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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		3
4
WSH
@CLE		1
3
BOS
@DET		2
13
PHA
@SLB		5
7
STL
@BRO		0
1
CIN
@BSN		1
7
CIN
@BSN		8
7
CHC
@NYG		9
2
PIT
@PHI		8
10
Wednesday, August 21, 1929,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Cubs
9
76-36
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Giants
2
63-54
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Charlie Root (13-5)
L: Larry Benton (11-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   2  3  2   0  0  2    9 14  1
Giants          0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2 10  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Norm McMillan 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .285 .765 0 0
Woody English SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 .274 .694 3 4 2B
Rogers Hornsby 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .361 1.097 1 3 2B,SH
Hack Wilson CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .340 1.051 3 0
Kiki Cuyler RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .342 .943 1 0 HR
Riggs Stephenson LF 4 1 3 2 0 1 .346 .985 3 0 HR
Footsie Blair 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .736 8 0
Zack Taylor C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 .637 8 0
Charlie Root P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .572 0 0 SH
Team Totals 39 9 14 8 0 6 .359 .923 27 7
2B: W English (23); R Hornsby (32).
HR: K Cuyler (10); R Stephenson (14).
SH: C Root (5); R Hornsby (13).
TB: R Stephenson 6; K Cuyler 5; R Hornsby 3; W English 3; H Wilson 2; Z Taylor; F Blair; N McMillan.
RBI: R Stephenson 2 (85); K Cuyler 2 (68); R Hornsby 2 (104); W English (35); H Wilson (117).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Hornsby-W English-F Blair.
E: Z Taylor (9).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Chick Fullis LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .318 .865 0 0
Edd Roush CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .332 .856 2 0
Freddie Lindstrom 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .800 1 1
Bill Terry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .386 .969 13 0
Mel Ott RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .320 1.056 2 0 2B
Travis Jackson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .298 .895 0 5
Bob O'Farrell C 3 1 0 0 1 2 .294 .798 6 0
Andy Cohen 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .293 .713 3 3
Larry Benton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .115 .293 0 1
   Freddy Leach PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .749
   Carl Mays P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .703 0 0
   Pat Crawford PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .930
   Ralph Judd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Shanty Hogan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .745
Team Totals 36 2 10 2 1 8 .278 .603 27 11
2B: M Ott (29).
TB: M Ott 3; A Cohen 3; E Roush 2; F Leach; P Crawford; B Terry.
RBI: E Roush (42); A Cohen (42).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Jackson-A Cohen-B Terry.
E: A Cohen (16).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Charlie Root, W (13-5) 9 10 2 2 1 8 0 3.50 37 66
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 1 8 0 2.00 37 66

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Benton, L (11-14) 5 6 5 2 0 4 1 3.45 22 45
Carl Mays 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 4.58 9
Ralph Judd 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 2.98 10
Team Totals 9 14 9 6 0 6 2 6.00 41 45
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ernie Quigley, 1B - Charlie Moran, 2B - (none), 3B - Lou Jorda.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Norm McMillan 3B 1 Chick Fullis LF
2 Woody English SS 2 Edd Roush CF
3 Rogers Hornsby 2B 3 Freddie Lindstrom 3B
4 Hack Wilson CF 4 Bill Terry 1B
5 Kiki Cuyler RF 5 Mel Ott RF
6 Riggs Stephenson LF 6 Travis Jackson SS
7 Footsie Blair 1B 7 Bob O'Farrell C
8 Zack Taylor C 8 Andy Cohen 2B
9 Charlie Root P 9 Larry Benton P

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