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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 17, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on September 17, 1931 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Zachary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Harris |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted McGrew 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Left Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
| Wes Schulmerich | Right Fielder |
| Billy Urbanski | Third Baseman |
| Bucky Walters | Second Baseman |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Tom Zachary | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Tony Piet | Second Baseman |
| Ben Sankey | Shortstop |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Bill Harris | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 17, 1931
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Harris
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Harris
Maranville hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berger vs. Harris
Berger bunts towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berger for the out. Richbourg moves to third. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sheely vs. Harris
Sheely hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richbourg scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulmerich vs. Harris
Schulmerich hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Zachary
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Zachary
Suhr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Zachary
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walters fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbanski vs. Harris
Urbanski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Piet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Harris
Walters hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Harris
Spohrer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zachary vs. Harris
There's a wild pitch. Spohrer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zachary vs. Harris
Zachary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piet vs. Zachary
Piet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sankey vs. Zachary
Sankey bunts towards third. Urbanski fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. Piet moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Phillips vs. Zachary
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Zachary
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to home to get Waner. Piet moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Harris
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Harris
Maranville bunts towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maranville for the out. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Harris
Berger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheely vs. Harris
Sheely hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulmerich vs. Harris
Schulmerich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Zachary
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Zachary
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Zachary
Traynor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely fields it and throws to second for the out. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piet vs. Zachary
Piet hits a popup towards third. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbanski vs. Harris
Urbanski hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Harris
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Harris
Spohrer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zachary vs. Harris
Zachary hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sankey vs. Zachary
Sankey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Zachary
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Zachary
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Harris
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Harris
Maranville hits a popup towards the mound. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Harris
Berger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Zachary
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Zachary
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Zachary
There goes Suhr. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Walters applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Harris
Sheely hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Harris
Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbanski vs. Harris
Urbanski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Urbanski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maguire vs. Harris
Freddie Maguire pinch hits for Bucky Walters.
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Zachary
Freddie Maguire now playing second base.
Traynor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Traynor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner bunts towards third. Urbanski fields it and throws to first for the out. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piet vs. Zachary
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sankey vs. Zachary
Sankey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Harris
Spohrer hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Harris
Zachary strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Harris
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Zachary
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Urbanski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Zachary
Harris 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Harris
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Harris
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Harris
Sheely hits a popup towards short. Sankey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Zachary
Jensen 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Zachary
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Zachary
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Schulmerich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulmerich vs. Harris
Schulmerich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner throws the ball in to Piet who tags Schulmerich trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urbanski vs. Harris
Urbanski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Harris
Maguire bunts towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. Urbanski moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spohrer vs. Harris
Spohrer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zachary vs. Harris
Zachary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Zachary
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Zachary
Piet hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinecke vs. Zachary
Bill Steinecke pinch hits for Ben Sankey.
Steinecke strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1931, game 1 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, lf 4 1 2 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 1 0
Maranville R, ss 3 0 1 0 Jensen W, lf 3 0 0 0
Berger W, cf 2 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Sheely E, 1b 4 0 0 1 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 2 0
Schulmerich W, rf 4 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 3 0 1 0
Urbanski B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Piet T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Walters B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Sankey B, ss 2 0 0 0
Maguire F, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Steinecke B, ph 1 0 0 0
Spohrer A, c 1 0 0 0 Phillips E, c 2 0 0 0
Zachary T, p 4 0 0 0 Harris B, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 6 1 29 0 5 0
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary T (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Harris B (L) 9.0 6 1 1 4 3
LOB -- Boston 8, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Urbanski B, Traynor P
CS -- Suhr G
SH -- Berger W, Sankey B, Maranville R, Waner P, Maguire F
WP -- Harris B
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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