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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
April 16, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 16, 1931 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Faber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Brown |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Mel Simons | Center Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Watwood | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Bennie Tate | Catcher |
| Red Faber | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Burnett | Third Baseman |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Bibb Falk | Right Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Bill Hunnefield | Shortstop |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Clint Brown | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
April 16, 1931
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Brown
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Brown
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hodapp can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Brown
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Brown
Appling takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cissell vs. Brown
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Faber
Burnett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tate settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Faber
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fonseca for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Faber
Averill strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Brown
Watwood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Brown
Kamm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tate vs. Brown
Tate hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faber vs. Brown
Faber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Faber
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Faber
Falk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Faber
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Falk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunnefield vs. Faber
Hunnefield takes first base on ball four. Falk moves to third. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sewell vs. Faber
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Falk scores. Vosmik moves to third. Hunnefield moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Faber
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Brown
Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Brown
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Brown
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Brown
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Faber
Burnett 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, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Faber
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watwood. Fonseca reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Faber
Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simons throws the ball in to Appling who tags Averill trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fonseca scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Faber
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Faber
Falk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Falk reaches second base with a double. Hodapp moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vosmik vs. Faber
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simons. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. Simons throws the ball in to Cissell who relays the ball to Kamm who tags Vosmik trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hodapp scores. Falk scores. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Brown
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burnett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Brown
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burnett can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Brown
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Moore
Jim Moore now pitching.
Hunnefield 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, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Moore
Sewell hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Simons. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Moore
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Moore
Burnett hits a line drive into left field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Moore
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Brown
Tate hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Falk. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Brown
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simons vs. Brown
Simons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Brown
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Moore
Averill 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, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Moore
Hodapp hits a fly ball into left field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Moore
Falk 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 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Brown
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Brown
Sewell fires to first and picks off Appling. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Brown
Cissell hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Brown
Watwood hits a line drive into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Moore
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watwood. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunnefield vs. Moore
Hunnefield bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Moore. Vosmik scores. Hunnefield moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Moore
Sewell bunts towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sewell for the out. Hunnefield moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Moore
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunnefield scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Moore
Burnett 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, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Moore
Fonseca hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Brown
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Brown
Tate hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffries vs. Brown
Irv Jeffries pinch hits for Jim Moore.
Jeffries hits a line drive into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Lyons
Ted Lyons now pitching.
Averill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Averill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Lyons
Hodapp 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, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Falk vs. Lyons
Falk hits a popup towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Lyons
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Simons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Brown
George Detore now playing third base. Johnny Burnett now playing second base.
Blue hits a popup towards third. Detore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simons vs. Brown
Simons hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Brown
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Brown
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Detore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Lyons
Hunnefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Lyons
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lyons
Brown 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, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Lyons
Burnett 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
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Brown
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Brown
Watwood hits a popup towards short. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Brown
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Detore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1931 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Blue L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Burnett J, 3b-2b 5 0 0 0
Simons M, cf 4 0 1 0 Fonseca L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds C, rf 4 0 2 0 Averill E, cf 4 0 2 1
Appling L, ss 2 0 0 0 Hodapp J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Cissell B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Detore G, 3b 0 0 0 0
Watwood J, lf 4 0 1 0 Falk B, rf 4 2 2 0
Kamm W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 1 3 2
Tate B, c 3 0 0 0 Hunnefield B, ss 2 1 1 0
Faber R, p 1 0 0 0 Sewell L, c 3 1 2 1
Moore J, p 1 0 1 0 Brown C, p 4 0 2 2
Jeffries I, ph 1 0 0 0
Lyons T, p 0 0 0 0
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31 0 6 0 34 7 14 6
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 013 102 00x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Faber R (L) 3.0 8 4 4 1 1
Moore J 3.0 4 3 2 0 0
Lyons T 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Brown C (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 0
E -- Moore J
DP -- Chicago 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Cleveland 6
2B -- Fonseca L, Falk B, Vosmik J 2, Sewell L, Moore J, Averill E
SH -- Hunnefield B, Sewell L
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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