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Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1931-09-07 · Day game · League Park IV · 1:52

Cleveland Indians defeated Chicago White Sox 6–2. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 8th. Sarge Connally earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Sarge Connally L: Tommy Thomas SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	2	1	1	0	2	0
Billy Sullivan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Watwood	4	0	0	0	0	0
Smead Jolley	3	0	0	1	1	1
Lew Fonseca	4	0	0	1	0	0
Luke Appling	3	0	0	0	1	0
John Kerr	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Grube	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Thomas	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Norman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Burnett	5	0	2	2	0	0
Dick Porter	5	1	2	1	0	0
Earl Averill	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ed Morgan	3	1	1	0	2	0
Joe Vosmik	5	0	2	2	0	1
Johnny Hodapp	5	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Myatt	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Kamm	4	2	3	0	0	1
Sarge Connally	1	0	0	0	1	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Thomas	8.0	14	4	3

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sarge Connally	9.0	4	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: W
Billy Sullivan: S9/9D.1-3
Johnny Watwood: E1/G.1-2
Smead Jolley: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Lew Fonseca: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)(RBI);2-3
Luke Appling: 43

Bot 1

Johnny Burnett: 9
Dick Porter: 43
Earl Averill: D/89
Ed Morgan: W
Joe Vosmik: K

Top 2

John Kerr: S8
Frank Grube: 43.1-2
Tommy Thomas: 3(B)6(2)/LDP#

Bot 2

Johnny Hodapp: S/5
Glenn Myatt: 36(1)/FO
Willie Kamm: S8.1-2
Sarge Connally: K
Johnny Burnett: 4/4MD

Top 3

Lu Blue: W
Billy Sullivan: 6
Johnny Watwood: 36(1)/FO
Smead Jolley: 53

Bot 3

Dick Porter: S9
Earl Averill: W.1-2
Ed Morgan: 8/F.2-3
Joe Vosmik: 4
Johnny Hodapp: 7

Top 4

Lew Fonseca: 7
Luke Appling: W
John Kerr: E1/G.1-2
Frank Grube: 8
Tommy Thomas: K

Bot 4

Glenn Myatt: 6
Willie Kamm: S8
Sarge Connally: W.1-2
Johnny Burnett: 7
Dick Porter: S9.2-H;1-2#
Earl Averill: 3

Top 5

Lu Blue: 6/L
Billy Sullivan: 3/G
Johnny Watwood: 13

Bot 5

Ed Morgan: S/6
Joe Vosmik: 3/FL
Johnny Hodapp: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Smead Jolley: K
Lew Fonseca: 53
Luke Appling: 6/L

Bot 6

Glenn Myatt: S7
Willie Kamm: K
Sarge Connally: 13/SH.1-2
Johnny Burnett: D9/9L.2-H
Dick Porter: 3/G

Top 7

John Kerr: 8
Frank Grube: S8
Tommy Thomas: 16(1)/FO
Lu Blue: S/4.1-2#
Billy Sullivan: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Watwood: 13

Bot 7

Earl Averill: 43
Ed Morgan: 9
Joe Vosmik: S8
Johnny Hodapp: E5/G.1-2
Glenn Myatt: 63

Top 8

Smead Jolley: E4/G
Lew Fonseca: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Luke Appling: 8

Bot 8

Willie Kamm: S7
Sarge Connally: 34/SH.1-2
Johnny Burnett: D.2-H
Dick Porter: FC6.2X3(645);B-2
Earl Averill: D9/9D.2-H
Ed Morgan: W
Joe Vosmik: T/89.2-H;1-H
Johnny Hodapp: 7

Top 9

John Kerr: 63
Frank Grube: 5
Bill Norman: 7/FL