Brooklyn Robins vs Chicago Cubs
July 18, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1931 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Robins defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Robins 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Frederick cf 5 1 1 0
Gilbert 3b 4 1 1 0
Herman rf 4 0 1 0
Bissonette 1b 4 1 1 1
O'Doul lf 4 0 1 1
  Bressler lf 0 0 0 0
Finn 2b 4 0 0 0
Slade ss 5 0 1 1
Lombardi c 3 0 1 0
  Lopez c 1 0 0 0
Vance p 4 0 0 0
  Quinn p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Jurges 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
  Barton ph 1 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Sweetland ph 1 0 1 0
English ss 5 0 1 0
Cuyler rf 5 0 1 1
Wilson lf 5 0 1 0
Hornsby 3b 0 0 0 0
  Blair 2b 6 0 2 0
Taylor cf 5 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 5 1 4 1
Hartnett c 3 0 0 0
  Hemsley c 1 0 0 0
Malone p 2 0 1 0
  Stephenson ph 0 1 0 0
  Bell 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 2 11 2
Brooklyn 101 000 000 01372
Chicago 000 100 001 002113
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Vance   8.0 7 1 1 2 2
  Quinn  W(4-4) 3.0 4 1 0 4 2
Totals
11.0
11
2
1
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Malone   9.0 6 2 1 3 4
  May  L(4-2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
7
3
2
4
4

  E–Gilbert (12), Herman (6), English 2 (21), Malone (1).  2B–Brooklyn Frederick (23); Gilbert (17); O'Doul (14), Chicago Sweetland (4); Grimm (20).  3B–Chicago Blair (3).  HR–Chicago Grimm (2,4th inning off Vance 0 on).  SH–Gilbert (8); Finn (8); Malone (7).  Team LOB–9.  Team–16.  U–Ted McGrew, Beans Reardon, George Magerkurth.  T–2:49.  A–18,000.
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