Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 10, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1931 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Blair 2b 5 0 1 0
English ss 3 0 0 0
Cuyler cf 4 0 0 0
Barton rf 3 1 0 0
Taylor lf 4 1 3 1
Grimm 1b 3 0 1 0
Hartnett c 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 2
Sweetland p 3 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 2 1 0 0
Grantham 1b 3 0 0 0
Comorosky lf 3 0 0 0
  Brame ph 1 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 5 1 2 1
Waner P. rf 3 1 0 0
Groskloss 2b 4 1 1 0
Phillips c 2 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 2 0 1 2
Spencer p 4 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 5 3
Chicago 000 300 000–371
Pittsburgh 020 000 011–452
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sweetland  L(8-5) 8.1 4 4 4 10 5
  Smith   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.2
5
4
4
10
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Spencer  W(7-7) 9.0 7 3 3 5 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
1
  E–Bell (6), Phillips (4), Spencer (2).  DP–Chicago 2. English-Grimm, English-Bell-Grimm, Pittsburgh 1. Grantham-Thevenow-Grantham.  2B–Pittsburgh Traynor (24); Groskloss (7); Thevenow (7).  HR–Chicago Bell (3,4th inning off Spencer 1 on).  SH–Grimm (10); Grantham (15).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  U–Dolly Stark, Bill Klem, Charles Donnelly.
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