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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1931-05-19 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 1:59

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 9–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 5th. Bill Morrell earned the win. Shanty Hogan went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	8
NY1	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	1		9	14

W: Bill Morrell L: Larry Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Scott · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edd Roush	5	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Roettger	3	1	1	1	2	0
Joe Stripp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	5	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Cullop	1	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hod Ford	4	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Sukeforth	2	1	1	0	2	0
Larry Benton	2	0	2	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	2	0	0	0	1	0
Benny Frey	1	1	1	0	0	0
Estel Crabtree	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Sigafoos	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Marshall	5	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Leach	5	2	3	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Terry	4	2	3	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	2	1	3	2	0
Travis Jackson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Vergez	3	2	2	1	1	0
Shanty Hogan	3	1	2	3	1	0
Bill Morrell	4	0	0	1	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	5.1	11	4	1
Benny Frey	2.2	3	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Morrell	9.0	8	6	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Edd Roush: 9/F
Wally Roettger: W
Joe Stripp: S8.1-2
Harvey Hendrick: S8.2-3;1-2
Nick Cullop: 7/L.3-H
Tony Cuccinello: 7/F

Bot 1

Doc Marshall: 8/F
Freddy Leach: 43
Freddie Lindstrom: S8
Bill Terry: S7.1-3
Mel Ott: SB2
Mel Ott: W
Travis Jackson: 9/F

Top 2

Hod Ford: 5/L
Clyde Sukeforth: S8
Larry Benton: S7.1-3
Edd Roush: 4/F
Wally Roettger: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Johnny Vergez: W
Shanty Hogan: S9.1-3
Bill Morrell: 16(1)/FO.3-H
Doc Marshall: 36(1)/FO
Freddy Leach: S9.1-2
Freddie Lindstrom: E6/G.2-3;1-2
Bill Terry: 7/F

Top 3

Joe Stripp: 3/G
Harvey Hendrick: 8/F
Cliff Heathcote: 43

Bot 3

Mel Ott: 6/P
Travis Jackson: 63
Johnny Vergez: S7
Shanty Hogan: W.1-2
Bill Morrell: 43

Top 4

Tony Cuccinello: 63
Hod Ford: 63
Clyde Sukeforth: 53

Bot 4

Doc Marshall: 8/F
Freddy Leach: 7/F
Freddie Lindstrom: 9/L

Top 5

Larry Benton: S8
Edd Roush: 4(B)43(1)/LDP
Wally Roettger: S7
Joe Stripp: 3/G

Bot 5

Bill Terry: S7
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Travis Jackson: 9/F
Johnny Vergez: S8.2-H;1-3
Shanty Hogan: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Bill Morrell: K
Doc Marshall: 7/F

Top 6

Harvey Hendrick: 31
Cliff Heathcote: 31
Tony Cuccinello: W
Hod Ford: 53

Bot 6

Freddy Leach: S8
Freddie Lindstrom: 23.1-2
Bill Terry: S7.2-H
Mel Ott: HR/9.1-H
Travis Jackson: S1
Johnny Vergez: 7/F
Shanty Hogan: CS2(24)

Top 7

Clyde Sukeforth: W
Benny Frey: S7.1-2
Edd Roush: S9.2-H;1-3
Wally Roettger: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Joe Stripp: 4/P

Bot 7

Shanty Hogan: 53
Bill Morrell: 13
Doc Marshall: 53

Top 8

Harvey Hendrick: 43
Cliff Heathcote: W
Tony Cuccinello: K
Hod Ford: 6/P

Bot 8

Freddy Leach: S8
Freddie Lindstrom: S8.1-2
Bill Terry: 1E3/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Mel Ott: 854(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Travis Jackson: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Clyde Sukeforth: W
Estel Crabtree: E4/G.1-2
Edd Roush: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Wally Roettger: W.1-2
Frank Sigafoos: 3/P
Harvey Hendrick: 3/G