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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 30, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 30, 1931 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eppa Rixey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Heinie Meine |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Heathcote | Right Fielder |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Heath | First Baseman |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Wally Roettger | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Sukeforth | Catcher |
| Hod Ford | Shortstop |
| Eppa Rixey | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Heinie Meine | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 30, 1931
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Meine
Stripp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Meine
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields the ball and throws to Meine covering. Safe. Stripp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Meine
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stripp scores. Heathcote moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Meine
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Heathcote scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Meine
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner hits a line drive towards third. Stripp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Rixey
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heath scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Rixey
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Comorosky vs. Rixey
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Meine
Roettger hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sukeforth vs. Meine
Sukeforth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Meine
Ford hits a line drive into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rixey vs. Meine
Rixey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Rixey
Suhr strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Rixey
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Rixey
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rixey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Meine
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Meine
Heathcote hits a popup in front of the plate. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Meine
Roush hits a line drive towards first. Suhr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Rixey
Meine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Rixey
Grantham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heathcote. Grantham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner bunts towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Rixey
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grantham scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Rixey
There's a wild pitch. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Comorosky vs. Rixey
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Traynor scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Rixey
Suhr hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Rixey
There goes Comorosky. The throw from Sukeforth and he is safe. Comorosky steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Rixey
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Meine
Heath hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Meine
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Meine
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Rixey
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cuccinello. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meine vs. Rixey
Chuck Dressen now playing third base. Joe Stripp now playing first base.
Meine bunts towards the mound. Rixey fields it and throws to first for the out. Thevenow moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner hits a popup towards first. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Rixey
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stripp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sukeforth vs. Meine
Sukeforth hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Meine
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rixey vs. Meine
Rixey hits a line drive towards the mound. Meine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Rixey
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Rixey
Comorosky hits a fly ball towards left. Roettger settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Roettger. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Rixey
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stripp fields it and throws to second for the out. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Rixey
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roettger. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Traynor scores. Suhr goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Rixey
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Meine
Stripp hits a popup beyond second. Grantham can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Meine
Heathcote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stripp moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roush vs. Meine
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meine fields it and throws to first for the out. Stripp scores. Heathcote moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dressen vs. Meine
Dressen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Meine
Cuccinello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Rixey
Meine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford misplays the ball. That's an error on Ford. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner bunts in front of the plate. Sukeforth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Rixey
Grantham bunts in front of the plate. Sukeforth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Rixey
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meine moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Rixey
Traynor hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Roush, who is chasing the ball. Traynor reaches third base with a triple. Meine scores. Waner scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Comorosky vs. Rixey
Comorosky hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Meine
Roettger hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sukeforth vs. Meine
Sukeforth hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Meine
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thevenow. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucas vs. Meine
Red Lucas pinch hits for Eppa Rixey.
Lucas hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Kolp
Ray Kolp now pitching.
Suhr strikes out. Sukeforth drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Suhr out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kolp
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Kolp
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Meine
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Meine
Heathcote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Meine
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dressen vs. Meine
Dressen hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Wysong
Biff Wysong now pitching.
Meine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Wysong
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Wysong
Grantham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Wysong
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Meine
Cuccinello hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Meine
Roettger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sukeforth vs. Meine
Sukeforth hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1931 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stripp J, 3b-1b 4 2 2 0 Waner L, cf 5 2 2 2
Heathcote C, rf 4 1 3 0 Grantham G, 2b 4 1 1 0
Roush E, cf 4 0 1 2 Waner P, rf 3 0 0 0
Heath M, 1b 2 0 0 1 Traynor P, 3b 4 2 4 3
Dressen C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Comorosky A, lf 4 0 0 1
Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 1 0 0
Roettger W, lf 4 0 1 0 Phillips E, c 4 0 1 2
Sukeforth C, c 4 0 1 0 Thevenow T, ss 4 0 0 0
Ford H, ss 3 0 0 0 Meine H, p 3 2 1 0
Rixey E, p 2 0 0 0
Lucas R, ph 1 0 0 0
Kolp R, p 0 0 0 0
Wysong B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 35 8 9 8
Cincinnati 200 001 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh 004 022 00x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Rixey E (L) 6.0 9 8 4 1 2
Kolp R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Wysong B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Meine H (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 3
E -- Cuccinello T, Roettger W, Ford H, Thevenow T
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Grantham G, Phillips E
3B -- Traynor P
HR -- Waner L
SB -- Comorosky A
SH -- Waner P, Meine H
WP -- Rixey E
T -- 1:46
A -- 0
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