Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Robins
May 31, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1931 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Robins defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Robins 9
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hunnefield 3b 4 0 2 0
Maranville ss 4 1 1 1
Berger cf 4 0 1 0
Moore lf 4 0 1 1
Sheely 1b 4 0 2 0
  Cantwell pr 0 0 0 0
Schulmerich rf 4 0 1 0
Cronin c 2 0 0 0
  Richbourg ph 1 0 0 0
  Bool c 0 0 0 0
Maguire 2b 3 0 0 0
Seibold p 2 0 0 0
  Haid p 0 0 0 0
  Dreesen ph 1 1 1 0
  McAfee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Frederick cf 5 0 1 2
Gilbert 3b 5 1 0 0
Herman rf 4 2 3 0
Bissonette 1b 4 0 1 2
Lombardi c 4 1 1 1
O'Doul lf 4 2 2 2
Slade ss 4 2 2 0
Thompson 2b 4 1 2 1
Luque p 3 0 1 0
Totals 37 9 13 8
Boston 100 000 010–292
Brooklyn 000 051 30x–9130
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Seibold  L(4-4) 6.2 13 9 5 0 3
  Haid   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McAfee   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
5
0
3
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Luque  W(3-2) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
2
  E–Hunnefield (1), Sheely (5).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Slade-Bissonette, Lombardi-Thompson, Slade-Thompson-Bissonette.  2B–Boston Berger (9), Brooklyn Bissonette (6).  3B–Brooklyn Herman (4); O'Doul (3); Thompson (1).  HR–Brooklyn O'Doul (2,5th inning off Seibold 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Luque (1).  Team–5.  U–Ted McGrew, Ernie Quigley, Charlie Moran.
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