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Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1931-04-18 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 10000 · 2:15

Cleveland Indians defeated Chicago White Sox 11–2. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 5th. Mel Harder earned the win. Bibb Falk went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	9
CLE	0	0	1	2	3	3	0	2		11	14

W: Mel Harder L: Vic Frazier SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	3	0	0	0	2	0
Mel Simons	5	0	2	0	0	0
Carl Reynolds	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Cissell	4	2	0	0	0	0
Willie Kamm	4	0	2	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bennie Tate	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Frazier	2	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Watwood	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Burnett	5	3	2	0	1	0
Lew Fonseca	4	1	1	1	0	1
Earl Averill	5	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Hodapp	4	2	1	0	1	0
Bibb Falk	5	2	2	3	0	0
Joe Vosmik	5	1	5	1	0	0
Bill Hunnefield	4	1	0	2	1	0
Luke Sewell	2	0	0	1	3	0
Mel Harder	5	0	1	1	0	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Frazier	5.0	10	3	3
Jim Moore	3.0	4	3	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Harder	9.0	9	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: W
Mel Simons: 8
Carl Reynolds: E4/G.1-2
Bob Fothergill: 31.2-3;1-2
Bill Cissell: 53

Bot 1

Johnny Burnett: S7
Lew Fonseca: HP.1-2
Earl Averill: S6/56.2XH(62);1-2
Johnny Hodapp: 5(2)/G/FO.1-2
Bibb Falk: 5(2)/G/FO

Top 2

Willie Kamm: 9
Luke Appling: 43
Bennie Tate: S9
Vic Frazier: K

Bot 2

Joe Vosmik: D9
Bill Hunnefield: 5
Luke Sewell: 8/F.2-3
Mel Harder: 13

Top 3

Lu Blue: 43
Mel Simons: S7
Carl Reynolds: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Johnny Burnett: D9.B-3(E1)
Lew Fonseca: 8/F.3-H(UR)
Earl Averill: 7
Johnny Hodapp: 53

Top 4

Bob Fothergill: S7/L
Bill Cissell: 64(1)3/GDP
Willie Kamm: S/P6D
Luke Appling: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Bibb Falk: S/56
Joe Vosmik: D9/9D.1-3
Bill Hunnefield: 8/F.3-H;2-3
Luke Sewell: 7/F.3-H
Mel Harder: K/C

Top 5

Luke Appling: S9/P
Bennie Tate: 3/FL
Vic Frazier: S7.1-2#
Lu Blue: W.2-3;1-2
Mel Simons: 5
Carl Reynolds: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Johnny Burnett: W
Lew Fonseca: K
Earl Averill: S9.1-3
Johnny Hodapp: 2/FL
Bibb Falk: SB2
Bibb Falk: D9/9D.3-H;2-H
Joe Vosmik: T8/8XD.2-H
Bill Hunnefield: W
Luke Sewell: SB2
Luke Sewell: IW
Mel Harder: K

Top 6

Bob Fothergill: 53
Bill Cissell: E5/TH.B-2
Willie Kamm: E6/G.2-3
Luke Appling: 8/F.3-H(UR)
Bennie Tate: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Johnny Burnett: E6/G
Lew Fonseca: S8.1-3
Earl Averill: 7/F.3-H(UR)
Johnny Hodapp: S9.1-3
Bibb Falk: 9/L.3-H(UR)
Joe Vosmik: D7.1-3
Bill Hunnefield: 3E1.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Luke Sewell: W.1-2
Mel Harder: 7

Top 7

Jim Moore: 53
Lu Blue: 3
Mel Simons: 9

Bot 7

Johnny Burnett: 8
Lew Fonseca: 163
Earl Averill: 8

Top 8

Carl Reynolds: W
Bob Fothergill: 9/L
Bill Cissell: 4(1)/G/FO
Willie Kamm: S9/9D.1-3
Luke Appling: S9.3-H;1-2
Bennie Tate: 3/G

Bot 8

Johnny Hodapp: W
Bibb Falk: 8
Joe Vosmik: S8/L.1-3
Bill Hunnefield: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Luke Sewell: W.1-2
Mel Harder: S7.2-H;1-2
Johnny Burnett: 6(1)/G/FO

Top 9

Johnny Watwood: 43
Lu Blue: 31
Mel Simons: S7
Carl Reynolds: 63