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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		5
2
BOS
@CLE		5
2
BOS
@CLE		2
6
WSH
@DET		9
6
NYY
@SLB		0
4
CIN
@BRO		5
2
CIN
@BRO		0
8
STL
@BSN		3
1
PIT
@NYG		8
14
PIT
@NYG		6
7
CHC
@PHI		9
6
Saturday, August 24, 1929,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:05
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
6
67-49
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Giants
7
65-55
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Carl Hubbell (14-7)
L: Burleigh Grimes (16-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   2  1  1   0  0  0    6 13  2
Giants          0  2  0   2  2  0   0  0  1    7 10  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dick Bartell 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .293 .742 2 2 3B
Lloyd Waner CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .357 .874 0 1
Paul Waner RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .973 0 0
Pie Traynor 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .359 .891 0 1
Adam Comorosky LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .329 .864 4 0 SH
Earl Sheely 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .762 8 2 HBP,SH
Sparky Adams SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 .259 .624 5 4
Charlie Hargreaves C 4 1 2 3 0 1 .247 .615 6 2 HR
Burleigh Grimes P 4 0 1 1 0 0 .270 .646 1 2
Team Totals 37 6 13 5 2 2 .351 .886 26 14
3B: D Bartell (8).
HR: C Hargreaves (1).
SH: A Comorosky (12); E Sheely (16).
HBP: E Sheely (4).
TB: C Hargreaves 5; D Bartell 4; L Waner 2; P Waner 2; E Sheely; A Comorosky; S Adams; B Grimes; P Traynor.
RBI: C Hargreaves 3 (36); L Waner (55); B Grimes (8).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Grimes-S Adams-E Sheely; B Grimes-S Adams-D Bartell-E Sheely.
E: E Sheely (4); S Adams (16).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Edd Roush CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .324 .841 5 0 HR
Freddy Leach LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .286 .755 0 0
Freddie Lindstrom 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 .814 3 1
Bill Terry 1B 4 2 1 0 0 1 .387 .977 8 0 SB
Mel Ott RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .318 1.048 2 1
Travis Jackson SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 .298 .893 2 4 2B
Bob O'Farrell C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .285 .784 3 2 SH
Andy Cohen 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .299 .722 4 4
Carl Hubbell P 4 0 1 2 0 0 .116 .271 0 1
Team Totals 33 7 10 7 3 4 .303 .785 27 13
2B: T Jackson (16).
HR: E Roush (7).
SH: B O'Farrell (3).
TB: E Roush 4; T Jackson 3; A Cohen 2; M Ott; C Hubbell; F Leach; B Terry; F Lindstrom.
RBI: M Ott 2 (121); C Hubbell 2 (9); B O'Farrell (37); A Cohen (43); E Roush (43).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ott-B Terry.
E: A Cohen (17); B O'Farrell (6).
Baserunning
SB: B Terry (9, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Burleigh Grimes, L (16-3) 8.2 10 7 3 3 4 1 2.59 37 45
Team Totals 8.2 10 7 3 3 4 1 3.12 37 45

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Carl Hubbell, W (14-7) 9 13 6 5 2 2 1 3.71 42 39
Team Totals 9 13 6 5 2 2 1 5.00 42 39
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Hubbell (6).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Edward McLaughlin, 1B - Cy Rigler, 2B - (none), 3B - George Magerkurth.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Dick Bartell 2B 1 Edd Roush CF
2 Lloyd Waner CF 2 Freddy Leach LF
3 Paul Waner RF 3 Freddie Lindstrom 3B
4 Pie Traynor 3B 4 Bill Terry 1B
5 Adam Comorosky LF 5 Mel Ott RF
6 Earl Sheely 1B 6 Travis Jackson SS
7 Sparky Adams SS 7 Bob O'Farrell C
8 Charlie Hargreaves C 8 Andy Cohen 2B
9 Burleigh Grimes P 9 Carl Hubbell P

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