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Important Note: Unlike most of the games that are based on play-by-play descriptions in newspapers, this game is a deduced account.

Chicago White Sox 13, Chicago Cubs 6

Game Played on Sunday, October 4, 1931 (D) at Comiskey Park I

CHI N    1  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  1  -   6 10  0
CHI A    1  0  0    0  5  0    3  4  x  -  13 15  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
English ss                    5   0   2   1       0   2       2   1
Herman 2b                     4   1   0   0       1   0       1   1
Cuyler cf                     4   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Bell 3b                       4   1   2   1       0   0       1   1
Barton rf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
D. Taylor lf                  4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Grimm 1b                      4   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Hemsley c                     4   2   1   1       0   0       9   0
Root p                        2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hartnett ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Malone p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  May p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Blair ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   6  10   6       1   2      24   6
FIELDING - 
E: Smith (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Barton (1,off Faber); English (4,off Faber).
HR: Cuyler (1,6th inning off Faber 0 on 0 out); Hemsley (1,7th inning off Faber
0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: D. Taylor (1,2nd base off Faber/Grube).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Watwood cf                    5   3   3   0       0   0       4   0
Cissell ss                    5   3   4   4       0   0       2   4
Jolley rf                     4   3   2   5       1   0       0   0
Fonseca lf                    4   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Blue 1b                       5   0   1   1       0   1      13   0
Sullivan 3b                   5   0   1   1       0   2       3   4
Kerr 2b                       3   0   0   0       1   0       0   6
Grube c                       4   2   2   0       0   0       4   0
Faber p                       2   1   2   0       1   0       0   2
  Lyons p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  13  15  11       3   3      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kerr-Cissell-Blue.
E: Cissell (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Jolley (1,off Smith); Blue (3,off Smith).
HR: Jolley (2,5th inning off Root 3 on 0 out); Cissell (1,8th inning off Smith
2 on 1 out).
SH: Fonseca (1,off Smith).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Root L(0-2)                   6     9   6   6   2   3   1  28
Malone                        0     1   2   0   1   0   0   2
Smith                         1.2   5   5   4   0   1   1  11
May                           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        8    15  13  10   3   5   2  42
Malone faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Faber W(2-0)                  6.2   8   5   5   1   4   2  28
Lyons S(1)                    2.1   2   1   0   0   0   0  10
Totals                        9    10   6   5   1   4   2  38
Umpires: HP - Ernie Quigley, 1B - George Hildebrand, 2B - George Magerkurth, 3B - Brick Owens
Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 41523
Starting Lineups:

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

CUBS 1ST: English was called out on strikes; Herman walked;
Cuyler out on an unknown play [Herman to second]; Bell singled
[Herman scored]; Barton out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Watwood singled; Cissell singled to center
[Watwood to third, Cissell to second (on throw)]; Jolley out on
an unknown play [Watwood scored]; Fly out, but no SF rule in
1931 so Jolley gets both AB and RBI; Fonseca out on an
unknown play; Blue out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, White Sox 1.

CUBS 2ND: D. Taylor out on an unknown play; Grimm singled;
Hemsley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Grimm out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Sullivan out on an unknown play; Kerr walked;
Grube out on an unknown play; Faber walked [Kerr to second];
Watwood out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
White Sox 1.

CUBS 3RD: Root out on an unknown play; English was called out on
strikes; Herman out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Cissell out on an unknown play; Jolley out on an
unknown play; Fonseca out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, White Sox 1.

CUBS 4TH: Cuyler out on an unknown play; Bell singled; Barton
doubled [Bell scored]; D. Taylor reached on a fielder's choice
[Barton out at third (shortstop to third)]; D. Taylor stole
second; Grimm singled to center [D. Taylor scored]; Hemsley out
on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Blue was called out on strikes; Sullivan was
called out on strikes; Kerr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, White Sox 1.

CUBS 5TH: Root out on an unknown play; English out on an unknown
play; Herman out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Grube singled to left; Faber singled to center
[Grube to second]; On a bunt Watwood singled [Grube to third,
Faber to second]; Cissell singled to center [Grube scored, Faber
to third, Watwood to second]; Jolley homered [Faber scored,
Watwood scored, Cissell scored]; Fonseca out on an unknown play;
Blue out on an unknown play; Sullivan singled to second
[Sullivan out at first (catcher unassisted)]; Helmsley backed
up play and tagged out Sullivan who had turned toward 2nd; 5
R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, White Sox 6.

CUBS 6TH: Cuyler homered; Bell out on an unknown play; Barton
out on an unknown play; D. Taylor out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kerr out on an unknown play; Grube out on an
unknown play; Faber singled; Watwood out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, White Sox 6.

CUBS 7TH: Grimm out on an unknown play; Hemsley homered;
HARTNETT BATTED FOR ROOT; Hartnett out on an unknown play;
English doubled to left; LYONS REPLACED FABER (PITCHING); Herman
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MALONE REPLACED HARTNETT (PITCHING); Cissell
singled; Jolley walked [Cissell to second]; SMITH REPLACED
MALONE (PITCHING); Fonseca safe on a sacrifice bunt to pitcher
[Cissell scored (error by Smith) (unearned), Jolley scored
(unearned), Fonseca to third]; Blue out on an unknown play;
Sullivan out on an unknown play [Fonseca scored (unearned)];
Fly out, but no SF rule in 1931 so Sullivan gets both
AB and RBI; Kerr out on an unknown play;
3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, White Sox 9.

CUBS 8TH: Cuyler out on an unknown play; Bell out on an unknown
play; Barton out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Grube singled; Lyons out on an unknown play;
Watwood singled [Grube to second]; Cissell homered [Grube
scored, Watwood scored]; Jolley doubled; Fonseca grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Jolley to third]; Blue doubled [Jolley
scored]; MAY REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Sullivan struck out; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, White Sox 13.

CUBS 9TH: D. Taylor singled; Grimm out on an unknown play;
Hemsley forced D. Taylor; BLAIR BATTED FOR MAY; Blair reached on
an error by Cissell [Hemsley to second]; English singled
[Hemsley scored (unearned)]; Herman out on an unknown play;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, White Sox 13.
Sources: Chicago Herald-Examiner and other newspaper accounts and boxes

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             6  10   1    5
 White Sox       13  15   1    5
Data Limitations