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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		3
0
NYY
@CLE		7
11
PHA
@DET		6
0
WSH
@SLB		3
2
PIT
@BRO		2
4		 
(10)
CHC
@BSN		3
4		 
(10)
CIN
@NYG		5
2
STL
@PHI		7
5
Monday, August 12, 1929,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Reds
5
45-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Giants
2
60-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Pete Donohue (6-10)
L: Larry Benton (11-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   2  0  0   0  3  0    5 11  2
Giants          1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  5  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Evar Swanson LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .728 2 0
Pid Purdy RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .259 .701 5 0 SB
Joe Stripp 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .617 1 2
High Pockets Kelly 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .282 .743 12 0 2·2B
Ethan Allen CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .292 .731 4 0 SH
Pinky Pittenger SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .285 .648 0 3
Hod Ford 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .272 .678 2 5 HR
Clyde Sukeforth C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .339 .872 1 0
Pete Donohue P 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .633 0 2
Team Totals 36 5 11 5 3 0 .306 .803 27 12
2B: H Kelly 2 (28).
HR: H Ford (2).
SH: E Allen (6).
TB: H Kelly 5; H Ford 4; P Pittenger 2; P Purdy 2; P Donohue; C Sukeforth; E Allen.
RBI: H Ford 2 (34); P Pittenger (24); P Donohue (7); C Sukeforth (17).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: P Pittenger (14); C Sukeforth (3).
Baserunning
SB: P Purdy (2, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Chick Fullis LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .924 4 0 HR
Edd Roush CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .852 2 0
Freddie Lindstrom 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .823 1 3
Bill Terry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .379 .955 8 0
Mel Ott RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1.065 6 0
Travis Jackson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .918 3 3
Shanty Hogan C 3 1 2 0 0 0 .321 .768 2 1
Andy Cohen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .716 1 2
Larry Benton P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .305 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 5 1 0 0 .152 .394 27 9
HR: C Fullis (6).
TB: C Fullis 5; S Hogan 2; B Terry.
RBI: C Fullis (20).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Jackson-B Terry.
E: A Cohen (15).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Pete Donohue, W (6-10) 9 5 2 1 0 0 1 4.85 33 71
Team Totals 9 5 2 1 0 0 1 1.00 33 71

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Benton, L (11-12) 9 11 5 5 3 0 1 3.54 40 42
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 0 1 5.00 40 42
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cy Pfirman, 1B - Barry McCormick, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         New York Giants
1 Evar Swanson LF 1 Chick Fullis LF
2 Pid Purdy RF 2 Edd Roush CF
3 Joe Stripp 3B 3 Freddie Lindstrom 3B
4 High Pockets Kelly 1B 4 Bill Terry 1B
5 Ethan Allen CF 5 Mel Ott RF
6 Pinky Pittenger SS 6 Travis Jackson SS
7 Hod Ford 2B 7 Shanty Hogan C
8 Clyde Sukeforth C 8 Andy Cohen 2B
9 Pete Donohue P 9 Larry Benton P

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