St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 1930 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1930 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 5 0 0 0
Adams 3b 4 1 1 0
Frisch 2b 5 0 3 0
Bottomley 1b 5 1 1 0
Hafey lf 2 1 1 0
Watkins rf 5 1 1 1
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Farrell ss 5 0 2 2
Haines p 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 11 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Blair 2b 5 2 1 0
English 3b 4 1 2 0
Cuyler rf 5 0 3 2
Wilson cf 5 0 1 2
Stephenson lf 3 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 4 0 1 0
Hartnett c 4 0 0 0
Beck ss 3 1 1 0
Blake p 1 0 0 0
  Teachout p 1 1 1 1
  Heathcote ph 1 0 0 0
  Osborn p 0 0 0 0
  Tolson ph 1 0 1 0
  Taylor pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 5
St. Louis 011 110 1005112
Chicago 000 002 0136114
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haines  L(4-1) 8.2 11 6 3 3 8
Totals
8.2
11
6
3
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Blake   5.1 8 4 3 5 1
  Teachout   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Osborn  W(3-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
6
4

  E–Frisch (9), Farrell (1), Blair 2 (6), English (13), Stephenson (1).  DP–Chicago 2. English-Grimm-Hartnett-Grimm, Blair-Beck-English-Hartnett-English.  2B–St. Louis Bottomley (7); Hafey (14); Watkins (5); Wilson (12).  3B–St. Louis Farrell (1), Chicago Cuyler (8); Grimm (2); Teachout (1).  Team LOB–13.  Team–8.  SB–Watkins (1); Farrell (1).  U–George Magerkurth, Ted McGrew, Beans Reardon.
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