In their one-day road trip to Detroit made necessary by the Sunday prohibition of baseball in Philadelphia, the A’s trounced the Tigers, 12-2. The ‘Mackmen’ strand 18 baserunners during the Navin Field contest.

In their one-day road trip to Detroit made necessary by the Sunday prohibition of baseball in Philadelphia, the A’s trounced the Tigers, 12-2. The ‘Mackmen’ strand 18 baserunners during the Navin Field contest.

1931 – After hitting safely in his last 8 times at bat‚ Oscar Melillo‚ the slick-fielding but light-hitting 2B of the Browns‚ is stopped by Red Ruffing of the Yankees. St. Louis wins, 8 – 6.

1931 – After hitting safely in his last 8 times at bat‚ Oscar Melillo‚ the slick-fielding but light-hitting 2B of the Browns‚ is stopped by Red Ruffing of the Yankees. St. Louis wins, 8 – 6.