Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 28, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1931 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 1 2 0
Grantham 2b 5 0 1 0
Waner P. rf 5 0 2 1
Traynor 3b 5 0 1 0
Comorosky lf 3 0 0 0
Suhr 1b 3 0 0 0
Phillips c 4 1 3 1
Thevenow ss 3 0 0 0
Wood p 2 0 0 0
  Mosolf ph 1 0 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 1 1 0
Blades lf 1 3 1 1
Frisch 2b 2 1 0 0
Bottomley 1b 3 2 2 3
Watkins rf 4 0 1 2
Gelbert ss 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 1 0 0
Grimes p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 8 5 6
Pittsburgh 011 000 000292
St. Louis 103 031 00x854
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L(0-2) 5.0 5 7 6 5 1
  Spencer   2.0 0 1 0 3 0
  Grant   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
8
6
8
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes  W(3-0) 9.0 9 2 1 4 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
4
1

  E–Grantham (1), P. Waner (1), Blades (2), Martin (2), Grimes 2 (3).  DP–St. Louis 3. Frisch-Gelbert-Bottomley, Frisch-Gelbert-Bottomley, Grimes-Frisch-Bottomley.  2B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (3), St. Louis Adams (4); Bottomley (3).  HR–Pittsburgh Phillips (1,2nd inning off Grimes 0 on), St. Louis Bottomley (2,5th inning off Wood 2 on).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Grimes (1).  Team–5.  U–Lou Jorda, Dolly Stark, Bill Klem.
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