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St Louis Cardinals deny Philadelphia A’s 3rd straight title

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1931 – In the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics rally for two runs and have two runners on base with two outs in the 9th inning when Cardinals reliever Bill Hallahan gets the final out for the 4 – 2 win in Game 7. The Athletics are denied their third consecutive World Championship.

1931 – An argument between fans at an illegal drinking establishment in Brooklyn, NY over who should start the next game of the World Series turns violent, resulting in the death of a patron after he hits his head on a marble table. Both the bar owner and the man who gave the fatal punch are arrested, but charges against the latter will be dismissed when an autopsy shows that the victim died of a stroke caused by advanced alcoholism, and not directly because of the blow. The bar will be closed permanently, however.

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1931 – An argument between fans at an illegal drinking establishment in Brooklyn, NY over who should start the next game of the World Series turns violent, resulting in the death of a patron after he hits his head on a marble table. Both the bar owner and the man who gave the fatal punch are arrested, but charges against the latter will be dismissed when an autopsy shows that the victim died of a stroke caused by advanced alcoholism, and not directly because of the blow. The bar will be closed permanently, however.

A’s take game 1 of 1931 World Series – Al Simmon’s homers

A’s take game 1 of 1931 World Series – Al Simmon’s homers

ByTom

Thursday, October 1, 1931 1:30 pm (CT) at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, Missouri. The Philadelphia A’s play the first game of world series vs St Louis Cardinals. The A’s scored four runs in the third, enabling Lefty Grove to win Game 1 despite giving up 12 hits, three by Pepper Martin. Al Simmons, captured…