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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1931-07-01 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7500 · 1:48

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 5th. Bill Walker earned the win. Johnny Vergez went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Walker L: Burleigh Grimes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ted McGrew · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmie Wilson	2	0	1	0	2	0
Ray Blades	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ripper Collins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Roettger	3	1	1	0	0	0
Frankie Frisch	4	0	2	0	0	1
Pepper Martin	4	2	1	2	0	2
Charlie Gelbert	4	0	1	0	0	0
Burleigh Grimes	3	0	1	1	0	0
Chick Hafey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bill Hunnefield	4	0	2	1	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	1	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	1	1	0
Bill Terry	4	0	1	0	0
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0	1
Travis Jackson	4	1	2	0	0
Johnny Vergez	3	2	2	2	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	0	0	0	0
Bill Walker	3	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	8.0	9	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Walker	9.0	9	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 2/FL
Jimmie Wilson: 8/F
Ray Blades: 63

Bot 1

Bill Hunnefield: 5/FL
Freddy Leach: D9
Freddie Lindstrom: 143
Bill Terry: 7/F

Top 2

Ripper Collins: 7/F
Wally Roettger: 13
Frankie Frisch: 43

Bot 2

Mel Ott: 13
Travis Jackson: S9
Johnny Vergez: 64(1)/FO
Bob O'Farrell: 6/FL

Top 3

Pepper Martin: E5/G
Charlie Gelbert: S8.1-3
Burleigh Grimes: S8.1-2;3-H(UR)
Sparky Adams: 2/FL
Jimmie Wilson: WP.2-3
Jimmie Wilson: W.1-2
Ray Blades: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Bill Walker: 13
Bill Hunnefield: 9/F
Freddy Leach: 7/F

Top 4

Ripper Collins: S7
Wally Roettger: HP.1-2
Frankie Frisch: S.2-3;1-2
Pepper Martin: K
Charlie Gelbert: 7/F
Burleigh Grimes: 9/F

Bot 4

Freddie Lindstrom: 53
Bill Terry: S8
Mel Ott: 3(B)36(1)/GDP

Top 5

Sparky Adams: 9/F
Jimmie Wilson: S9
Ray Blades: 8/8D/F
Ripper Collins: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Travis Jackson: S7
Johnny Vergez: HR/9.1-H
Bob O'Farrell: 3/P
Bill Walker: 8/F
Bill Hunnefield: S4
Freddy Leach: 13

Top 6

Wally Roettger: 8/F
Frankie Frisch: S7
Pepper Martin: CS2(24)
Pepper Martin: K/C

Bot 6

Freddie Lindstrom: HR/7
Bill Terry: 8/F
Mel Ott: 8/F
Travis Jackson: 63

Top 7

Charlie Gelbert: 43
Burleigh Grimes: 63
Sparky Adams: S8
Jimmie Wilson: W.1-2
Ray Blades: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Johnny Vergez: S7
Bob O'Farrell: SB2
Bob O'Farrell: 53
Bill Walker: K
Bill Hunnefield: S17.2-H
Freddy Leach: 43

Top 8

Ripper Collins: 2/FL
Wally Roettger: S8
Frankie Frisch: K
Pepper Martin: HR/9.1-H
Charlie Gelbert: 8/F

Bot 8

Freddie Lindstrom: E6/TH
Bill Terry: 4/P
Mel Ott: K/C
Travis Jackson: 13

Top 9

Chick Hafey: 7/F
Sparky Adams: 53
Gus Mancuso: 53

Notes & reviews

Jimmie Wilson ejected by HP umpire Beans Reardon

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