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Chicago Cubs 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Monday, October 5, 1931 (D) at Wrigley Field

CHI A    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
CHI N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  2
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Watwood cf                    2   1   2   0       2   0       1   0
  Norman cf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Cissell ss                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Jolley rf                     3   1   0   0       2   0       1   0
Fonseca lf                    5   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Blue 1b                       2   0   0   0       2   0      15   0
Sullivan 3b                   3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Kerr 2b                       3   0   1   1       1   0       1   6
Grube c                       1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Tate c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Frazier p                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
Totals                       31   2   6   2       8   5      25  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cissell-Blue.
E: Kerr (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Fonseca (2,off Bush); Watwood (3,off Bush).
SH: Cissell (2,off Bush).
IBB: Blue (1,by Bush); Jolley (2,by Bush).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Watwood (1,2nd base by Bush/Hemsley); Blue (1,2nd base by Bush/Hemsley).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
English ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Herman 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   2       4   6
Cuyler cf                     2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Bell 3b                       3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Barton rf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
D. Taylor lf                  4   2   2   1       0   0       0   0
Grimm 1b                      3   0   1   2       0   0       7   1
Hemsley c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       6   2
Bush p                        0   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
  May p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Blair ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Root p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   6   3       3   2      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hemsley-Herman.
E: Bell (2), D. Taylor (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hemsley (1,off Frazier); Grimm (1,off Frazier).
HR: D. Taylor (1,2nd inning off Frazier 0 on 1 out).
SH: Cuyler (4,off Frazier); Grimm (1,off Frazier).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Frazier L(0-2)                8.1   6   3   1   3   2   1  34

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bush                          4.2   5   2   2   8   3   0  25
May W(1-0)                    2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8
Root                          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7
Totals                        9     6   2   2   8   5   0  40
WP: Root (1).
IBB: Bush 2 (2,Blue,Jolley).
Umpires: HP - George Hildebrand, 1B - George Magerkurth, 2B - Brick Owens, 3B - Ernie Quigley
Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 13509
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Chicago Cubs             
1. Watwood             cf        English             ss
2. Cissell             ss        Herman              2b
3. Jolley              rf        Cuyler              cf
4. Fonseca             lf        Bell                3b
5. Blue                1b        Barton              rf
6. Sullivan            3b        D. Taylor           lf
7. Kerr                2b        Grimm               1b
8. Grube               c         Hemsley             c
9. Frazier             p         Bush                p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Watwood walked; Cissell struck out while Watwood
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Jolley walked;
Fonseca doubled to right [Jolley to third]; Blue was walked
intentionally; Sullivan forced Blue (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: English grounded out (third to first); Herman struck
out; Cuyler walked; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Cubs 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kerr singled to third [Kerr to second (error by
Bell)]; Grube struck out; Frazier struck out; Watwood walked;
Cissell forced Kerr (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Barton grounded out (second to first); D. Taylor
homered; Grimm grounded out (catcher to first); Hemsley doubled
to center; Bush walked; English made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Cubs 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Jolley grounded out (second to first); Fonseca
grounded out (second to first); Blue walked; Blue was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: TATE REPLACED GRUBE (PLAYING C ); Herman singled to
center; Cuyler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Herman to second]; Bell walked; Barton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Cubs 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Sullivan flied out to right; Kerr flied out to
right; Tate singled to right; Frazier forced Tate (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: D. Taylor lined to left; Grimm flied out to center;
Hemsley lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Cubs
1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Watwood doubled to right; Cissell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Watwood to third]; Jolley
was walked intentionally; Fonseca singled to left [Jolley to
second, Watwood scored]; Blue forced Fonseca (first to
shortstop) [Jolley to third]; Sullivan walked [Blue to second];
Kerr walked [Jolley scored, Blue to third, Sullivan to second];
MAY REPLACED BUSH (PITCHING); Tate grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: May flied out to left; English flied out to right;
Herman made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Cubs 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Frazier lined to right; Watwood singled to
center; Cissell flied out to center; Jolley flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Cuyler grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell flied out
to left; Barton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Fonseca grounded out (third to first); Blue
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sullivan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED WATWOOD (PLAYING CF); D. Taylor
singled; Grimm out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [D.
Taylor to second]; Hemsley reached on a fielder's choice [D.
Taylor out at third (third to second to third to second),
Hemsley to second]; BLAIR BATTED FOR MAY; Blair grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ROOT REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Kerr reached on
an error by D. Taylor [Kerr to second]; Root threw a wild pitch
[Kerr to third]; Tate grounded out (second to first); Frazier
struck out; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: English grounded out (first unassisted); Herman struck
out; Cuyler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Cissell flied out to center; Jolley grounded out
(second to first); Fonseca made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Barton singled to
center; D. Taylor reached on an error by Kerr [Barton to
second]; Grimm doubled to center [Barton scored (unearned), D.
Taylor scored (unearned)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Cubs 3.
Source: Chicago Daily News

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        2   6   1   11
 Cubs             3   6   2    6
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