St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
August 17, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1931 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 1 3 0
Roettger rf 3 0 1 2
Frisch 2b 5 0 2 1
Bottomley 1b 5 0 0 0
Hafey lf 5 1 1 0
Martin cf 5 1 1 0
Wilson c 4 1 2 1
Gelbert ss 4 1 2 1
Derringer p 4 0 1 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Fullis cf,2b 5 1 1 1
Leach lf 5 1 2 1
Terry 1b 5 1 3 1
Ott rf 2 1 1 1
Hogan c 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 2 0 2 0
  Marshall ss 2 1 1 0
Vergez 3b 4 1 1 1
Hunnefield 2b 3 0 0 0
  Leslie ph 1 1 1 0
  Berly p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Mitchell p 3 0 1 0
  Allen cf 1 0 0 1
Totals 37 7 13 6
St. Louis 021 011 000–5132
New York 002 000 05x–7132
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  L(13-6) 8.0 13 7 5 2 3
Totals
8.0
13
7
5
2
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell  W(12-9) 8.0 12 5 4 0 4
  Berly   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Walker  SV(5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
0
4
  E–Gelbert 2 (20), Terry (13), Vergez (28).  DP–St. Louis 1. Frisch-Bottomley, New York 1. Marshall-Hunnefield-Terry.  2B–St. Louis Adams (38), New York Terry (29).  HR–New York Terry (6,8th inning off Derringer 0 on).  SH–Roettger (10).  HBP–Roettger (3).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  U–Dolly Stark, Bill Klem, Charles Donnelly.
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