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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		5
2
PHA
@CLE		1
2
NYY
@DET		7
2
BOS
@SLB		1
0
CHC
@BRO		10
4
PIT
@BSN		3
2
STL
@NYG		5
9
STL
@NYG		11
4
CIN
@PHI		2
8
CIN
@PHI		3
2
Saturday, August 17, 1929,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 18,000, Time of Game: 0:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
5
55-55
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Giants
9
62-50
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Joe Genewich (2-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  2    5 11  2
Giants          1  2  1   4  0  1   0  0  X    9 12  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Taylor Douthit CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .348 .929 3 0 HBP
Andy High 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .312 .791 0 2 HR
Frankie Frisch 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .340 .896 2 3 HR
Jim Bottomley 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .305 .972 9 1 3B
Chick Hafey LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .354 1.080 2 0
Wattie Holm RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .250 .666 1 0
Charlie Gelbert SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .676 5 2
Jimmie Wilson C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .869 0 1
   Earl Smith C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .353 .859 0 0
Pete Alexander P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .049 .182 1 3
   Hal Goldsmith P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Ernie Orsatti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .329 .859
   Fred Frankhouse P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .394 .970 0 2
Team Totals 36 5 11 5 3 2 .306 .903 * 14
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
3B: J Bottomley (9).
HR: A High (8); F Frisch (3).
HBP: T Douthit (4).
TB: A High 5; F Frisch 4; J Bottomley 3; W Holm 2; T Douthit 2; E Smith; C Hafey; C Gelbert.
RBI: A High 2 (47); F Frisch (55); E Smith (21); C Hafey (99).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: F Frisch (20); T Douthit (9).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Chick Fullis LF 5 2 1 1 0 0 .331 .908 1 0
Edd Roush CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .325 .846 1 0 HBP
Doc Farrell 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .183 .479 0 5 2B,SH
Bill Terry 1B 3 1 2 5 1 0 .381 .961 14 1 HR
Mel Ott RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .320 1.062 0 0
Travis Jackson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .916 2 2 3B
Bob O'Farrell C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .299 .810 4 1 HR
Andy Cohen 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .720 4 6 2B
Carl Hubbell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .265 1 1
   Joe Genewich P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .714 0 1
Team Totals 35 9 12 9 1 0 .343 1.007 27 17
2B: D Farrell (3); A Cohen (12).
3B: T Jackson (11).
HR: B Terry (11); B O'Farrell (4).
SH: D Farrell (4).
HBP: E Roush (3).
TB: B Terry 5; T Jackson 4; B O'Farrell 4; D Farrell 3; A Cohen 2; E Roush; M Ott; J Genewich; C Fullis.
RBI: B Terry 5 (96); B O'Farrell 2 (34); C Fullis (23); M Ott (116).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Hubbell-B Terry; D Farrell-A Cohen-B Terry.
E: J Genewich (2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Pete Alexander, L (9-8) 3 7 5 4 1 0 1 3.89 17 26
Hal Goldsmith 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 13.50 9
Fred Frankhouse 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.54 12
Team Totals 8 12 9 8 1 0 2 9.00 38 26

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Carl Hubbell 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.76 4 45
Joe Genewich, W (2-6) 8 9 4 4 3 2 1 7.02 36
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 2 2 5.00 40 45
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Frankhouse (3); J Genewich (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dolly Stark, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (none), 3B - Bob Hart.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 18,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Giants
1 Taylor Douthit CF 1 Chick Fullis LF
2 Andy High 3B 2 Edd Roush CF
3 Frankie Frisch 2B 3 Doc Farrell 3B
4 Jim Bottomley 1B 4 Bill Terry 1B
5 Chick Hafey LF 5 Mel Ott RF
6 Wattie Holm RF 6 Travis Jackson SS
7 Charlie Gelbert SS 7 Bob O'Farrell C
8 Jimmie Wilson C 8 Andy Cohen 2B
9 Pete Alexander P 9 Carl Hubbell P

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