Final
CWS 4 — CLE 5
4/14/1931 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE193104140
Complete available game record for CWS at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Burnett | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lu Blue | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Simons | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Fonseca | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Reynolds | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Detore | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Hodapp | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Porter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Cissell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bibb Falk | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Morgan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Watwood | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Seeds | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kamm | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hunnefield | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Tate | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Sewell | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Ferrell | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garland Braxton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Thomas | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Ferrell | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tommy Thomas | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Garland Braxton | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lu Blue | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garland Braxton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Cissell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kamm | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Reynolds | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Simons | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Tate | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Watwood | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Fonseca | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Hodapp | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hunnefield | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Seeds | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Porter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Burnett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Burnett | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Sewell | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Detore | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bibb Falk | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9/9L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53/SH.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 6(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 143 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D9/9L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D9/9D.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H;2-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D.2-H | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S/G5.2-H | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2# | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S/6.2-H;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HP | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S4/G.3-H | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S/78 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S/1.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)3(B)/GDP | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7/L | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 14(1)3/GDP | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | E7/L | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/G/FO | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S/1.1-2# | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S/5.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-3 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(625);1-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S5 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 4–5 |