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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 24, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Guy Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Ted McGrew |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Adair | Shortstop |
| Woody English | Third Baseman |
| Kiki Cuyler | Center Fielder |
| Vince Barton | Right Fielder |
| Hack Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Footsie Blair | Second Baseman |
| Guy Bush | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fullis | Center Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Bill Hunnefield | Shortstop |
| Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
| Doc Marshall | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1931
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Fitzsimmons
Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Fitzsimmons
English strikes out. There goes Adair. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adair scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Fitzsimmons
Barton takes first base on ball four. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Fitzsimmons
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Bush
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards third. English fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Bush
Leach 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Bush
Terry 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
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Fitzsimmons
Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Fitzsimmons
Blair hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Fitzsimmons
Bush 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
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bush
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Bush
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blair can't make a play. That's a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunnefield vs. Bush
Hunnefield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott scores. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Critz vs. Bush
Critz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hogan moves to third. Hunnefield moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Bush
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards third. English fields it and throws to home to get Hogan. Hunnefield moves to third. Critz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fitzsimmons vs. Bush
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Fitzsimmons
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Fitzsimmons
English hits a popup towards short. Hunnefield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hunnefield. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barton vs. Fitzsimmons
Barton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Bush
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards third. English fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Bush
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Bush
Terry 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
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Fitzsimmons
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Fitzsimmons
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marshall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bush
Danny Taylor now playing left field.
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Bush
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. English fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Bush
Hunnefield hits a popup, foul, towards third. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Fitzsimmons
Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Fitzsimmons
Bush bunts towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Fitzsimmons
Adair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
English vs. Fitzsimmons
English takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Bush
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bush
There goes Critz. The throw from Hartnett and he is safe. Critz steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bush
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Bush
Fitzsimmons strikes out. There goes Marshall. The throw from Hartnett to second, and Marshall is out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Fitzsimmons
Barton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fitzsimmons
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Fitzsimmons
Grimm hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Fitzsimmons
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Bush
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fullis for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Bush
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Bush
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Fitzsimmons
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Fitzsimmons
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Fitzsimmons
English hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bush
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Bush
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. English fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Bush
Hunnefield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. Bush
There goes Hunnefield. The throw from Hartnett and he is out, Blair applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Fitzsimmons
Barton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fitzsimmons
Taylor 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
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Bush
Critz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bush
Marshall bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Critz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitzsimmons vs. Bush
Fitzsimmons bunts towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. Critz moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fullis vs. Bush
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blair fields it and throws to home to get Critz. Marshall moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Bush
There goes Fullis. The throw from Hartnett and he is safe. Fullis steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leach vs. Bush
Leach 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
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Fitzsimmons
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Fitzsimmons
Blair 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
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Bush
Terry hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Taylor is chasing the ball. Terry rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1931, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adair J, ss 4 1 1 0 Fullis C, cf 4 0 0 0
English W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Leach F, lf 4 0 0 0
Cuyler K, cf 4 0 1 1 Terry B, 1b 4 1 1 1
Barton V, rf 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 1 2 0
Wilson H, lf 2 0 0 0 Hogan S, c 3 0 1 0
Taylor D, lf 2 0 0 0 Hunnefield B, ss 3 0 2 1
Grimm C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Critz H, 2b 2 0 2 0
Hartnett G, c 3 0 0 0 Marshall D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Blair F, 2b 4 0 2 0 Fitzsimmons F, p 2 0 0 0
Bush G, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 26 2 8 2
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 010 000 001 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bush G (L) 8.0 8 2 2 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 5
E -- Hunnefield B
DP -- Chicago 3, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 4
HR -- Terry B
SB -- Adair J, Critz H, Fullis C
CS -- Marshall D, Hunnefield B
SH -- Bush G, Marshall D, Fitzsimmons F
T -- 1:33
A -- 0
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