Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 4, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1931 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 5 1 1 0
Crabtree rf 5 1 4 1
Cullop lf 4 0 1 0
Hendrick 1b 4 0 0 0
Cuccinello 2b 2 0 0 0
Beck 3b 3 0 1 1
Durocher ss 3 0 0 0
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
  Ford ss 0 0 0 0
Sukeforth c 4 0 0 0
Benton p 3 0 0 0
  Heathcote ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Blair 2b 4 2 2 0
English ss 4 2 2 2
Cuyler cf 4 0 3 1
Barton rf 3 0 2 1
Taylor lf 4 0 1 0
Grimm 1b 3 0 1 0
Hemsley c 4 0 1 0
Jurges 3b 4 0 1 0
Bush p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 13 4
Cincinnati 000 001 100–271
Chicago 002 020 00x–4131
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  L(5-10) 8.0 13 4 4 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
4
4
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bush  W(10-3) 9.0 7 2 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
3
  E–Hendrick (13), Blair (8).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Crabtree-Sukeforth, Hendrick, Beck-Cuccinello-Hendrick.  PB–Hemsley (7).  2B–Cincinnati Douthit (15); Crabtree (9), Chicago Blair 2 (14); English (25); Grimm (24).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Grimm (8); Bush (4).  Team–7.  U–Dolly Stark, Bill Klem, Charles Donnelly.
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