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Cubs 7 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1931

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 26, 1931 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 26, 1931 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherGuy Bush  
Losing PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 26, 1931 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Welch  
Home Starting PitcherJim Mooney  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance15,000 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Magerkurth
1B: Ted McGrew
2B: (none)
3B: Beans Reardon

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jimmy Adair  Shortstop 
Woody English  Third Baseman 
Kiki Cuyler  Center Fielder 
Vince Barton  Right Fielder 
Hack Wilson  Left Fielder 
Charlie Grimm  First Baseman 
Rollie Hemsley  Catcher 
Billy Jurges  Second Baseman 
Johnny Welch  Pitcher 
Rogers Hornsby  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chick Fullis  Center Fielder 
Freddy Leach  Left Fielder 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Shanty Hogan  Catcher 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
Johnny Vergez  Third Baseman 
Bill Hunnefield  Second Baseman 
Jim Mooney  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 7 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
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         Game of 8/26/1931, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Adair J, ss           7  0  0  0   Fullis C, cf          6  0  1  0   
English W, 3b         4  2  1  0   Leach F, lf           5  1  2  1   
Cuyler K, cf          5  2  2  3   Terry B, 1b           5  1  0  0   
Barton V, rf          5  1  0  0   Ott M, rf             5  1  3  2   
Wilson H, lf          4  0  2  1   Hogan S, c            4  0  0  0   
Grimm C, 1b           6  0  3  1   Jackson T, ss         4  1  1  0   
Hemsley R, c          6  0  0  0   Vergez J, 3b          5  0  1  1   
Jurges B, 2b          2  0  0  0   Hunnefield B, 2b      5  0  1  0   
Hartnett G, ph        1  0  0  0   Mooney J, p           3  0  1  0   
Blair F, 2b           2  0  0  0   Fitzsimmons F, p      1  0  0  0   
Welch J, p            0  0  0  0   Parmelee R, p         0  0  0  0   
Smith B, p            2  0  1  0   Leslie S, ph          1  0  1  0   
Taylor D, ph          1  1  1  0                                      
May J, p              0  0  0  0                                      
Hornsby R, ph         1  1  1  1                                      
Bush G, p             2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48  7 11  6                        44  4 11  4

Chicago          000 000 031 003 --  7
New York         400 000 000 000 --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Welch J               0.2  3  4  4  1  0
Smith B               6.1  5  0  0  0  0
May J                 1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Bush G (W)            4.0  2  0  0  2  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mooney J              7.2  7  3  3  3  6
Fitzsimmons F (L)*    3.1  4  4  2  2  0
Parmelee R            1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 12th

E -- Adair J, Fitzsimmons F
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 12, New York 8
2B -- Ott M 2, English W, Leslie S
3B -- Jackson T
HR -- Leach F, Ott M, Cuyler K, Hornsby R
SB -- Grimm C
CS -- Hunnefield B
SH -- Hogan S, Barton V
T -- 2:45
A -- 15000

    

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