Braves @ Pirates
September 17, 1931

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Braves	2	8	1
Pirates	4	8	2

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Braves	2	8	1
Pirates	4	8	2

Ben Sankey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average
OBP
At Bats
Hits
• Singles
• Doubles
• Triples
• Home Runs
Walks
RBI’s

Bruce Cunningham Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	8	1

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Forbes Field - September 17, 1931

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Caught Stealing

Bruce Cunningham

Al Bool

Johnny Neun

Freddie Maguire

Bucky Walters

Billy Urbanski

Lance Richbourg

Wally Berger

Wes Schulmerich

Ben Sankey

Tony Piet

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Braves	2	8	1	6
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	2	5
Winning Pitcher	Glenn Spencer
Losing Pitcher	Bob Brown
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Ben Sankey
Attendance
Time of Game	1 hour 28 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

There goes Piet. The throw from Bool and he is out, Urbanski applying the tag.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Piet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Urbanski fields it and throws to second for the out. Suhr scores.

Bottom 8 Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Suhr moves to third.

Bottom 8 Traynor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Suhr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Suhr reaches second base with a double.

Top 8 Schulmerich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Neun hits a popup towards short. Sankey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Walters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 7 Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Spencer strikes out.

Top 7 Richbourg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Cunningham hits a popup towards short. Sankey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Bool hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Sankey hits a fly ball into right field. Schulmerich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Bruce Cunningham now pitching. Piet hits a fly ball into left field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.

Top 6 Urbanski hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Suhr. Berger moves to third. Neun moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 6 Neun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey misplays the ball. That's an error on Sankey.

Top 6 Berger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Berger reaches second base with a double. Richbourg scores. Walters scores.

Top 6 Walters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Walters reaches second base with a double. Richbourg moves to third.

Top 6 Richbourg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Waner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Urbanski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 5 Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Urbanski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 5 Suhr takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Bool hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Maguire hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Waner hits a popup towards short. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Spencer bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Grace moves to second.

Bottom 4 Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piet scores.

Bottom 4 Sankey bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Piet moves to third.

Bottom 4 Piet hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Piet reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Urbanski hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Berger moves to third.

Top 4 Neun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berger moves to second.

Top 4 Berger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

Bottom 3 Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen scores.

Bottom 3 Suhr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third.

Bottom 3 Jensen takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Richbourg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Bool hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Urbanski fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Urbanski fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Urbanski. Sankey moves to second.

Bottom 2 Grace hits a popup, foul, towards first. Neun settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Sankey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piet scores.

Bottom 2 There goes Piet. The throw from Bool and he is safe. Piet steals second.

Bottom 2 Piet takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Urbanski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Schulmerich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Piet scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Neun hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Schulmerich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Suhr hits a popup towards short. Urbanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Jensen bunts towards third. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second.

Bottom 1 Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sankey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Richbourg hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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