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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1931-08-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3500 · 1:33

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Freddie Fitzsimmons earned the win. Bill Terry went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Guy Bush SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Adair	4	1	1	0	0	0
Woody English	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kiki Cuyler	4	0	1	1	0	0
Vince Barton	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hack Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Grimm	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	3	0	0	0	1	0
Footsie Blair	4	0	2	0	0	0
Guy Bush	2	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chick Fullis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Terry	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	2	0	0	1
Shanty Hogan	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Hunnefield	3	0	2	1	0	0
Hughie Critz	2	0	2	0	1	0
Doc Marshall	1	0	0	0	1	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	2	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Guy Bush	8.0	8	2	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	5	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Adair: S8
Woody English: K+SB2
Kiki Cuyler: S9/L.2-H
Vince Barton: W.1-2
Hack Wilson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Chick Fullis: 53
Freddy Leach: 43
Bill Terry: 43

Top 2

Charlie Grimm: 9/F
Gabby Hartnett: 8/F
Footsie Blair: S/89
Guy Bush: 43

Bot 2

Mel Ott: S7/6
Shanty Hogan: S/G4.1-2
Bill Hunnefield: S9.2-H;1-2
Hughie Critz: S8.2-3;1-2
Doc Marshall: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 12(3)3/GDP

Top 3

Jimmy Adair: 63
Woody English: 6/F
Kiki Cuyler: E6/TH.B-2
Vince Barton: 9/F

Bot 3

Chick Fullis: 53
Freddy Leach: 7/F
Bill Terry: 43

Top 4

Hack Wilson: K/C
Charlie Grimm: 63
Gabby Hartnett: 53

Bot 4

Mel Ott: S8
Shanty Hogan: 54(1)3/GDP
Bill Hunnefield: 5/FL

Top 5

Footsie Blair: S9
Guy Bush: 13/SH.1-2
Jimmy Adair: 2/FL
Woody English: W
Kiki Cuyler: 8/F

Bot 5

Hughie Critz: S6
Doc Marshall: SB2.1X3(45)
Doc Marshall: W
Freddie Fitzsimmons: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 6

Vince Barton: K
Danny Taylor: K
Charlie Grimm: S/89
Gabby Hartnett: W.1-2
Footsie Blair: 8/F

Bot 6

Chick Fullis: 3/G
Freddy Leach: K
Bill Terry: 7/F

Top 7

Guy Bush: K
Jimmy Adair: 13
Woody English: 63

Bot 7

Mel Ott: K/C
Shanty Hogan: 53
Bill Hunnefield: S9
Hughie Critz: CS2(24)

Top 8

Kiki Cuyler: 63
Vince Barton: 9/F
Danny Taylor: 43

Bot 8

Hughie Critz: W
Doc Marshall: FC3/SH.1-2
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Chick Fullis: FC4.3XH(42);2-3
Freddy Leach: SB2
Freddy Leach: 43

Top 9

Charlie Grimm: 13
Gabby Hartnett: 63
Footsie Blair: 43

Bot 9

Bill Terry: HR7/IPHR

Notes & reviews

Hack Wilson ejected by HP umpire Beans Reardon
Hack Wilson went out to LF and was told he was ejected
Footsie Blair recovered a wild throw

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