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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 18, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Walker |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Third Baseman |
| George Watkins | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Right Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Center Fielder |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Bill Walker | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1931
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Walker
Watkins hits a fly ball into right field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Walker
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Haines
Critz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Haines
Leach hits a fly ball into right field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Haines
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out. Critz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Haines
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Walker
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walker
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Walker drops the ball. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Walker
Gelbert hits a fly ball into center field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Walker
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haines vs. Walker
Haines strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Haines
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Haines
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vergez vs. Haines
Vergez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Haines
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley juggles the ball. That's an error on Bottomley. Jackson moves to third. Vergez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Haines
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Critz vs. Haines
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson scores. Vergez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Haines
Leach hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Watkins picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Watkins. Vergez scores. Critz goes all the way around to score. Leach moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindstrom vs. Haines
Lindstrom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Walker
Watkins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a line drive into right field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Haines
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Haines
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Haines
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vergez vs. Haines
There's a wild pitch. Ott moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vergez vs. Haines
Vergez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Farrell vs. Haines
O'Farrell strikes out. Wilson throws to third to get Ott for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Walker
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Walker
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walker
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Haines
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. Haines
Critz hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Haines
Leach takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Haines
Lindstrom hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Haines
Terry 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, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Walker
Gelbert hits a fly ball into right field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Walker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez juggles the ball. That's an error on Vergez. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Walker
Haines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Haines
Ott 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, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haines
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Watkins. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vergez vs. Haines
Vergez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Haines
O'Farrell 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 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Walker
Watkins hits a fly ball into center field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Walker
Bottomley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Haines
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Haines
Critz hits a fly ball into right field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Haines
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Walker
Doc Marshall now playing second base.
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walker
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Walker
Gelbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Walker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Douthit vs. Walker
Taylor Douthit pinch hits for Jesse Haines.
Douthit hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. Wilson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Douthit moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blades vs. Walker
Ray Blades pinch hits for George Watkins.
Blades hits a fly ball into center field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Stout
Taylor Douthit now playing right field. Allyn Stout now pitching.
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Stout
Terry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Terry reaches second base with a double. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Stout
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Stout
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindstrom scores. Terry moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vergez vs. Stout
Vergez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Walker
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Walker
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Walker
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Stout
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Stout
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Stout
There's a wild pitch. O'Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Stout
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Stout
Leach 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 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Walker
Gelbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Gelbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Walker
Wilson hits a fly ball towards left. Leach settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Leach. Gelbert scores. Wilson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. Walker
Douthit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Walker
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Walker
Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Allyn Stout.
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Ott 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 5/18/1931 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams S, 3b 5 0 1 1 Critz H, 2b 4 1 1 1
Watkins G, rf 3 0 0 0 Marshall D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Blades R, ph 1 0 0 0 Leach F, lf 4 0 1 2
Stout A, p 0 0 0 0 Lindstrom F, rf 4 1 0 0
Mancuso G, ph 1 0 0 0 Terry B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Frisch F, 2b 5 0 2 0 Ott M, cf 4 1 2 0
Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 4 2 3 1
Hafey C, lf 4 0 0 0 Vergez J, 3b 3 1 2 2
Martin P, cf 3 1 0 0 O'Farrell B, c 4 0 1 0
Gelbert C, ss 4 1 1 0 Walker B, p 3 0 0 0
Wilson J, c 4 1 1 0
Haines J, p 2 0 0 0
Douthit T, ph-rf 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 6 2 35 6 11 6
St.Louis 000 000 201 -- 3
New York 040 010 10x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haines J (L) 6.0 9 5 2 3 1
Stout A 2.0 2 1 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Walker B (W) 9.0 6 3 0 2 6
E -- Walker B, Bottomley J, Watkins G, Vergez J, Jackson T, Adams S, Leach F
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 8
2B -- Leach F, Jackson T, Terry B, Gelbert C
WP -- Haines J, Stout A
T -- 2:00
A -- 10000
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