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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		10
4
NYY
@CHW		9
1
BOS
@CLE		3
4
WSH
@DET		6
5
PHA
@SLB		0
1
PHA
@SLB		10
0
PIT
@BRO		4
5
PIT
@BRO		4
5
STL
@BSN		16
1
STL
@BSN		1
0		 
(11)
Sunday, August 23, 1931,
, Braves Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:34
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
16
77-44
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Braves
1
58-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Syl Johnson (7-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  4   0  2  5   5  0  0   16 18  0
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  4

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Sparky Adams 3B 5 3 1 0 1 1 .292 .743 0 0
George Watkins RF 5 3 3 1 1 2 .286 .817 3 0 SB
Frankie Frisch 2B 4 4 3 3 1 0 .309 .766 4 3 2·SB
   Jake Flowers 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .750 0 0
Jim Bottomley 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .343 .931 3 1 2B,SH
Chick Hafey LF 5 2 5 8 1 0 .318 .901 4 0 2·HR,2B
Pepper Martin CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 .294 .798 6 0 SB
Jimmie Wilson C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .289 .708 3 0 SB
   Mike Gonzalez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 1 0
Charlie Gelbert SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 .291 .758 3 1
Syl Johnson P 5 1 1 0 0 1 .234 .578 0 0
Team Totals 46 16 18 15 4 9 .391 1.005 27 5
2B: J Bottomley (22); C Hafey (22).
HR: C Hafey 2 (12).
SH: J Bottomley (2).
TB: C Hafey 12; F Frisch 3; G Watkins 3; J Bottomley 2; C Gelbert 2; S Johnson; P Martin; S Adams; J Wilson.
RBI: C Hafey 8 (62); F Frisch 3 (68); P Martin 2 (56); G Watkins (44); J Bottomley (51).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Frisch-C Gelbert-J Bottomley.
Baserunning
SB: J Wilson (5, -1st base off  POCS); F Frisch 2 (20, -1st base off  POCS 2); G Watkins (13, -1st base off  POCS); P Martin (9, -1st base off  POCS).

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Rabbit Maranville SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 .666 0 4 2B
Lance Richbourg RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .707 1 0
Wally Berger CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .318 .892 3 0
Earl Sheely 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .278 .644 7 0
Red Worthington LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .770 1 0
Al Spohrer C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .593 9 2
   Johnny Neun PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .584
Billy Urbanski 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .216 .546 4 3 2B
Freddie Maguire 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .512 2 0
Fred Frankhouse P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .403 0 1
   Hal Haid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 1
   Ben Cantwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .656 0 0
   Wes Schulmerich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .764
   Bruce Cunningham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 0 1
Team Totals 34 1 8 1 0 2 .235 .529 27 12
2B: B Urbanski (8); R Maranville (20).
TB: B Urbanski 3; R Maranville 3; W Berger 2; L Richbourg; E Sheely.
RBI: E Sheely (61).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Spohrer-B Urbanski.
E: B Urbanski (5); L Richbourg (3); R Maranville 2 (30).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Syl Johnson, W (7-7) 9 8 1 1 0 2 0 3.57 34 69
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 0 2 0 1.00 34 69

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Fred Frankhouse, L (8-4) 5.2 10 9 9 2 6 1 3.48 30 17
Hal Haid 0.2 4 7 6 2 1 1 5.60 9
Ben Cantwell 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.82 8
Bruce Cunningham 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 5
Team Totals 9 18 16 15 4 9 2 15.00 52 17
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dolly Stark, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (none), 3B - Jim Scott.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Boston Braves
1 Sparky Adams 3B 1 Rabbit Maranville SS
2 George Watkins RF 2 Lance Richbourg RF
3 Frankie Frisch 2B 3 Wally Berger CF
4 Jim Bottomley 1B 4 Earl Sheely 1B
5 Chick Hafey LF 5 Red Worthington LF
6 Pepper Martin CF 6 Al Spohrer C
7 Jimmie Wilson C 7 Billy Urbanski 3B
8 Charlie Gelbert SS 8 Freddie Maguire 2B
9 Syl Johnson P 9 Fred Frankhouse P

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