Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
May 20, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1931 at Braves Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Moore cf 5 1 1 0
English ss 4 1 2 0
Hornsby 2b 5 1 2 2
Stephenson lf 5 0 1 0
Cuyler rf 5 2 1 0
Hartnett c 5 1 4 2
Bell 3b 4 0 0 1
Grimm 1b 3 1 2 0
Smith p 4 0 1 1
Totals 40 7 14 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maranville ss 5 0 2 1
Dreesen 3b 5 0 0 1
Berger cf 5 1 2 1
Worthington lf 5 1 2 0
Sheely 1b 4 0 2 2
Schulmerich rf 4 0 2 0
Spohrer c 3 0 0 0
  Cronin c 0 0 0 0
  Neun ph 1 1 1 0
Maguire 2b 4 2 2 0
Frankhouse p 0 0 0 0
  McAfee p 2 0 0 0
  Richbourg ph 1 0 0 0
  Cunningham p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Chicago 402 010 000–7141
Boston 200 000 102–5133
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(2-3) 9.0 13 5 5 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
0
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Frankhouse  L(0-2) 0.0 3 4 3 0 0
  McAfee   7.0 11 3 3 1 0
  Cunningham   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
1
0
  E–English (5), Dreesen 2 (2), Sheely (3).  DP–Boston 2. Maranville-Maguire-Sheely, Berger-Sheely.  2B–Chicago English (4); Hornsby (9); Cuyler (7); Hartnett (7); Grimm (9), Boston Maranville (10); Worthington (6); Sheely (2).  3B–Chicago Stephenson (1).  HR–Chicago Hartnett (4,3rd inning off McAfee 0 on).  SH–English (5); Bell (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U–Beans Reardon, Cy Pfirman, Bob Clarke.
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