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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1931-06-23 · Day game · Braves Field · 6 innings · Att: 4500 · 1:45

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 8–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 5th. Larry Benton earned the win. Wally Berger went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
CIN	2	0	0	0	3	3	8	11
BSN	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	10

W: Larry Benton L: Ray Moss SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Taylor Douthit	2	3	2	0	2	0
Estel Crabtree	2	1	1	2	1	0
Joe Stripp	3	2	3	3	1	0
Harvey Hendrick	4	0	2	3	0	0
Nick Cullop	3	0	1	0	0	2
Tony Cuccinello	2	0	1	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lena Styles	3	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Benton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Edd Roush	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hod Ford	0	1	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Dreesen	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rabbit Maranville	4	1	1	0	0	0
Wally Berger	3	1	1	2	1	0
Red Worthington	4	1	1	0	0	1
Earl Sheely	3	0	3	1	0	0
Wes Schulmerich	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Cronin	2	0	1	0	0	0
Freddie Maguire	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Moss	2	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Moore	1	0	1	1	0	0
Ben Cantwell	1	1	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	6.0	10	3	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Moss	4.2	7	3	1
Bill McAfee	1.0	4	2	1
Ben Cantwell	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Taylor Douthit: S5
Estel Crabtree: WP.1-2
Estel Crabtree: 7/F
Joe Stripp: S.2-H
Harvey Hendrick: SB2
Harvey Hendrick: S.2-H
Nick Cullop: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 1

Bill Dreesen: 99
Rabbit Maranville: S8
Wally Berger: W.1-2
Red Worthington: K
Earl Sheely: S.2-H;1-2
Wes Schulmerich: 99

Top 2

Tony Cuccinello: 99
Leo Durocher: 99
Lena Styles: 99

Bot 2

Bill Cronin: S
Freddie Maguire: 99/SH.1-2
Ray Moss: 99
Bill Dreesen: W
Rabbit Maranville: 99

Top 3

Larry Benton: 99
Taylor Douthit: W
Estel Crabtree: 99/SH.1-2
Joe Stripp: W
Harvey Hendrick: 99

Bot 3

Wally Berger: 99
Red Worthington: 99
Earl Sheely: S
Wes Schulmerich: W.1-2
Bill Cronin: 99

Top 4

Nick Cullop: D
Tony Cuccinello: 99/SH.2-3
Edd Roush: 7/F/DP.3XH(72)

Bot 4

Freddie Maguire: 99
Ray Moss: 99
Bill Dreesen: 99

Top 5

Lena Styles: 99
Larry Benton: 99
Taylor Douthit: S
Estel Crabtree: W.1-2
Joe Stripp: S.2-H;1-3;B-2
Harvey Hendrick: S.3-H;2-H
Nick Cullop: K/C

Bot 5

Rabbit Maranville: 99
Wally Berger: HR/7
Red Worthington: S
Earl Sheely: S.1-2
Wes Schulmerich: 99
Randy Moore: D.2-H;1-3
Freddie Maguire: 99

Top 6

Tony Cuccinello: S
Hod Ford: W.1-2
Lena Styles: S.2-3;1-2
Larry Benton: 62(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Taylor Douthit: W
Estel Crabtree: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Joe Stripp: S.2-H;1-2
Harvey Hendrick: 99

Bot 6

Ben Cantwell: S
Bill Dreesen: S.1-2
Rabbit Maranville: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Wally Berger: 99(1)/FO.3-H
Red Worthington: 99

Notes & reviews

Braves manager McKechnie ejected by HP umpire Rigler for complaining about field conditions (it rained throughout the entire game)
Game called for rain

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