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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

1931-09-06 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 12000 · 1:56

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–0. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 8th. Syl Johnson earned the win. Jim Bottomley went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	7	12
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

W: Syl Johnson L: Larry Benton SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Taylor Douthit	5	1	0	0
Estel Crabtree	4	2	0	1
Joe Stripp	4	0	0	1
Harvey Hendrick	4	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	3	1	1	0
Nick Cullop	4	0	0	2
Leo Durocher	3	0	0	3
Lena Styles	2	0	0	0
Larry Benton	2	1	0	0
Red Lucas	1	1	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	1	1	0	0
Clyde Sukeforth	1	1	0	0
Hod Ford	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Syl Johnson	9.0	9	1	7

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	9.0	12	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 53
George Watkins: 9
Frankie Frisch: 13

Bot 1

Taylor Douthit: 8
Estel Crabtree: K/C
Joe Stripp: K

Top 2

Jim Bottomley: 3/G#
Chick Hafey: 9
Pepper Martin: 8

Bot 2

Harvey Hendrick: 63
Tony Cuccinello: W
Nick Cullop: K/C
Leo Durocher: K

Top 3

Jimmie Wilson: 53
Charlie Gelbert: S
Syl Johnson: E5/TH/SH.1-2#
Sparky Adams: S.2-H;1-2
George Watkins: 6
Frankie Frisch: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Lena Styles: 163
Larry Benton: 13
Taylor Douthit: S
Estel Crabtree: S.1-2
Joe Stripp: 7/L

Top 4

Jim Bottomley: 6
Chick Hafey: S
Pepper Martin: 46(1)/FO
Jimmie Wilson: SB2
Jimmie Wilson: W
Charlie Gelbert: 63

Bot 4

Harvey Hendrick: 7
Tony Cuccinello: D
Nick Cullop: K/C
Leo Durocher: K/C

Top 5

Syl Johnson: 63
Sparky Adams: 53
George Watkins: S
Frankie Frisch: 63

Bot 5

Lena Styles: 8
Larry Benton: S
Taylor Douthit: 46(1)/FO
Estel Crabtree: S.1-2
Joe Stripp: 7

Top 6

Jim Bottomley: S
Chick Hafey: S.1-2
Pepper Martin: E2/SH.2-3;1-2#
Jimmie Wilson: 7/F/TP.3XH(72);2X2(264)

Bot 6

Harvey Hendrick: D
Tony Cuccinello: 4
Nick Cullop: 7
Leo Durocher: K/C

Top 7

Charlie Gelbert: 8
Syl Johnson: 53
Sparky Adams: 53

Bot 7

Red Lucas: S
Larry Benton: 34/SH.1-2
Taylor Douthit: 7
Estel Crabtree: 13

Top 8

George Watkins: S
Frankie Frisch: 24/SH.1-2
Jim Bottomley: T.2-H
Chick Hafey: FC4.3-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR)#
Pepper Martin: WP.1-2
Pepper Martin: W
Jimmie Wilson: S.2-H;1-2
Charlie Gelbert: 13.2-3;1-2
Syl Johnson: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Sparky Adams: 53

Bot 8

Joe Stripp: 9
Harvey Hendrick: 8/L#
Tony Cuccinello: 5

Top 9

George Watkins: 9#
Frankie Frisch: S
Jim Bottomley: BK.1-2
Jim Bottomley: D.2-H
Chick Hafey: 8
Ernie Orsatti: 9

Bot 9

Nick Cullop: 13
Cliff Heathcote: S
Clyde Sukeforth: D.1-3
Hod Ford: 2/FL
Taylor Douthit: 7

Notes & reviews

Durocher caught Hafey with the hidden ball trick when he held throw from catcher and Hafey wandered off base so Durocher threw to second to nab him to complete TP

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