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White Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 4, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 4, 1931 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 4, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal McKain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lu Blue | First Baseman |
Mel Simons | Center Fielder |
Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
Johnny Watwood | Right Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Irv Jeffries | Third Baseman |
Bennie Tate | Catcher |
Hal McKain | Pitcher |
Donie Bush | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Johnson | Right Fielder |
Hub Walker | Center Fielder |
Mark Koenig | Second Baseman |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
John Stone | Left Fielder |
Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
Marv Owen | Shortstop |
Ray Hayworth | Catcher |
Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 4, 1931
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simons vs. Hoyt
Simons hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Hoyt
Fothergill hits a line drive into left field. Stone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stone. Blue moves to third. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cissell vs. Hoyt
Cissell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watwood vs. Hoyt
Watwood hits a line drive into center field. Walker picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Blue scores. Fothergill scores. Watwood moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Hoyt
Appling hits a line drive towards first. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. McKain
Walker hits a line drive towards third. Jeffries reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. McKain
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffries vs. Hoyt
Jeffries hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McManus. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tate vs. Hoyt
Tate bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeffries moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKain vs. Hoyt
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeffries moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. McKain
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McKain
Stone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. McKain
McManus takes first base on ball four. Stone moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. McKain
Owen hits a line drive into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayworth vs. McKain
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stone scores. McManus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoyt vs. McKain
Hoyt hits a fly ball towards left. Fothergill settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Fothergill. McManus scores. Hayworth moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Appling. Hayworth scores. Hoyt moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. McKain
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Watwood who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. Watwood throws the ball in to McKain who tags Walker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hoyt scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Hoyt
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Hoyt
Fothergill hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Hoyt
Cissell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watwood vs. Hoyt
Watwood takes first base on ball four. Cissell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Hoyt
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. McKain
Koenig 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. McKain
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McKain
Stone hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffries vs. Hoyt
Jeffries hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Hoyt
Tate hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKain vs. Hoyt
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. Tate moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. McKain
McManus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Watwood who is chasing the ball. McManus reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. McKain
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayworth vs. McKain
Hayworth takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoyt vs. McKain
Hoyt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. McManus scores. Owen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. McKain
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jeffries fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. McKain
Koenig hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Hoyt
Simons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Hoyt
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simons moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cissell vs. Hoyt
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watwood vs. Hoyt
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Cissell for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. McKain
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. McKain
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. McKain
McManus hits a fly ball into right field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. McKain
There goes Stone. The throw from Tate and he is out, Cissell applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Hoyt
Appling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffries vs. Hoyt
Jeffries hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tate vs. Hoyt
Tate hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Appling scores. Jeffries moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKain vs. Hoyt
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and has Jeffries trapped. There's the throw to McManus who throws to Koenig, who tags Jeffries for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. McKain
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayworth vs. McKain
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoyt vs. McKain
McKain spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McKain. Owen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoyt vs. McKain
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. McKain
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Hoyt
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Hoyt
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Hoyt
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. McKain
Koenig hits a popup towards the mound. McKain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. McKain
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. McKain
Stone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Watwood who is chasing the ball. Stone reaches third base with a triple. Alexander goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McManus vs. McKain
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. McKain
Owen 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
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Hoyt
Watwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Hoyt
Appling strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffries vs. Hoyt
Jeffries hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tate vs. Hoyt
Tate hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watwood moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKain vs. Hoyt
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. McKain
Charlie Gehringer pinch hits for Ray Hayworth.
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Simons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. McKain
Hoyt strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Simons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Wally Schang now catching.
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Hoyt
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Hoyt
Fothergill hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Hoyt
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1931 -- Chicago at Detroit (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Blue L, 1b 5 1 1 0 Johnson R, rf 5 1 0 1 Simons M, cf 5 0 2 0 Walker H, cf 4 0 2 3 Fothergill B, lf 5 1 1 0 Koenig M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cissell B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Alexander D, 1b 3 1 0 0 Watwood J, rf 2 0 1 2 Stone J, lf 4 1 2 1 Appling L, ss 4 1 1 0 McManus M, 3b 3 2 1 0 Jeffries I, 3b 4 0 1 0 Owen M, ss 3 2 1 0 Tate B, c 3 0 2 1 Hayworth R, c 2 1 1 1 McKain H, p 4 0 0 0 Gehringer C, ph 1 0 0 0 Schang W, c 0 0 0 0 Hoyt W, p 4 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 9 3 33 9 8 7 Chicago 200 001 000 -- 3 Detroit 050 201 10x -- 9 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McKain H (L) 8.0 8 9 4 4 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoyt W (W) 9.0 9 3 1 3 1 E -- Stone J, Walker H, McManus M, Fothergill B, Appling L 2, McKain H DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Chicago 10, Detroit 4 3B -- Walker H, McManus M, Stone J CS -- Stone J SH -- Tate B A -- 0
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