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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1931-09-20 · Day game · Crosley Field · 1:32

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 5–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 4th. Larry Benton earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
CIN	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1		5	11

W: Larry Benton L: Ben Cantwell SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rabbit Maranville	2	1	0	0	1	0
Wally Berger	4	1	1	0	0	0
Earl Sheely	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wes Schulmerich	4	0	3	1	0	0
Billy Urbanski	3	0	1	0	0	0
Red Worthington	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Bool	2	0	0	0	1	1
Ben Cantwell	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Neun	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Gene Moore	4	0	0	0	0
Estel Crabtree	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Stripp	4	2	3	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	3	1	1	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	2	1	1
Cliff Heathcote	4	1	1	2	0
Leo Durocher	4	1	1	1	0
Clyde Sukeforth	3	0	1	1	0
Larry Benton	3	0	2	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ben Cantwell	8.0	11	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	9.0	7	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bucky Walters: 2/FL
Rabbit Maranville: E3
Wally Berger: S.1-2
Earl Sheely: S.2-H(UR);1-3
Wes Schulmerich: 8/L.3-H(UR)
Billy Urbanski: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Gene Moore: 13
Estel Crabtree: 6
Joe Stripp: 63

Top 2

Red Worthington: 53
Al Bool: 53
Ben Cantwell: 43

Bot 2

Harvey Hendrick: 43
Tony Cuccinello: S
Cliff Heathcote: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bucky Walters: S
Rabbit Maranville: 13/SH.1-2
Wally Berger: FC1.2X3(15)
Earl Sheely: 8

Bot 3

Leo Durocher: 13
Clyde Sukeforth: 53
Larry Benton: S
Gene Moore: 7

Top 4

Wes Schulmerich: S
Billy Urbanski: 14/SH.1-2
Red Worthington: 53.2-3
Al Bool: W
Ben Cantwell: 6(1)/FO

Bot 4

Estel Crabtree: 3
Joe Stripp: S
Harvey Hendrick: S.1-2
Tony Cuccinello: K/C
Cliff Heathcote: D.2-H;1-H
Leo Durocher: S.2-H
Clyde Sukeforth: D.1-H
Larry Benton: 63

Top 5

Bucky Walters: 7
Rabbit Maranville: W
Wally Berger: 5
Earl Sheely: 5

Bot 5

Gene Moore: 43
Estel Crabtree: 3/G
Joe Stripp: S
Harvey Hendrick: 8/L

Top 6

Wes Schulmerich: D
Billy Urbanski: S8.2XH(865)
Red Worthington: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Tony Cuccinello: 53
Cliff Heathcote: 3/G
Leo Durocher: 53

Top 7

Al Bool: K/C
Ben Cantwell: K/C
Bucky Walters: 43

Bot 7

Clyde Sukeforth: 7
Larry Benton: S
Gene Moore: 5
Estel Crabtree: 43

Top 8

Rabbit Maranville: 4
Wally Berger: 8
Earl Sheely: 8

Bot 8

Joe Stripp: S
Harvey Hendrick: 53/SH.1-2
Tony Cuccinello: S.2-H
Cliff Heathcote: 36(1)/FO
Leo Durocher: 13

Top 9

Wes Schulmerich: S
Billy Urbanski: 54(1)/FO
Red Worthington: K/C
Johnny Neun: 43