Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 4, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1931 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 13

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stripp 1b 4 0 0 0
Heathcote rf 4 0 2 0
Roush cf 5 0 0 0
Cuccinello 2b 3 0 0 0
Roettger lf 4 0 1 0
Sigafoos 3b 2 0 0 0
Sukeforth c 3 0 1 0
Ford ss 1 0 0 0
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
  Durocher ss 1 1 1 0
Carroll p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Cullop ph 1 0 0 0
  Wysong p 0 0 0 0
  Eckert p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 1 6 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cuyler rf 5 2 3 2
English ss 4 2 1 0
Hornsby 2b 5 1 3 3
Wilson cf 5 2 2 2
Stephenson lf 3 1 0 1
Hartnett c 5 0 2 2
Bell 3b 3 2 2 1
  Jurges 3b 1 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 2 1 0 0
  Blair 1b 1 0 0 0
Malone p 4 2 2 0
Totals 38 13 15 11
Cincinnati 000 000 001164
Chicago 000 143 50x13151
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Carroll  L(0-2) 4.2 9 5 4 4 3
  Johnson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wysong   1.2 6 8 5 2 1
  Eckert   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
13
9
6
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Malone  W(2-0) 9.0 6 1 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
5

  E–Sukeforth (1), Ford (5), Durocher (3), Wysong (1), Bell (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Ford-Cuccinello-Stripp, Cuccinello-Ford-Stripp, Chicago 1. Hartnett-Grimm.  2B–Chicago Hartnett (2); Malone (1).  3B–Cincinnati Crabtree (1).  HR–Chicago Wilson (2,7th inning off Wysong 1 on); Bell (1,4th inning off Carroll 0 on).  SH–Sigafoos (1); Malone (1).  HBP–Sigafoos (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  SB–Cuyler (2).  U–Dolly Stark, Bill Klem, Lou Jorda.
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