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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		4
1
NYY
@BOS		0
1
CHW
@DET		4
8
CLE
@SLB		9
4
CLE
@SLB		11
9
PHA
@WSH		6
10
PHI
@BRO		5
2
PHI
@BRO		5
7
STL
@CHC		6
2
PIT
@CIN		3
0
BSN
@NYG		2
4
BSN
@NYG		2
6
Sunday, August 2, 1931,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 42,000, Time of Game: 2:39
Cardinals
6
64-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
2
54-45
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Paul Derringer (13-4)
L: Charlie Root (12-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    6 11  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2 10  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Sparky Adams 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 .286 .743 0 4
George Watkins RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .285 .831 1 0 2·2B
Frankie Frisch 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .280 .718 4 5 2B
Ripper Collins 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .847 0 0
   Jim Bottomley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .823 14 1
Chick Hafey LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .311 .880 2 0 2B
Pepper Martin CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .322 .871 1 0 SH
Jimmie Wilson C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .283 .701 4 0 3B
Charlie Gelbert SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .285 .747 0 4
Paul Derringer P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .048 .117 1 2 SH
Team Totals 35 6 11 6 3 6 .314 .854 27 16
2B: F Frisch (20); G Watkins 2 (20); C Hafey (20).
3B: J Wilson (2).
SH: P Martin (2); P Derringer (5).
TB: J Wilson 4; G Watkins 4; F Frisch 3; C Hafey 2; C Gelbert 2; P Martin; S Adams.
RBI: S Adams 2 (29); P Martin (42); F Frisch (42); J Wilson (38); C Gelbert (39).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Adams-F Frisch-J Bottomley.
E: C Gelbert (15).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Footsie Blair 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .304 .832 2 1
Woody English SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .317 .775 2 4
Kiki Cuyler CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .323 .873 3 0 HR
Danny Taylor RF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .308 .865 1 0 2B
Rogers Hornsby 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .329 .983 0 1
   Billy Jurges 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 .556 0 0
Hack Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .808 0 1
Charlie Grimm 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .348 .898 11 1 2B
Rollie Hemsley C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .293 .792 8 1 2·2B
Charlie Root P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .561 0 1
   Vince Barton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .140 .498
   Lon Warneke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0 1
   Gabby Hartnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .791
Team Totals 35 2 10 2 3 4 .286 .828 27 11
2B: C Grimm (23); R Hemsley 2 (16); D Taylor (9).
HR: K Cuyler (6).
TB: R Hemsley 4; K Cuyler 4; D Taylor 4; C Grimm 3; F Blair 2.
RBI: F Blair (17); K Cuyler (56).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. W English-C Grimm; R Hemsley-W English-C Grimm.
E: F Blair (6).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Derringer, W (13-4) 9 10 2 2 3 4 1 4.33 38 60
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 3 4 1 2.00 38 60

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Charlie Root, L (12-9) 7 11 6 6 2 4 0 3.15 34 33
Lon Warneke 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.95 6
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 3 6 0 6.00 40 33
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dolly Stark, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (none), 3B - Charles Donnelly.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 42,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Sparky Adams 3B 1 Footsie Blair 2B
2 George Watkins RF 2 Woody English SS
3 Frankie Frisch 2B 3 Kiki Cuyler CF
4 Ripper Collins 1B 4 Danny Taylor RF
5 Chick Hafey LF 5 Rogers Hornsby 3B
6 Pepper Martin CF 6 Hack Wilson LF
7 Jimmie Wilson C 7 Charlie Grimm 1B
8 Charlie Gelbert SS 8 Rollie Hemsley C
9 Paul Derringer P 9 Charlie Root P

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