletics-The band played the
Star Spangled Banner as the Card
inals took the field. Bishop fouled
out to High. Haas grounded to
Frisch and was thrown out at first,
after the Cardinal captain jusgled
the ball. Cochrane bounced to
Frisch and was tossed out. No runs.
no hits, no errors, none left.
Cardinals-High hit Texas Lacquer
over Williams head. Watkins SINGLED
another pop fly back Of first base,
Williams was slow going after the
ball. High stopped at second. Frisch
sacrificed, Dykes to Foxx, the run.
ners advancing base. High scored
when the third bali got away from
Cochrane and Watkins reached third
as Martin batted. Martin walked.
Earnshaw was charged with wild
pitch. Martin stole second. Watkins
scored when Cochrane dropped the
third strike on Orsatti. Orsatu ~
thrown out at first, Cochraue to roxx.
but Watkins beat the relay hcma.
Martin went to third. After two foulg.
Bottomley famed, swinging. TWO
runs, two hits, no errors, one Left.
Second Inning
Athletics-Simmons singled to
right. Foxx flied out to Watkins.
Miller singled to left, Simmons stop-
ping at second. Dykes bounced to
High and Miller was forced at Sec
ond, High to Frisch. williams
bounced out, Colbert to Bottomley.
No runs, two hits, no errors, one left.
The scorers decided to charge Noxx
with an error for his poor throw to
the plate In the first inning.
CardinalS-Wilson walked on four
straight balls. Colbert grounded to
Dykes and was out on a double play,
Dykes to Bishop to Foxx.
Grimes famed with the bat on his
shoulder. No runs, no hits, no errors,
none left.
Third Inning
! Athletics-Earnshaw grounded out,
High to Bottomley. Bishop walked,
the fourth ball being high. Bishop
was caught off first on Wilson's quick
throw to Bottomley. Haas flied out
to Watkins, who took the ball With
his back against the right field wall
No runs no hits, no errors, none left.
Cardinals-High drove single past
Bishop. Watkins hit q home run over
the right field pavilion, scoring High
ahead Of him. Frisch flied out TO
Haas. Martin popped to Bishop. or.
satti famed, swinging on the third.
Two runs. two hits, no errors, none
left.
Fourth Inning
Athletics Cochrane grounded out,
Frisch to Bottomley. Simmons ground
ed out, Colbert to Bottomley. Foxx
famed, swinging at the third strike.
No runs, no hits. no errors, none left
Cardinals - Bottomley tanned
swinging. Wilson bounced out, WI
liams to Foxx. Colbert popped 70
Foxx. No runs, no hits, no errors,
none left.
Fifth Inning
Athletics-Miller smashed q single
to center on the first pitch. Dykes
grounded out to BottomIey. unaaBist-
ed, Miller going to second. Williams
beat out q high bounder to High foe
a single, Miller going to third. Earn
shaw grounded to Frisch and into q
double play, Frisch to Gelbert to Bot
tomley. No runs, two hits, no errors,
ono left.
Cardinals-Grimes bounced out.
Dykes to Foxx. High bounced out,
Earnshaw to Foxx. Watkins rolled
out to Foxx, unasdsted. No runs, no
hits, no errors, none LETT.
Sixth lnning
Athletics-Bishop tanned ON
called third strike. Haas flied out to
Orsatti. Cochrane rolled out, high to
Bottomley. No runs, no hits, no er.
rors, none left.
Cardinals bunted to Earn
shaw and was out at first. Changing
bats after the second strike, Martin
bounced out, Williams to Foxx, on .
pretty play. Orsatti famed on . call
ed third strike. No runs, no hits, no
errors, none left.
Seventh Inning
Athletics Simmons famed, swing
ing at the third strike. Foxx famed
on q called third strike and the
crowd roared. Miller singled off
Gelbert's glove for his third straight
hit. Dykes famed, swinging. No
runs, one hit, no errors, one left.
Cardinals-Grines received an ova-
ton as he walked off the field after
his masterful exhibition Of pitching.
Bottomley hit q high one that Coch-
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