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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1931-08-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2000 · 1:42

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 6th. Carl Hubbell earned the win. Freddy Leach went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Carl Hubbell L: Larry Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Jim Scott · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Rigler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Taylor Douthit	4	0	1	0	1
Estel Crabtree	4	1	1	0	0
Nick Cullop	4	0	0	0	2
Harvey Hendrick	4	0	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	2	1	0
Clyde Beck	4	0	1	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	2	0	0
Clyde Sukeforth	4	0	0	0	1
Larry Benton	3	0	1	0	0
Hod Ford	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chick Fullis	4	0	1	1	0	0
Freddy Leach	3	1	3	1	0	0
Bill Terry	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	0	1	1	0	0
Shanty Hogan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Vergez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Hunnefield	3	0	0	0	0	1
Doc Marshall	3	1	2	0	0	0
Carl Hubbell	3	1	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	8.0	7	1	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Hubbell	9.0	9	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Taylor Douthit: K
Estel Crabtree: 43
Nick Cullop: 13

Bot 1

Chick Fullis: 9/F
Freddy Leach: S9
Bill Terry: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Harvey Hendrick: 8/F
Tony Cuccinello: 7/F
Clyde Beck: S9
Leo Durocher: S7.1-3
Clyde Sukeforth: K/C

Bot 2

Mel Ott: 7/F
Shanty Hogan: 8/F
Johnny Vergez: 3/FL

Top 3

Larry Benton: 3/G
Taylor Douthit: S9
Estel Crabtree: 53.1-2
Nick Cullop: 2/FL

Bot 3

Bill Hunnefield: 43
Doc Marshall: 63
Carl Hubbell: 4/P

Top 4

Harvey Hendrick: 43
Tony Cuccinello: S/78
Clyde Beck: 8/F
Leo Durocher: S8.1-2
Clyde Sukeforth: 4/F

Bot 4

Chick Fullis: 63
Freddy Leach: D/89
Bill Terry: 3/G.2-3
Mel Ott: 8/F

Top 5

Larry Benton: 53
Taylor Douthit: 3/P
Estel Crabtree: 13

Bot 5

Shanty Hogan: 3/FL
Johnny Vergez: 2/FL
Bill Hunnefield: K/C

Top 6

Nick Cullop: K
Harvey Hendrick: 63
Tony Cuccinello: E3/P
Clyde Beck: 7/F

Bot 6

Doc Marshall: D/7D
Carl Hubbell: E1/BG.2-3;B-1
Chick Fullis: S9.3-H;1-2
Freddy Leach: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Terry: IW
Mel Ott: S9.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Shanty Hogan: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Leo Durocher: 7/F
Clyde Sukeforth: 13
Larry Benton: S/5
Taylor Douthit: 9/F

Bot 7

Johnny Vergez: 8/F
Bill Hunnefield: 43
Doc Marshall: S7
Carl Hubbell: K/C

Top 8

Estel Crabtree: S6
Nick Cullop: K
Harvey Hendrick: S9.1-3
Tony Cuccinello: S8.3-H;1-3
Clyde Beck: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Chick Fullis: 7/F
Freddy Leach: HR/9
Bill Terry: 43
Mel Ott: 3/G

Top 9

Leo Durocher: 5/FL
Clyde Sukeforth: 43
Hod Ford: 6/P

Notes & reviews

the ball bounced into the lower tier

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