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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 20, 1931 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ted McGrew 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Orsatti | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| George Watkins | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Sparky Adams | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Moore | Right Fielder |
| Woody English | Shortstop |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Bob Smith | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 20, 1931
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wilson, who is chasing the ball. Orsatti reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orsatti scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watkins vs. Smith
Watkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watkins for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Grimes
English strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Grimes
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. Grimes
Mancuso fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mancuso. Hornsby moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephenson vs. Grimes
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to home to get Hornsby. Wilson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartnett vs. Grimes
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Smith
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Smith
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Smith
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Grimes
Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
English vs. Grimes
English hits a line drive towards first. Bottomley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Smith
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grimes
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimes covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Grimes
Stephenson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Grimes
Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watkins vs. Smith
Watkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gelbert vs. Smith
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. English misplays the ball. That's an error on English. Bottomley scores. Watkins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Smith
Adams bunts towards third. Bell catches it and throws to second to double up Watkins. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Smith
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mancuso for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Grimes
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
English vs. Grimes
English hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Smith
Grimes hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Grimes
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephenson vs. Grimes
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hartnett vs. Grimes
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hornsby scores. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Grimes
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Smith
Watkins hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Watkins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gelbert vs. Smith
Gelbert hits a fly ball towards cemter. Wilson catches it and throws to home to double up Watkins. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Smith
Adams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Smith
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Grimes
English hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Smith
Grimes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grimes
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Grimes
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watkins vs. Smith
There goes Frisch. The throw from Hartnett and he is out, English applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Smith
Watkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Grimes
Hartnett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grimes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Grimes
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Grimes drops the ball. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Grimes
Footsie Blair pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Bush
Guy Bush now pitching.
Gelbert bunts towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bush
Adams hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bush
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Bush
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Grimes
English hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grimes
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1931 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 4 0 0 0 Moore J, rf 5 1 3 0
Orsatti E, lf 4 1 3 0 English W, ss 5 0 0 0
Frisch F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hornsby R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bottomley J, 1b 4 2 3 2 Wilson H, cf 5 0 2 1
Watkins G, rf 4 0 2 0 Stephenson R, lf 3 0 0 0
Gelbert C, ss 4 0 0 0 Hartnett G, c 3 0 0 0
Adams S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bell L, 3b 4 0 2 1
Mancuso G, c 4 0 1 0 Grimm C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Grimes B, p 4 0 0 0 Smith B, p 3 0 0 0
Blair F, ph 1 0 1 0
Bush G, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 9 2 37 2 10 2
St.Louis 100 101 000 -- 3
Chicago 100 010 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 9.0 10 2 2 2 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B (L) 8.0 8 3 2 1 4
Bush G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Mancuso G, English W, Grimes B
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 11
2B -- Hornsby R
3B -- Orsatti E, Watkins G
HR -- Bottomley J
CS -- Frisch F
HBP -- by Grimes B (Stephenson R), by Smith B (Adams S)
A -- 0
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