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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1931-05-04 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 6000 · 1:37

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 9–3. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 2nd. Waite Hoyt earned the win. Hub Walker went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Waite Hoyt L: Hal McKain SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Hildebrand · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	5	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Simons	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Fothergill	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Cissell	4	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Watwood	2	0	1	2	2	0
Luke Appling	4	1	1	0	0	1
Irv Jeffries	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bennie Tate	3	0	2	1	0	0
Hal McKain	4	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	5	1	0	1	0	0
Hub Walker	4	0	2	3	0	0
Mark Koenig	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Alexander	3	1	0	0	1	0
John Stone	4	1	2	1	0	0
Marty McManus	3	2	1	0	1	0
Marv Owen	3	2	1	0	1	0
Ray Hayworth	2	1	1	1	1	0
Waite Hoyt	4	1	1	1	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal McKain	8.0	8	4	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	9.0	9	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: S9
Mel Simons: 8/L
Bob Fothergill: S7.1-3(E7);B-2
Bill Cissell: 3/FL
Johnny Watwood: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-2(E8/THH)
Luke Appling: 3/L

Bot 1

Roy Johnson: 13
Hub Walker: 5/L
Mark Koenig: 7/F

Top 2

Irv Jeffries: E5/TH
Bennie Tate: 53/SH.1-2
Hal McKain: 43.2-3
Lu Blue: 8/L

Bot 2

Dale Alexander: 13
John Stone: S7
Marty McManus: W.1-2
Marv Owen: 9/L
Ray Hayworth: S6.2-H;1-2
Waite Hoyt: E7/F.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Roy Johnson: FC6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2(E6/TH2)
Hub Walker: T9.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);BXH(9412)

Top 3

Mel Simons: 53
Bob Fothergill: 8/F
Bill Cissell: W
Johnny Watwood: W.1-2
Luke Appling: 43

Bot 3

Mark Koenig: 43
Dale Alexander: 63
John Stone: 9/F

Top 4

Irv Jeffries: 53
Bennie Tate: S8
Hal McKain: 31.1-2
Lu Blue: 8/F

Bot 4

Marty McManus: T9
Marv Owen: W
Ray Hayworth: W.1-2
Waite Hoyt: 4/P
Roy Johnson: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Hub Walker: S5.3-H;1-2
Mark Koenig: 7/F

Top 5

Mel Simons: S9
Bob Fothergill: 43.1-2
Bill Cissell: FC5.2-2#
Johnny Watwood: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 5

Dale Alexander: 63
John Stone: E6/G
Marty McManus: 9/F
Marv Owen: CS2(24)

Top 6

Luke Appling: S8
Irv Jeffries: S8.1-3
Bennie Tate: 43.3-H;1-2
Hal McKain: FC1.2X3(1546)
Lu Blue: 8/F

Bot 6

Marv Owen: S9
Ray Hayworth: 13.1-2
Waite Hoyt: PO2(E1).2-3
Waite Hoyt: S6.3-H(UR)
Roy Johnson: 46(1)/FO
Hub Walker: 13

Top 7

Mel Simons: 43
Bob Fothergill: 63
Bill Cissell: 43

Bot 7

Mark Koenig: 1/P
Dale Alexander: W
John Stone: T9/L.1-H
Marty McManus: 13
Marv Owen: 43

Top 8

Johnny Watwood: W
Luke Appling: K
Irv Jeffries: 9/F
Bennie Tate: S9.1-3
Hal McKain: 43

Bot 8

Charlie Gehringer: 8/F
Waite Hoyt: K
Roy Johnson: 8/L

Top 9

Lu Blue: 43
Mel Simons: S5/G
Bob Fothergill: 8/F
Bill Cissell: 9/F