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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 28, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 28, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry French |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Flint Rhem |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Ted McGrew 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Tony Piet | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Earl Grace | Catcher |
| Larry French | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Third Baseman |
| Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Pepper Martin | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Flint Rhem | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 28, 1931
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Rhem
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Rhem
Grantham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Rhem
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roettger. Waner reaches second base with a double. Traynor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piet vs. Rhem
Piet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thevenow vs. Rhem
Thevenow hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. French
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. French
Roettger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Piet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. French
Frisch 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
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rhem
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Rhem
French is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. French
Hafey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. French
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Martin reaches second base with a double. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. French
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gelbert vs. French
Gelbert is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rhem vs. French
Rhem is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Rhem
Jensen 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Rhem
Grantham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Rhem
Traynor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Traynor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piet vs. Rhem
Piet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. French
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. French
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor juggles the ball. That's an error on Traynor. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. French
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Piet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. Adams moves to third. Roettger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hafey vs. French
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Rhem
Thevenow is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rhem
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. Rhem
French bunts towards the mound. Rhem fields it and throws to first for the out. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Grace trying to get to home. Hafey throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Grace, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. French
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. French
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. French
Gelbert 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
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Rhem
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhem fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Rhem
Grantham 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 -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Rhem
Traynor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner is hit by the pitch. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piet vs. Rhem
Piet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhem vs. French
Rhem hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. French
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. French
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Rhem
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Rhem
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Rhem
French is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. French
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. French
Hafey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. French
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Rhem
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Rhem
Grantham hits a line drive towards center. Martin chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Martin. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Rhem
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grantham scores. Traynor moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner 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
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. French
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. French
Gelbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jensen. Gelbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blades vs. French
Ray Blades pinch hits for Flint Rhem.
Blades takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. French
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roettger vs. French
Roettger is hit by the pitch. Gelbert moves to third. Blades moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. French
Frisch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Frisch reaches second base with a double. Gelbert scores. Blades scores. There goes Roettger trying to get to home. Traynor throws to Grace who tags Roettger for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Lindsey
Jim Lindsey now pitching.
Piet is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Lindsey
Thevenow is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Lindsey
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham fields the ball and throws to French covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. French
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Traynor. Bottomley goes all the way around to score. Hafey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. French
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hafey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. French
There goes Martin. The throw from Grace and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. French
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gelbert vs. French
Gelbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flowers vs. French
Jake Flowers pinch hits for Jim Lindsey.
Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. French fields it and throws to first for the out. Gelbert moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. French
Adams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Waner. Adams reaches second base with a double. Martin scores. Gelbert scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roettger vs. French
Roettger hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Hallahan
Bill Hallahan now pitching. Adam Comorosky pinch hits for Larry French.
Comorosky strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hallahan
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Hallahan
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Hallahan
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Martin 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 8/28/1931 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 1 3 0 Adams S, 3b 5 0 2 2
Jensen W, lf 5 0 0 1 Roettger W, rf 4 0 0 0
Grantham G, 1b 5 2 2 1 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 1 2
Traynor P, 3b 3 1 2 1 Bottomley J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Waner P, rf 3 0 1 1 Hafey C, lf 4 1 1 0
Piet T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Martin P, cf 4 1 2 1
Thevenow T, ss 4 0 0 0 Wilson J, c 4 0 0 0
Grace E, c 3 0 0 0 Gelbert C, ss 3 2 2 0
French L, p 2 0 0 0 Rhem F, p 2 0 0 0
Comorosky A, ph 1 0 0 0 Blades R, ph 0 1 0 0
Lindsey J, p 0 0 0 0
Flowers J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hallahan B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 34 6 9 5
Pittsburgh 201 000 100 -- 4
St.Louis 000 000 24x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
French L (L) 8.0 9 6 2 3 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Rhem F 7.0 7 4 3 3 4
Lindsey J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Hallahan B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Traynor P 2, Martin P
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, St.Louis 8
2B -- Waner P, Martin P, Traynor P, Gelbert C, Frisch F, Adams S, Waner L
3B -- Waner L
HR -- Grantham G
SB -- Martin P
SH -- French L
HBP -- by Rhem F (Waner P), by French L (Roettger W)
T -- 1:38
A -- 25000
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