Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
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 Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals 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, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Crabtree 3b 5 2 2 0
Heathcote rf 5 1 1 0
Hendrick 1b 5 2 4 3
Cuccinello 2b 4 0 2 1
Roush cf 5 0 0 1
Roettger lf 4 0 1 0
Ford ss 3 0 0 0
Sukeforth c 4 0 0 0
Carroll p 3 0 1 0
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 3 1 0 0
Watkins rf 5 0 1 0
Frisch 2b 5 1 1 0
Collins 1b 4 2 1 0
Hafey lf 3 1 2 1
Douthit cf 4 1 2 2
Gelbert ss 4 1 3 2
Wilson c 3 0 1 1
Derringer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
Cincinnati 000 002 0305113
St. Louis 102 031 00x7112
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Carroll  L(0-3) 7.0 11 7 5 3 4
  Eckert   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
5
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  W(4-0) 9.0 11 5 5 2 4
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
4

  E–Crabtree (1), Cuccinello 2 (9), Adams (4), Gelbert (7).  DP–St. Louis 1. Frisch-Gelbert-Collins.  2B–Cincinnati Heathcote (8); Hendrick 2 (7), St. Louis Watkins (7); Douthit (7); Gelbert (11).  3B–St. Louis Frisch (2).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Hafey (1).  HBP–Hafey (1); Wilson (3).  Team–10.  SB–Adams (2).  U–Charles Donnelly, Dolly Stark, Bill Klem.
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