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APRIL
1931
IN THE NEWS:
Miss Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year-old gate attraction
for Joe Engel's Chattanooga Lookouts (Southern Association),
pitches against the New York Yankees in an exhibition
game in Chattanooga. Babe Ruth waves wildly at 2 pitches
and watches a 3rd strike go by. Lou Gehrig gallantly
times his 3 swings to miss the ball, but unsmiling
Tony Lazzeri, after first trying to bunt, walks
and Miss Mitchell leaves the game. The final
score is 14-4 Yankees. In 1933 Mitchell will
pitch for the House of David team.
IN THE NEWS:
President Herbert Hoover throws out the first
ball at Washington. Lefty Grove, in relief, gets the
first win of what will be his greatest season.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1931 » OPENING DAY | | Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
9, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Detroit Tigers
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1931 | | Boston Braves
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
10, New York Giants
7 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Cleveland Indians
6 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
8, Boston Red Sox
7 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Detroit Tigers
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1931 | | Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
14, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Chicago White Sox
0 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1931 | | Chicago Cubs
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1931 | | Boston Braves
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
7, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
11, Chicago White Sox
2 at League Park II | | | Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Detroit Tigers
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
2, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1931 | | New York Giants
9, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
12, St. Louis Browns
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
8, Boston Red Sox
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1931 | | New York Giants
4, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
1, New York Giants
0 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
9, Detroit Tigers
3 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
13, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1931 | | Boston Braves
5, New York Giants
1 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Detroit Tigers
4 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
12, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
12, Boston Red Sox
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Babe Ruth collides with Charlie Berry, Red Sox catcher
and former pro football player, while trying to score
on a sacrifice fly. Ruth is carried off
the field at Fenway Park and taken to a hospital.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1931 | | Boston Braves
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
7, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
10, Cleveland Indians
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Washington Senators
1 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1931 | | Cleveland Indians
8, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
1, St. Louis Browns
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Rogers Hornsby, player/manager of the Chicago Cubs,
hits 3 consecutive HRs to beat the Pirates at Forbes
Field 10-6.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1931 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Boston Braves
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, New York Giants
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Forbes Field | | | New York Yankees
7, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
10, Washington Senators
7 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1931 | | Boston Braves
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
4 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
3, St. Louis Browns
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Washington Senators
2 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Dusty Cooke, Yankee RF, is hurt diving for a fly
ball off the bat of Ossie Bluege of Washington. 1B
Gehrig winds up playing the ball, which becomes an
inside-the-park HR. With Babe Ruth still sidelined,
the shorthanded Yankees send P Red Ruffing to
the outfield. The game's most significant
play comes with Lyn Lary on base when Lou Gehrig's
drive into the CF stands at Washington bounces back
and is caught by CF Harry Rice. According to the rules,
this is a home run, but when Lary sees Rice catching
the ball, he thinks it's the final out of the
inning. Unnoticed by Joe McCarthy, coaching at 3B,
Lary heads for the dugout after crossing 3B. Gehrig
circles the bases. He is called out and gets credit
for a triple instead of a HR and loses 2 RBI. As a
result Gehrig will end the season tied for the HR
title with Babe Ruth and will have "only" 184 RBI.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1931 | | Chicago Cubs
3, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
1, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Washington Senators
9, New York Yankees
7 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Wally Berger, Boston Braves CF, ties the modern
mark for the outfield by recording 4 assists,
helping Socks Seibold shut out the Phillies 2-0.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1931 | | New York Giants
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
9, New York Yankees
8 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1931 | | New York Giants
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
9, Boston Braves
8 at Baker Bowl | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Detroit Tigers
5 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
10, St. Louis Browns
9 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
7, Washington Senators
7 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Wes Ferrell pitches a 9-0 no-hit game for Cleveland
against the St. Louis Browns. His brother, Rick, almost
gets a hit for the Browns when he beats out a grounder
that is ruled an error. Ferrell strikes out 8 and
bats in 4 runs with a HR and a double.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1931 | | Chicago Cubs
3, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
9, St. Louis Browns
0 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
9, New York Yankees
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1931 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
2, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
10, St. Louis Browns
9 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
9, Cleveland Indians
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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