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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1931-09-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 26000 · 1:53

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 8–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 2nd. Burleigh Grimes earned the win. Danny Taylor went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Guy Bush SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	5	1	0	0	0	0
George Watkins	4	2	1	0	1	0
Frankie Frisch	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Bottomley	5	1	2	2	0	0
Chick Hafey	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pepper Martin	2	1	1	0	2	0
Jimmie Wilson	3	1	0	1	1	0
Charlie Gelbert	4	1	2	2	0	1
Burleigh Grimes	2	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Mike Kreevich	4	0	0	0	2
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0	2
Kiki Cuyler	4	1	3	0	0
Woody English	4	0	2	1	0
Danny Taylor	4	1	2	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Adair	4	1	2	0	1
Rollie Hemsley	4	0	2	1	0
Guy Bush	2	0	0	0	0
Footsie Blair	1	0	0	0	1
Gabby Hartnett	1	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	9.0	11	0	7

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Guy Bush	7.0	7	4	0
Johnny Welch	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 6/P
George Watkins: 2/BP
Frankie Frisch: 13

Bot 1

Mike Kreevich: K/C
Billy Herman: 63
Kiki Cuyler: S9
Woody English: CS2(24)

Top 2

Jim Bottomley: S9
Chick Hafey: D7/7D.1-3
Pepper Martin: W
Jimmie Wilson: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E4/TH1)(NR);B-2
Charlie Gelbert: S8.2-H(UR)
Burleigh Grimes: 13/SH.1-2
Sparky Adams: 43

Bot 2

Woody English: 53
Danny Taylor: HR/9
Charlie Grimm: 63
Jimmy Adair: D8
Rollie Hemsley: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
Guy Bush: 63

Top 3

George Watkins: 3/G
Frankie Frisch: 63
Jim Bottomley: 8/F

Bot 3

Mike Kreevich: 13
Billy Herman: K
Kiki Cuyler: S9.BX2(94)

Top 4

Chick Hafey: 63
Pepper Martin: S7
Jimmie Wilson: SB2
Jimmie Wilson: W
Charlie Gelbert: 9/F.2-3
Burleigh Grimes: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Woody English: S9
Danny Taylor: 9/89/L
Charlie Grimm: 7/F
Jimmy Adair: S7.1-2
Rollie Hemsley: E5/G.2-3;1-2
Guy Bush: 13

Top 5

Sparky Adams: 63
George Watkins: W
Frankie Frisch: 53.1-2
Jim Bottomley: S8.2-H
Chick Hafey: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Mike Kreevich: 8/89/F
Billy Herman: 53
Kiki Cuyler: 43

Top 6

Pepper Martin: W
Jimmie Wilson: PB.1-2
Jimmie Wilson: 53.2-3
Charlie Gelbert: S8.3-H
Burleigh Grimes: 23/SH.1-2
Sparky Adams: E7/L.2-H(NR)(UR)
George Watkins: CS2(26)

Bot 6

Woody English: 53
Danny Taylor: 9/9S/F
Charlie Grimm: 53

Top 7

George Watkins: D9/9L
Frankie Frisch: 13/SH.2-3
Jim Bottomley: 9/F.3-H
Chick Hafey: 53

Bot 7

Jimmy Adair: K/C
Rollie Hemsley: S6/G
Footsie Blair: K
Mike Kreevich: K

Top 8

Pepper Martin: 8/F
Jimmie Wilson: 53
Charlie Gelbert: K

Bot 8

Billy Herman: K
Kiki Cuyler: T7/7L
Woody English: S3/G.3-H
Danny Taylor: S9/3.1-3
Charlie Grimm: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Burleigh Grimes: S7
Sparky Adams: 54(1)/FO
George Watkins: PB.1-2
George Watkins: 2/FL
Frankie Frisch: S7.2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Jim Bottomley: 3/G

Bot 9

Jimmy Adair: 7/F
Rollie Hemsley: 43
Gabby Hartnett: K

Notes & reviews

Labor Day morning and afternoon games separate admissions
George Watkins was hit by a pitch but HP umpire Cy Rigler ruled Watkins made no attempt to evade the ball

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