Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 25, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1931 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Giants 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adair ss 5 0 1 0
English 3b 4 0 0 0
Cuyler cf 4 0 2 0
Barton rf 4 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 0 2 0
Grimm 1b 4 0 1 0
Hemsley c 4 1 2 1
Blair 2b 4 0 0 0
May p 1 0 0 0
  Warneke p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Baecht p 0 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 1 0 0 0
  Teachout p 0 0 0 0
  Hornsby ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Fullis cf 5 1 2 0
Allen lf 4 1 1 1
Terry 1b 5 1 3 1
Hogan c 3 1 3 2
  Critz pr 0 0 0 0
  O'Farrell c 2 0 0 0
Ott rf 4 1 1 1
Jackson ss 4 0 2 0
Vergez 3b 3 1 0 0
Hunnefield 2b 4 1 2 1
Chaplin p 4 0 1 1
Totals 38 7 15 7
Chicago 000 100 000180
New York 005 100 01x7150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
May  L(5-4) 2.2 6 5 5 0 1
  Warneke   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Baecht   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Teachout   2.0 5 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
7
7
1
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Chaplin  W(3-0) 9.0 8 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
2

  E–None.  2B–New York Jackson (17).  3B–Chicago Cuyler (11).  HR–Chicago Hemsley (3,4th inning off Chaplin 0 on), New York Hogan (11,3rd inning off May 1 on); Ott (25,3rd inning off May 0 on); Hunnefield (1,8th inning off Teachout 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Allen (4).  Team–9.  U–Ted McGrew, Beans Reardon, George Magerkurth.
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