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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1931-08-06 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 1000 · cloudy · 1:40

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 8th. Larry Benton earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	13
PIT	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Larry Benton L: Glenn Spencer SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Taylor Douthit	5	0	3	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	5	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Stripp	4	1	1	1	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	3	1	2	0	1	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	0	1	0	0
Edd Roush	4	0	2	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	2	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Sukeforth	4	0	2	0	0	0
Eppa Rixey	2	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Cullop	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Lucas	1	0	1	0	0	0
Hod Ford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Benton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Suhr	4	1	1	0	0	0
Adam Comorosky	3	0	1	0	0	0
Pie Traynor	4	0	0	1	0	0
Paul Waner	4	1	2	0	0	0
Howdy Groskloss	3	0	1	1	0	1
Eddie Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Thevenow	2	0	1	0	1	0
Glenn Spencer	0	0	0	0	0	0
Erv Brame	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	6.0	6	1	1
Larry Benton	3.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glenn Spencer	8.0	11	1	2
Erv Brame	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Taylor Douthit: S3/BG
Cliff Heathcote: 1/BP
Joe Stripp: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Lloyd Waner: 8/F
Gus Suhr: 63
Adam Comorosky: S8
Pie Traynor: CS2(26)

Top 2

Harvey Hendrick: W
Tony Cuccinello: 53.1-2
Edd Roush: S6.2X3(65)
Leo Durocher: S7.1-2
Clyde Sukeforth: 3/G

Bot 2

Pie Traynor: 9/F
Paul Waner: 6/P
Howdy Groskloss: K

Top 3

Eppa Rixey: K
Taylor Douthit: S8
Cliff Heathcote: 7/F
Joe Stripp: 63

Bot 3

Eddie Phillips: 53
Tommy Thevenow: S8
Glenn Spencer: 14/SH.1-2
Lloyd Waner: 63

Top 4

Harvey Hendrick: S8
Tony Cuccinello: 9/F
Edd Roush: 63.1-2
Leo Durocher: 63

Bot 4

Gus Suhr: D9
Adam Comorosky: 13/SH.2-3
Pie Traynor: 8/F.3-H
Paul Waner: S9
Howdy Groskloss: D9.1-H
Eddie Phillips: 6/P

Top 5

Clyde Sukeforth: E5/TH
Eppa Rixey: 46(1)3/GDP
Taylor Douthit: 13

Bot 5

Tommy Thevenow: W
Glenn Spencer: 14/SH.1-2
Lloyd Waner: FC6.2X3(654);B-1
Gus Suhr: 6/P

Top 6

Cliff Heathcote: K
Joe Stripp: 53
Harvey Hendrick: S9
Tony Cuccinello: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Adam Comorosky: 4/P
Pie Traynor: 9/F
Paul Waner: S9
Howdy Groskloss: CS2(24)

Top 7

Edd Roush: 13
Nick Cullop: 3/FL
Clyde Sukeforth: S8
Red Lucas: S8.1-3
Taylor Douthit: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Howdy Groskloss: 63
Eddie Phillips: 4/P
Tommy Thevenow: 53

Top 8

Cliff Heathcote: D9
Joe Stripp: D7.2-H
Harvey Hendrick: E1/TH/BG.2-H(NR);B-3
Tony Cuccinello: 8/F.3-H(UR)
Edd Roush: S
Hod Ford: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Erv Brame: S7
Lloyd Waner: 1(B)/BP/DP.1X1(13)
Gus Suhr: 8/F

Top 9

Clyde Sukeforth: S7
Larry Benton: 36(1)4/GDP/BG
Taylor Douthit: S
Cliff Heathcote: 8/F

Bot 9

Adam Comorosky: 3/G
Pie Traynor: 3/FL
Paul Waner: 31