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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1931-08-22 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 1:37

Brooklyn Robins defeated Chicago Cubs 8–1. Brooklyn Robins put up 6 in the 8th. Sloppy Thurston earned the win. Sloppy Thurston went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6		8	11

W: Sloppy Thurston L: Les Sweetland SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Jurges	3	0	0	0	0
Woody English	4	0	0	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	4	1	2	0	0
Vince Barton	4	0	1	0	0
Hack Wilson	4	0	1	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	1	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	3	0	0	0	0
Les Bell	3	0	1	0	0
Les Sweetland	3	0	1	0	1
Footsie Blair	1	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Frederick	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lefty O'Doul	4	0	1	1	1	1
Babe Herman	5	0	1	0	0	0
Del Bissonette	3	1	0	0	1	0
Neal Finn	4	2	2	0	0	0
Wally Gilbert	4	2	2	2	0	0
Gordon Slade	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	1	2	0	0	0
Sloppy Thurston	4	1	1	3	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Les Sweetland	8.0	11	2	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sloppy Thurston	9.0	7	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Jurges: 43
Woody English: 63
Kiki Cuyler: 9/F

Bot 1

Johnny Frederick: 43
Lefty O'Doul: W
Babe Herman: S8.1-2
Del Bissonette: W.2-3;1-2
Neal Finn: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 2

Vince Barton: 9/F
Hack Wilson: 1/P
Charlie Grimm: 7/F

Bot 2

Wally Gilbert: 53
Gordon Slade: 53
Ernie Lombardi: S4
Sloppy Thurston: 43

Top 3

Gabby Hartnett: 8/F
Les Bell: 13
Les Sweetland: K23

Bot 3

Johnny Frederick: 4/P
Lefty O'Doul: K
Babe Herman: 7/L

Top 4

Billy Jurges: 7/F
Woody English: 9/F
Kiki Cuyler: S/G6
Vince Barton: 43

Bot 4

Del Bissonette: 2/FL
Neal Finn: 53
Wally Gilbert: 8/F

Top 5

Hack Wilson: 8/L
Charlie Grimm: S9
Gabby Hartnett: 3/FL
Les Bell: S9.1-2
Les Sweetland: 63

Bot 5

Gordon Slade: 53
Ernie Lombardi: S7
Sloppy Thurston: 4/P
Johnny Frederick: 3/G

Top 6

Billy Jurges: 43
Woody English: 5/P
Kiki Cuyler: 4/P

Bot 6

Lefty O'Doul: 43
Babe Herman: 4/P
Del Bissonette: 43

Top 7

Vince Barton: 3/L
Hack Wilson: D9
Charlie Grimm: 63.2-3
Gabby Hartnett: 2/FL

Bot 7

Neal Finn: S4
Wally Gilbert: D/78.1-H
Gordon Slade: HP
Ernie Lombardi: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Sloppy Thurston: 7/F.3-H
Johnny Frederick: 63

Top 8

Les Bell: 7/F
Les Sweetland: S9
Footsie Blair: 7/F
Woody English: 8/L

Bot 8

Lefty O'Doul: 53
Babe Herman: 6/FL
Del Bissonette: E6/G
Neal Finn: S/5.1-2
Wally Gilbert: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Gordon Slade: S/G1.2-H(UR);1-2
Ernie Lombardi: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Sloppy Thurston: D8.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Johnny Frederick: S8.2-3
Lefty O'Doul: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Babe Herman: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Kiki Cuyler: D8
Vince Barton: S9.2-3
Hack Wilson: 16(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Charlie Grimm: 63