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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 23, 1931 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Ferrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Garland Braxton |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Burnett | Third Baseman |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Bibb Falk | Right Fielder |
| Bill Hunnefield | Shortstop |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Mel Simons | Center Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
| Ike Eichrodt | Left Fielder |
| Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Bennie Tate | Catcher |
| Garland Braxton | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1931
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Braxton
Burnett hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Braxton
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Braxton
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Ferrell
Blue hits a popup into right center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Blue reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simons vs. Ferrell
Simons strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burnett fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Eichrodt vs. Ferrell
Eichrodt hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Braxton
Hodapp is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Braxton
Vosmik hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Braxton
Falk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodapp moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunnefield vs. Braxton
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Braxton fields it and throws to home to get Hodapp. Falk moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Braxton
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp misplays the ball. That's an error on Hodapp. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Ferrell
Appling strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tate vs. Ferrell
Tate hits a popup in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Braxton
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Braxton
Burnett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Braxton
There goes Burnett. The throw from Tate and he is safe. Burnett steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fonseca vs. Braxton
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Eichrodt who is chasing the ball. Fonseca reaches third base with a triple. Burnett scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Braxton
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodapp vs. Braxton
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fonseca scores. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Braxton
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Braxton fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to third. Hodapp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Falk vs. Braxton
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Braxton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braxton vs. Ferrell
Braxton hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Ferrell
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Ferrell
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferrell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Braxton
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Braxton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Braxton
Sewell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simons. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Braxton
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burnett vs. Braxton
Burnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Braxton
There goes Burnett. The throw from Tate and he is safe. Burnett steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fonseca vs. Braxton
The ball gets by Tate for a passed ball. Burnett moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fonseca vs. Braxton
Fonseca hits a fly ball into left field. Eichrodt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eichrodt vs. Ferrell
Eichrodt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunnefield. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Braxton
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Braxton
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Braxton
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ferrell
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Ferrell
Tate hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braxton vs. Ferrell
Braxton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Braxton
Falk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Braxton
Hunnefield bunts towards the mound. Braxton fields it and throws to first for the out. Falk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Braxton
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Braxton
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Eichrodt. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. Falk scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burnett vs. Braxton
Burnett hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Ferrell
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Ferrell
Simons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple. Simons goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Eichrodt vs. Ferrell
Eichrodt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Braxton
Fonseca takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Braxton
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Braxton
Hodapp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fonseca moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Braxton
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. Fonseca scores. Hodapp moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Falk vs. Braxton
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Simons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunnefield vs. Braxton
Hunnefield hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Ferrell
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kamm moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tate vs. Ferrell
Tate strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watwood vs. Ferrell
Johnny Watwood pinch hits for Garland Braxton.
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferrell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Moore
Jim Moore now pitching.
Sewell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Moore
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Moore
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Ferrell
Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Ferrell
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hodapp throws to second for one, and Hunnefield throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eichrodt vs. Ferrell
Eichrodt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Moore
Fonseca bunts towards third. Kamm can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Moore
Averill hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Simons. Averill reaches second base with a double. Fonseca goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Moore
Hodapp bunts towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vosmik vs. Moore
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Vosmik moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Falk vs. Moore
Falk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Averill scores. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Moore
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunnefield for the out. Falk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Moore
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ferrell
Appling hits a line drive towards first. Fonseca reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Ferrell
Tate takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKain vs. Ferrell
Hal McKain pinch hits for Jim Moore.
McKain strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1931 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Burnett J, 3b 5 1 2 1 Blue L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fonseca L, 1b 4 3 3 1 Simons M, cf 4 1 2 0
Averill E, cf 4 1 1 1 Reynolds C, rf 3 1 1 1
Hodapp J, 2b 3 0 3 1 Eichrodt I, lf 4 0 1 1
Vosmik J, lf 5 1 0 1 Cissell B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Falk B, rf 4 1 2 2 Kamm W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hunnefield B, ss 4 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 4 0 0 0
Sewell L, c 5 1 1 0 Tate B, c 3 0 0 0
Ferrell W, p 4 0 1 1 Braxton G, p 2 0 0 0
Watwood J, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore J, p 0 0 0 0
McKain H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 8 33 2 5 2
Cleveland 002 101 103 -- 8
Chicago 000 001 010 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W) 9.0 5 2 1 3 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Braxton G (L) 7.0 10 5 5 3 0
Moore J 2.0 3 3 3 0 0
E -- Hodapp J, Hunnefield B 2, Appling L
DP -- Cleveland 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Chicago 7
2B -- Blue L, Sewell L, Ferrell W, Averill E
3B -- Fonseca L, Reynolds C
SB -- Burnett J 2
SH -- Hunnefield B, Hodapp J
HBP -- by Braxton G (Hodapp J)
PB -- Tate B
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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