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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 16, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, played on June 16, 1931 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Moss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Guy Bush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Clarke 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Dreesen | Third Baseman |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Red Worthington | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Neun | First Baseman |
| Randy Moore | Right Fielder |
| Bill Cronin | Catcher |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Ray Moss | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
| Woody English | Shortstop |
| Footsie Blair | Second Baseman |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Guy Bush | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 16, 1931
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dreesen vs. Bush
Dreesen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Bush
Maranville hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dreesen moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berger vs. Bush
Berger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dreesen scores. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Worthington vs. Bush
Worthington bunts towards the mound. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maranville moves to third. Berger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Neun vs. Bush
Neun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville scores. Berger moves to third. Worthington moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Bush
Moore hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Wilson. Moore reaches second base with a double. Berger scores. Worthington scores. Neun moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Baecht
Ed Baecht now pitching.
Cronin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Cronin reaches second base with a double. Neun scores. Moore scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maguire vs. Baecht
Maguire hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Baecht
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dreesen vs. Baecht
Dreesen hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Moss
Cuyler 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 -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Moss
English hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cronin settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cronin. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Moss
English hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dreesen can't make a play. That's a base hit. Worthington throws the ball in to Maranville who tags English trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Moss
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Baecht
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Baecht
Berger hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Baecht
Worthington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neun vs. Baecht
Neun is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Moss
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Moss
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Moss
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stephenson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jurges vs. Moss
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dreesen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Baecht
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baecht fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Baecht
Cronin hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wilson, who is chasing the ball. Cronin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maguire vs. Baecht
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moss vs. Baecht
Moss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dreesen vs. Baecht
Dreesen takes first base on ball four. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Baecht
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Moss
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dreesen can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baecht vs. Moss
Baecht is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Moss
Cuyler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Moss
English hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Baecht
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Baecht
Worthington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neun vs. Baecht
Neun strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Baecht
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Moss
Blair hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Moss
Stephenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Moss
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Moss
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville can't make a play. That's a base hit. Stephenson moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Moss
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Moss
Grimm hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Berger. Grimm reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Hemsley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baecht vs. Moss
Baecht hits a fly ball into left field. Worthington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Baecht
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Baecht
Maguire hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Baecht
Moss 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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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Moss
Cuyler 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 -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Moss
English is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Moss
Blair hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dreesen vs. Baecht
Dreesen hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Baecht
Maranville hits a popup towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Baecht
Berger hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Moss
Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Moss
Wilson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Moss
Hemsley strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Moss
Jurges strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Baecht
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baecht fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Baecht
Neun hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Baecht
Moore is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Baecht
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Moss
Grimm hits a popup towards third. Dreesen juggles the ball. That's an error on Dreesen. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Moss
Johnny Moore pinch hits for Ed Baecht.
Moore takes first base on ball four. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Zachary
Tom Zachary now pitching.
Cuyler bunts towards third. Dreesen fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimm moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
English vs. Zachary
English takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Zachary
Al Spohrer now catching. Danny Taylor pinch hits for Footsie Blair.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Grimm scores. Moore moves to third. English moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephenson vs. Seibold
Socks Seibold now pitching.
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. English scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Seibold
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Seibold
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. Stephenson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Seibold
Jurges strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Root
Billy Jurges now playing second base. Charlie Root now pitching. Les Bell now playing third base.
Maguire hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Root
Lance Richbourg pinch hits for Socks Seibold.
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richbourg for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dreesen vs. Root
Dreesen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Root
There goes Dreesen. The throw from Hemsley and he is safe. Dreesen steals second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Root
Maranville strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Brandt
Ed Brandt now pitching.
Grimm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Brandt
Root hits a popup towards first. Neun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Brandt
Cuyler 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
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Root
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Root
Worthington hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Root
Neun hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1931 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Dreesen B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cuyler K, rf 4 0 0 0
Maranville R, ss 5 1 1 0 English W, ss 3 1 1 0
Berger W, cf 5 1 1 1 Blair F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Worthington R, lf 4 1 2 0 Taylor D, ph 0 1 0 1
Neun J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Bell L, 3b 0 0 0 0
Moore R, rf 3 1 1 2 Stephenson R, lf 4 1 3 2
Cronin B, c 4 1 2 2 Wilson H, cf 3 2 2 1
Spohrer A, c 0 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 1 2 1
Maguire F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jurges B, 3b-2b 4 0 0 1
Moss R, p 3 0 1 1 Grimm C, 1b 4 1 2 2
Zachary T, p 0 0 0 0 Bush G, p 0 0 0 0
Seibold S, p 0 0 0 0 Baecht E, p 2 0 0 0
Richbourg L, ph 1 0 0 0 Moore J, ph 0 1 0 0
Brandt E, p 0 0 0 0 Root C, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 10 7 32 8 10 8
Boston 601 000 000 -- 7
Chicago 000 301 40x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Moss R* 6.0 8 6 5 2 5
Zachary T (L) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
Seibold S 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Brandt E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bush G+ 0.0 5 6 6 1 0
Baecht E (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 3
Root C (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 6 batters in 1st
E -- Cronin B, Dreesen B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 5
2B -- Moore R, Cronin B, Grimm C, Hemsley R
3B -- Cronin B
HR -- Wilson H
SB -- Dreesen B
SH -- Cuyler K
HBP -- by Baecht E (Moore R)
A -- 0
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