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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 31, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, played on May 31, 1931 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Socks Seibold |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dolf Luque |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted McGrew 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Hunnefield | Third Baseman |
Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
Randy Moore | Left Fielder |
Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
Wes Schulmerich | Right Fielder |
Bill Cronin | Catcher |
Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
Socks Seibold | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
Gordon Slade | Shortstop |
Fresco Thompson | Second Baseman |
Dolf Luque | Pitcher |
Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 31, 1931
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Luque
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Luque
Maranville hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Luque
Berger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick. Berger reaches second base with a double. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Luque
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maranville scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sheely vs. Luque
Sheely hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Seibold
Frederick hits a line drive into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Seibold
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunnefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Seibold
Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Seibold
Bissonette strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Luque
Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Luque
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Luque
Maguire hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Seibold
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Seibold
O'Doul hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Seibold
Slade hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seibold vs. Luque
Seibold hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Luque
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Luque
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Luque
Berger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Seibold
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luque vs. Seibold
Luque bunts towards the mound. Seibold fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frederick vs. Seibold
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seibold fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbert vs. Seibold
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Luque
Moore hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Luque
Sheely hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulmerich vs. Luque
Schulmerich strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Luque
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Seibold
Herman hits a popup towards third. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Seibold
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Seibold
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Luque
Maguire hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seibold vs. Luque
Seibold hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Luque, and towards Slade, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Luque
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Seibold
O'Doul hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Seibold
Slade hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Seibold
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. Slade goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luque vs. Seibold
Luque strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frederick vs. Seibold
Frederick hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Seibold
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely juggles the ball. That's an error on Sheely. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Seibold
Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bissonette vs. Seibold
Bissonette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Bissonette reaches second base with a double. Gilbert scores. Herman goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Seibold
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunnefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Luque
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Luque
Berger hits a popup towards third. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Luque
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Luque
Sheely hits a popup towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Seibold
O'Doul hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Seibold
Slade hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Seibold
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luque vs. Seibold
Luque hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slade moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Seibold
Frederick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slade scores. There goes Luque trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Luque
Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Luque
Lance Richbourg pinch hits for Bill Cronin.
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Luque
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Seibold
Al Bool now catching.
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Schulmerich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Seibold
Herman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Herman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bissonette vs. Seibold
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bool fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Seibold
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herman scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Seibold
O'Doul hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. O'Doul reaches third base with a triple. Lombardi goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slade vs. Haid
Hal Haid now pitching.
Slade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunnefield juggles the ball. That's an error on Hunnefield. O'Doul scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Haid
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunnefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dreesen vs. Luque
Bill Dreesen pinch hits for Hal Haid.
Dreesen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Luque
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dreesen moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maranville vs. Luque
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to second for the out. Dreesen scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Luque
Berger strikes out. There goes Maranville. The throw from Lombardi to second, and Maranville is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luque vs. McAfee
Bill McAfee now pitching.
Luque hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. McAfee
Frederick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. McAfee
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Luque
Moore hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Luque
Sheely hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulmerich vs. Luque
Ben Cantwell pinch runs for Earl Sheely.
Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1931, game 1 -- Boston at Brooklyn (D) Boston AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Hunnefield B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Frederick J, cf 5 0 1 2 Maranville R, ss 4 1 1 1 Gilbert W, 3b 5 1 0 0 Berger W, cf 4 0 1 0 Herman B, rf 4 2 3 0 Moore R, lf 4 0 1 1 Bissonette D, 1b 4 0 1 2 Sheely E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Lombardi E, c 4 1 1 1 Cantwell B, pr 0 0 0 0 O'Doul L, lf 4 2 2 2 Schulmerich W, rf 4 0 1 0 Slade G, ss 4 2 2 0 Cronin B, c 2 0 0 0 Thompson F, 2b 4 1 2 1 Richbourg L, ph 1 0 0 0 Luque D, p 3 0 1 0 Bool A, c 0 0 0 0 Maguire F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Seibold S, p 2 0 0 0 Haid H, p 0 0 0 0 Dreesen B, ph 1 1 1 0 McAfee B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 9 2 37 9 13 8 Boston 100 000 010 -- 2 Brooklyn 000 051 30x -- 9 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Seibold S (L) 6.2 13 9 6 0 3 Haid H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 McAfee B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Luque D (W) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2 E -- Sheely E, Hunnefield B DP -- Brooklyn 3 LOB -- Boston 4, Brooklyn 5 2B -- Berger W, Bissonette D 3B -- Thompson F, Herman B, O'Doul L HR -- O'Doul L CS -- Maranville R SH -- Luque D T -- 1:48 A -- 0
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