Roy Mahaffey beat the 1933 Washington Senators for the 2nd time. Lou Finney turned a close game into a blowout, as the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics topped Washington 9-3 to force Game 5 in the American League Championship. It was a few weeks ago when Mahaffey allowed just 1 run in 6 1/3 inning against Washington in his 1st start of the Tournament. This time he allowed 8 hits and 3 runs in 8 innings. Washington got on the board with a run in the 1st, but Philadelphia got it back and more when Bing Miller drove in a run and then gave the Athletics the lead on a botched pickoff throw by Lefty Stewart. Buddy Myer hit a 2-run single to give the Senators back the lead in the 5th. In the 7th, Jimmy Dykes doubled in the tying run and scored on a sacrifice fly by Eric McNair. But in the 9th, facing reliever Jack Russell, the Athletics put the game away. A Joe Cronin error loaded the bases, and Finney tripled them all home, giving Philadelphia the lead and eventual win. It was the 1st hit of the game for Finney, who has been filling in for the injured Al Simmons. The series will head back to Philadelphia for a do-or-die game for Washington. If the Senators win, they’ll force a best-of-7 series to determine the AL Championship. Joe Cronin was 4 for 4 with 2 doubles in the losing effort.