Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 2, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1931 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stripp 1b 4 2 3 0
Heathcote rf 5 1 2 1
Roush cf 5 0 1 0
  Crabtree cf 0 0 0 0
Cuccinello 2b 4 0 0 2
Cullop lf 4 0 0 0
Sigafoos 3b 5 1 2 0
Sukeforth c 5 0 1 0
Ford ss 5 1 1 1
Benton p 3 0 0 0
  Ogden p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 2 4
Grantham 2b,1b 5 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 3 2 1 0
Traynor 3b 3 2 2 0
Comorosky lf 5 1 1 2
Suhr 1b 1 0 0 0
  Regan 2b 2 2 1 1
Phillips c 3 0 1 1
Thevenow ss 4 2 2 1
Willoughby p 2 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Brame ph 1 0 1 2
  McClanahan pr 0 1 0 0
  Osborn p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 11 11
Cincinnati 130 010 0005103
Pittsburgh 001 004 60x11116
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   5.2 9 5 5 3 2
  Ogden  L(0-1) 1.1 2 6 0 1 1
  Eckert   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
11
5
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Willoughby   4.0 8 5 2 2 2
  Grant   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Osborn  W(1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
3
3

  E–Cullop (1), Sigafoos (1), Ogden (1), Grantham (3), Traynor (3), Thevenow 3 (8), Willoughby (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Ford-Cuccinello-Stripp, Pittsburgh 1. Thevenow-Regan-Grantham.  PB–Phillips (2).  2B–Cincinnati Stripp (2); Sigafoos (1), Pittsburgh P. Waner (4); Traynor (5); Brame (1).  3B–Cincinnati Heathcote (1).  HR–Pittsburgh L. Waner (2,7th inning off Ogden 2 on).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Traynor (2); Regan (1).  Team–6.  U–Dolly Stark, Bill Klem, Lou Jorda.
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