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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 9, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 9, 1931 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Zachary |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dolly Stark 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
| Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
| Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
| Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Watty Clark | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Billy Urbanski | Third Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Red Worthington | Left Fielder |
| Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
| Wes Schulmerich | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Tom Zachary | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 9, 1931
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Zachary
Frederick 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Zachary
Gilbert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Zachary
Herman 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 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Clark
Maranville hits a popup towards third. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbanski vs. Clark
Urbanski hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Clark
Berger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Clark
Worthington hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Zachary
Bissonette hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Zachary
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Zachary
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Clark
Schulmerich strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Clark
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Zachary
Finn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Zachary
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Zachary
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Zachary
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frederick for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Clark
Spohrer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zachary vs. Clark
Zachary hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Clark
Maranville hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Urbanski vs. Clark
Urbanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Zachary
Gilbert hits a popup towards third. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Zachary
Herman 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Zachary
Bissonette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Bissonette reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Doul vs. Zachary
O'Doul hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Worthington. O'Doul reaches second base with a double. Bissonette scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Zachary
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Doul scores. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finn vs. Zachary
Finn hits a line drive off the glove of Urbanski, and into shallow left field. Finn reaches second base with a double. Wright scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Zachary
Lombardi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Zachary
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Clark
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Worthington vs. Clark
Worthington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Berger moves to third. Worthington moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schulmerich vs. Clark
Schulmerich is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maguire vs. Clark
Maguire strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spohrer vs. Clark
Spohrer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Zachary
Frederick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Zachary
Gilbert bunts towards first. Sheely scoops it up and throws to first, with Maguire covering, for the out. Frederick moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Zachary
Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frederick scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Zachary
Bissonette hits a popup towards third. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Zachary
O'Doul hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Zachary
There go the runners. The throw from Spohrer to Urbanski. The throw back to home, and Herman is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Clark
Gordon Slade now playing shortstop.
Zachary hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Clark
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbanski vs. Clark
Urbanski hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Zachary
Slade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finn vs. Zachary
Finn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Zachary
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Urbanski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Zachary
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Urbanski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Clark
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Clark
Worthington hits a popup, foul, towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Zachary
Frederick hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Zachary
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Zachary
Herman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Zachary
Bissonette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Doul vs. Zachary
O'Doul takes first base on ball four. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slade vs. Zachary
Slade hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Clark
Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Clark
Maguire takes first base on ball four. Schulmerich moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spohrer vs. Clark
Spohrer hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bool vs. Clark
Al Bool pinch hits for Tom Zachary.
Bool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it and throws to second for the out. Schulmerich moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maranville vs. Clark
Maranville hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Seibold
Socks Seibold now pitching.
Finn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Seibold
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Worthington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Seibold
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Seibold
Frederick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Seibold
Gilbert hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbanski vs. Clark
Urbanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Clark
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Worthington vs. Clark
Worthington hits a line drive into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulmerich vs. Clark
Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark can't make a play. That's a base hit. Berger scores. Sheely moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neun vs. Clark
Johnny Neun pinch hits for Freddie Maguire. Ben Cantwell pinch runs for Earl Sheely.
Neun hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Seibold
Johnny Neun now playing first base. Randy Moore now playing second base.
Herman strikes out. Spohrer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Herman out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Seibold
Bissonette hits a fly ball into left field. Worthington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Seibold
O'Doul hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slade vs. Seibold
There goes O'Doul. The throw from Spohrer and he is safe. O'Doul steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slade vs. Seibold
Slade is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Clark
Spohrer hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Clark
Bill Cronin pinch hits for Socks Seibold.
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Clark
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maranville for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1931 -- Brooklyn at Boston (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Frederick J, cf 4 2 1 2 Maranville R, ss 5 0 0 0
Gilbert W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Urbanski B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Herman B, rf 5 0 1 1 Berger W, cf 4 2 2 1
Bissonette D, 1b 5 1 2 0 Worthington R, lf 4 0 1 0
O'Doul L, lf 4 1 4 1 Sheely E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Wright G, ss 2 1 1 1 Cantwell B, pr 0 0 0 0
Slade G, ss 2 0 0 0 Moore R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Finn N, 2b 3 0 1 1 Schulmerich W, rf 3 0 2 1
Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0 Maguire F, 2b 2 0 0 0
Clark W, p 3 1 0 0 Neun J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Spohrer A, c 4 0 1 0
Zachary T, p 2 0 0 0
Bool A, ph 1 0 0 0
Seibold S, p 0 0 0 0
Cronin B, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 6 11 6 34 2 8 2
Brooklyn 000 310 020 -- 6
Boston 100 000 010 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Clark W (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary T (L) 7.0 9 4 4 5 1
Seibold S 2.0 2 2 2 1 2
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Boston 8
2B -- O'Doul L, Finn N
3B -- Bissonette D
HR -- Berger W, Frederick J
SB -- O'Doul L
CS -- Herman B
SH -- Sheely E, Gilbert W
A -- 0
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