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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1931-09-08 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 1:43

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Jim Mooney earned the win. Freddy Leach went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	10
NY1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		4	7

W: Jim Mooney L: Sheriff Blake SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Brickell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	3	1	1	0	0	1
Chuck Klein	4	1	1	0	0	1
Don Hurst	4	0	1	1	0	0
Les Mallon	3	1	2	1	1	1
Spud Davis	4	0	2	1	0	2
Doug Taitt	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bernie Friberg	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sheriff Blake	3	0	0	0	0	1
Buzz Arlett	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ethan Allen	3	2	2	0	1	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	3	2	0	0
Bill Terry	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	0	1	1	1
Shanty Hogan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Jackson	3	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Vergez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Doc Marshall	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Mooney	3	1	1	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheriff Blake	8.0	7	3	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Mooney	9.0	10	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fred Brickell: S8
Dick Bartell: 13/SH.1-2
Chuck Klein: 9/F#
Don Hurst: 53

Bot 1

Ethan Allen: S8
Freddy Leach: S7.1-2
Bill Terry: 8/F.2-3
Mel Ott: 7/F.3-H
Shanty Hogan: 4/P

Top 2

Les Mallon: S7
Spud Davis: CS2(136)
Spud Davis: K/C
Doug Taitt: 43

Bot 2

Travis Jackson: 7/F
Johnny Vergez: K
Doc Marshall: K/C

Top 3

Bernie Friberg: 43
Sheriff Blake: K/C
Fred Brickell: S9
Dick Bartell: K/C

Bot 3

Jim Mooney: K
Ethan Allen: W
Freddy Leach: SB2
Freddy Leach: S8.2-H
Bill Terry: CS2(26)
Bill Terry: 13

Top 4

Chuck Klein: K
Don Hurst: 7/F
Les Mallon: W
Spud Davis: S/9D.1-3
Doug Taitt: K

Bot 4

Mel Ott: W
Shanty Hogan: SB2
Shanty Hogan: 3/L
Travis Jackson: S8.2-H
Johnny Vergez: W.1-2
Doc Marshall: 63.2-3;1-2
Jim Mooney: K

Top 5

Bernie Friberg: K
Sheriff Blake: 63
Fred Brickell: 8/F

Bot 5

Ethan Allen: 6/P
Freddy Leach: 43
Bill Terry: 7/F

Top 6

Dick Bartell: S7
Chuck Klein: S/8S.1-3
Don Hurst: S/9D.3-H;1-3
Les Mallon: S4.3-H;1-2
Spud Davis: CS3(25).1-2
Spud Davis: S8.2-H
Doug Taitt: 9/F
Bernie Friberg: 3/L

Bot 6

Mel Ott: K
Shanty Hogan: 63
Travis Jackson: 6/F

Top 7

Sheriff Blake: 6/P
Fred Brickell: 2/FL
Dick Bartell: 43

Bot 7

Johnny Vergez: 63
Doc Marshall: 6/F
Jim Mooney: S9
Ethan Allen: S7.1-2
Freddy Leach: S9.2-H;1-3
Bill Terry: CSH(262)

Top 8

Chuck Klein: 43
Don Hurst: 5/FL
Les Mallon: K

Bot 8

Bill Terry: 8/L
Mel Ott: 43
Shanty Hogan: 8/L

Top 9

Spud Davis: K
Doug Taitt: 43
Bernie Friberg: S9
Buzz Arlett: K/C