Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
September 17, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1931 at Redland Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brickell cf 4 1 1 0
Bartell ss 2 0 0 0
Klein rf 5 1 1 0
Hurst 1b 4 2 1 1
McCurdy c 4 2 1 2
Whitney 3b 3 1 2 2
  Friberg 3b 2 0 1 0
Taitt lf 4 0 2 2
Mallon 2b 5 0 3 0
Elliott p 3 1 1 0
  Blake p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 3 0 1 0
Crabtree lf 4 0 2 0
Stripp 3b 3 1 1 0
Hendrick 1b 4 1 1 1
Cuccinello 2b 3 1 2 1
Heathcote rf 4 0 0 0
Durocher ss 3 0 0 0
  Roush ph 1 0 0 0
  Ogden pr 0 0 0 0
Asbjornson c 4 0 1 1
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Kolp p 0 0 0 0
  Cullop ph 1 0 0 0
  Hilcher p 1 0 0 0
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Philadelphia 010 250 0008131
Cincinnati 000 002 001383
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Elliott  W(17-14) 7.0 7 2 2 3 1
  Blake  SV(2) 2.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
3
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(11-19) 4.2 8 7 6 3 0
  Kolp   0.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Hilcher   4.0 3 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
5
1

  E–Bartell (41), Crabtree (10), Cuccinello (26), Durocher (19).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Whitney-Mallon-Hurst, Mallon-Bartell-Hurst, Mallon-Bartell-Hurst, Cincinnati 2. Douthit-Durocher, Hendrick-Durocher-Cuccinello.  PB–Asbjornson (1).  2B–Cincinnati Stripp (23); Cuccinello (38).  3B–Philadelphia Klein (10); Hurst (5).  SH–Bartell 2 (27).  HBP–Bartell (3).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  SB–McCurdy (2); Crabtree (2).  U–Cy Pfirman, Charles Donnelly, Cy Rigler.
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