Chicago Cubs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 31, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1937 at Ebbets Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 1 0
Galan lf 3 2 2 0
Herman 2b 4 1 2 1
Demaree rf 4 1 2 1
Hartnett c 4 0 1 0
Jurges ss 4 0 1 1
Cavarretta 1b 4 0 0 0
Marty cf 4 0 0 0
Carleton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Cooney cf,1b 4 0 0 0
Bucher 2b 4 0 2 2
Hassett 1b 3 0 0 0
  Winsett lf 1 0 0 0
Lavagetto 3b 3 0 0 0
Phelps c 4 0 2 0
Brack lf,cf 4 0 1 0
English ss 2 0 1 0
  Brown ss 2 0 1 0
Wilson rf 0 1 0 0
Frankhouse p 3 1 1 0
  Stripp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Chicago 001 001 020491
Brooklyn 002 000 000283
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Carleton  W(12-5) 9.0 8 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Frankhouse  L(9-8) 9.0 9 4 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
2
1

  E–Jurges (13), Hassett (17), Phelps (13), Brown (10).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Brown-Hassett.  2B–Chicago Galan (22); Demaree (28), Brooklyn Phelps (22).  3B–Chicago Galan (9).  SH–Herman (6); Cooney (6); Wilson (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Galan (19).  U–Larry Goetz, Beans Reardon, Babe Pinelli.  T–1:50.  A–2,275.
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