Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 23, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1931 at Wrigley Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maranville ss 2 1 0 0
Urbanski 3b 4 1 1 1
Berger cf 5 1 1 2
Worthington lf 5 0 0 0
Sheely 1b 5 1 2 0
Richbourg rf 3 0 0 0
Cronin c 3 1 1 0
Maguire 2b 2 0 0 1
Brandt p 3 1 0 0
Totals 32 6 5 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Jurges 2b 5 0 0 0
English ss 2 0 2 1
Cuyler cf 5 0 2 0
Barton rf 5 0 0 0
Hornsby 3b 5 1 3 0
Taylor lf 4 0 1 1
Grimm 1b 4 1 2 0
Hemsley c 3 0 1 0
Baecht p 1 1 1 1
  Teachout p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Warneke p 0 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 1 0 0 0
  Bush p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Boston 100 410 000–650
Chicago 021 000 000–3125
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt  W(12-6) 9.0 12 3 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Baecht  L(2-4) 3.1 2 4 0 5 2
  Teachout   2.2 3 2 1 0 1
  Warneke   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bush   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
6
1
5
4
  E–English (22), Hornsby (20), Hemsley (2), Teachout 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 1. English-Jurges-Grimm.  2B–Chicago Cuyler (23); Hornsby 2 (33).  HR–Boston Berger (12,4th inning off Teachout 1 on).  SH–Richbourg (1); Maguire (17).  HBP–Urbanski (2); Cronin (1); English (4).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  U–Cy Rigler, Cy Pfirman.
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