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JUNE
1931

Monday, June 1st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1931
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 2nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1931
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 12, Boston Red Sox 11 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, St. Louis Browns 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1931
Chicago Cubs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 8, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 4th

IN THE NEWS: After hitting safely in his last eight times at bat, Oscar Melillo, the slick-fielding but light-hitting 2B of the Browns, is stopped by Red Ruffing of the Yankees. St. Louis wins 8-6.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1931
Chicago Cubs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 8, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 5th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1931
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 7 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 1, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 6th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1931
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 5 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, St. Louis Browns 8 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 11, Detroit Tigers 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 7th

IN THE NEWS: With Sunday baseball still prohibited in Philadelphia, the A's make a one-day trip to Detroit. They win 12-2, and leave 18 men on base.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1931
Chicago Cubs 8, New York Giants 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 3 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Athletics 12, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 8th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1931
New York Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Browns 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 18, Chicago White Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 9th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1931
New York Giants 10, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 12, Detroit Tigers 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 10th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1931
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Giants 1 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 13, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 11th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1931
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 8, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 12, Cleveland Indians 5 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 12th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1931
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 13th

IN THE NEWS: Adam Comorosky, the Pittsburgh OF who made an unassisted DP on May 31, makes another as the Giants win 6-4.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1931
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 6 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, St. Louis Browns 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 14, St. Louis Browns 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 14th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1931
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Braves Field
Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 9, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: Cut-down day for major-league rosters brings the retirement of Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann. Collins becomes a coach for the A's. Heilmann will return briefly to the Reds in 1932.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1931
Boston Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 16th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1931
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 7 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 11, St. Louis Browns 10 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 17th

IN THE NEWS: Tom Connolly, who had umpired the first AL game in 1901, retires as an active arbiter to become supervisor of AL umpires.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1931
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 8, St. Louis Browns 7 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 18th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1931
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 19th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1931
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 6 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 16, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 20th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1931
Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Baker Bowl
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 14, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 9, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 21st

IN THE NEWS: George Earnshaw notches the 12th consecutive victory for the A's 6-5 at Chicago.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1931
Boston Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 1 at League Park II
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, New York Yankees 7 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 8, New York Yankees 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1931
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 11, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 14, New York Yankees 10 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 23, 1931
Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 0 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 0 at League Park II
Washington Senators 10, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 24th

IN THE NEWS: Bill Sweeney, Red Sox 1B, makes 21 putouts, one fewer than Hal Chase's 1906 record. Boston outfielders have no putouts as the Red Sox lose 7-3 in Cleveland.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 24, 1931
Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 11, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 14, New York Giants 10 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 25th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 25, 1931
Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Baker Bowl
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 9 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 26th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 26, 1931
Boston Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 16, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 3 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 27th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 27, 1931
Chicago Cubs 12, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Baker Bowl
Washington Senators 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 12, New York Yankees 5 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 28th

IN THE NEWS: Records for catching fly balls are set in a doubleheader as the A's beat the Tigers 9-1 and 5-1. The Detroit OF make 24 putouts, and Philadelphia adds 19 for a 2-team total of 43 in the two games.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 28, 1931
Boston Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 17, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 5 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 29th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 29, 1931
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Chicago Cubs 10 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 7 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 15, New York Yankees 6 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 30th

IN THE NEWS: The New York Giants' Ethan Allen pinch-hits a grand slam off the Cubs' Pat Malone to tie the game, but Chicago scores again to win at the Polo Grounds 11-10. Sparky Adams also homers in the game, his first since 1925. He had been to bat 3,104 times without a HR.

The Athletics buy veteran Waite Hoyt from Detroit.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 30, 1931
Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 11, New York Giants 10 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 14, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 7 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 7 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)