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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 9, 1931 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Boston Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Lucas |
Home Starting Pitcher | Socks Seibold |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Charles Donnelly 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
Harvey Hendrick | First Baseman |
Nick Cullop | Left Fielder |
Hod Ford | Second Baseman |
Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
Clyde Sukeforth | Catcher |
Red Lucas | Pitcher |
Dan Howley | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
Bill Dreesen | Third Baseman |
Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
Red Worthington | Left Fielder |
Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
Wes Schulmerich | Right Fielder |
Al Spohrer | Catcher |
Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
Socks Seibold | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 1931
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Seibold
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops it up and throws to first, with Seibold covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Seibold
Roettger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Seibold
Stripp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Seibold
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Worthington. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Stripp moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cullop vs. Seibold
Cullop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stripp scores. Hendrick scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Seibold
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Lucas
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Durocher. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dreesen vs. Lucas
Dreesen hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Worthington vs. Lucas
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hendrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Worthington for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Seibold
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seibold fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sukeforth vs. Seibold
Sukeforth hits a line drive into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucas vs. Seibold
Lucas hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Lucas
Sheely takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulmerich vs. Lucas
Schulmerich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cullop. Schulmerich reaches second base with a double. Sheely moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spohrer vs. Lucas
Spohrer hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maguire vs. Lucas
Maguire hits a popup towards first. Hendrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seibold vs. Lucas
Seibold hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sukeforth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Seibold
Roush hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Seibold
Roettger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Seibold
Stripp hits a fly ball into left field. Worthington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Seibold
Hendrick 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Lucas
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ford can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dreesen vs. Lucas
Dreesen hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger hits a line drive towards left. Cullop catches it and throws to first to double up Maranville. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullop vs. Seibold
Cullop strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Seibold
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Schulmerich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Seibold
Durocher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sukeforth vs. Seibold
Sukeforth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Durocher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lucas vs. Seibold
Lucas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seibold fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Lucas
Worthington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Lucas
There goes Worthington. The throw from Sukeforth and he is out, Durocher applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Lucas
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Lucas
Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Seibold
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Seibold
Roettger bunts towards first. Sheely scoops it up and throws to first, with Maguire covering, for the out. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stripp vs. Seibold
Stripp strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Seibold
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Lucas
Spohrer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Lucas
Maguire hits a popup in front of the plate. Sukeforth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seibold vs. Lucas
Seibold hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sukeforth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Lucas
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullop vs. Seibold
Cullop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Seibold
Ford hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Seibold
Durocher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sukeforth vs. Seibold
Sukeforth hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Maranville fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dreesen vs. Lucas
Dreesen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Durocher. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dreesen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Worthington vs. Lucas
Worthington bunts towards third. Stripp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dreesen moves to third. Berger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sheely vs. Lucas
Sheely hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dreesen scores. Berger scores. Worthington moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulmerich vs. Lucas
Johnny Neun pinch runs for Earl Sheely.
Schulmerich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spohrer vs. Lucas
Spohrer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roettger. Spohrer reaches second base with a double. Worthington scores. Neun moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maguire vs. Lucas
Maguire hits a fly ball into left field. Cullop settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Neun scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seibold vs. Lucas
Seibold hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lucas vs. Seibold
Johnny Neun now playing first base.
Lucas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Seibold
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lucas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roettger vs. Seibold
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seibold fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lucas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stripp vs. Seibold
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Lucas
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dreesen vs. Lucas
Dreesen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hendrick can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Lucas
Berger hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Worthington vs. Lucas
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lucas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Seibold
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullop vs. Seibold
Cullop strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Seibold
Tony Cuccinello pinch hits for Hod Ford.
Cuccinello hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Lucas
Tony Cuccinello now playing second base.
Neun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Lucas
Schulmerich hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Lucas
Spohrer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Lucas
Maguire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spohrer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seibold vs. Lucas
Seibold hits a popup towards first. Hendrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Seibold
Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Leo Durocher.
Heathcote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sukeforth vs. Seibold
Sukeforth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dreesen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucas vs. Seibold
Lucas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seibold 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 5/9/1931 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Roush E, cf 4 0 2 0 Maranville R, ss 4 0 1 0 Roettger W, rf 3 0 1 0 Dreesen B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Stripp J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Berger W, cf 4 1 1 0 Hendrick H, 1b 4 1 1 0 Worthington R, lf 4 1 2 0 Cullop N, lf 4 0 2 2 Sheely E, 1b 2 0 1 2 Ford H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Neun J, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Cuccinello T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Schulmerich W, rf 4 0 1 0 Durocher L, ss 2 0 0 0 Spohrer A, c 4 0 3 1 Heathcote C, ph 1 0 1 0 Maguire F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Sukeforth C, c 4 0 1 0 Seibold S, p 4 0 0 0 Lucas R, p 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 10 2 35 4 11 4 Cincinnati 200 000 000 -- 2 Boston 000 004 00x -- 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Lucas R (L) 8.0 11 4 2 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Seibold S (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 3 E -- Durocher L 2 DP -- Cincinnati 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Boston 8 2B -- Hendrick H, Schulmerich W, Spohrer A CS -- Worthington R SH -- Roettger W T -- 1:40 A -- 0
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