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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1918-07-29 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:35

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 4–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Wilbur Cooper earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	8
NY1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Wilbur Cooper L: Pol Perritt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Ellam	3	1	0	0	1	1
Carson Bigbee	3	0	0	0	0	0
Max Carey	3	1	1	1	1	0
Billy Southworth	4	1	2	2	0	0
George Cutshaw	4	0	1	1	0	0
Fritz Mollwitz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill McKechnie	4	0	1	0	0	1
Walter Schmidt	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wilbur Cooper	4	1	2	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Burns	4	0	0	0	0
Ross Youngs	4	0	1	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	0	0	0	1
Larry Doyle	4	1	2	0	0
Heinie Zimmerman	4	0	1	0	1
Jim Thorpe	4	1	2	0	0
Ed Sicking	4	0	0	0	0
Lew McCarty	4	0	2	2	1
Pol Perritt	3	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	9.0	8	0	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pol Perritt	9.0	8	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Ellam: W
Carson Bigbee: 13/SH.1-2
Max Carey: 8.2-3
Billy Southworth: S8/89.3-H;B-2(E8)
George Cutshaw: D7.2-H(UR)
Fritz Mollwitz: 43

Bot 1

George Burns: 43
Ross Youngs: S6
Art Fletcher: 64(1)/FO
Larry Doyle: D8.1-3
Heinie Zimmerman: K

Top 2

Bill McKechnie: K
Walter Schmidt: 6/L
Wilbur Cooper: 63

Bot 2

Jim Thorpe: 8
Ed Sicking: 7
Lew McCarty: S7
Pol Perritt: 7

Top 3

Roy Ellam: K
Carson Bigbee: 63
Max Carey: W
Billy Southworth: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

George Burns: 63
Ross Youngs: 13
Art Fletcher: 53

Top 4

George Cutshaw: 8
Fritz Mollwitz: D7
Bill McKechnie: 13
Walter Schmidt: 63

Bot 4

Larry Doyle: S9
Heinie Zimmerman: S7.1-2
Jim Thorpe: FC1.2X3(1E5);1-2;B-1
Ed Sicking: 6(B)4(2)/LDP
Lew McCarty: T8.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Pol Perritt: 3/FL

Top 5

Wilbur Cooper: E4/G
Roy Ellam: PO1(23)
Roy Ellam: 63
Carson Bigbee: 43

Bot 5

George Burns: 4/F
Ross Youngs: 13
Art Fletcher: K

Top 6

Max Carey: 9/L
Billy Southworth: 43
George Cutshaw: 7

Bot 6

Larry Doyle: 4/P
Heinie Zimmerman: 7
Jim Thorpe: D8
Ed Sicking: 7

Top 7

Fritz Mollwitz: 9
Bill McKechnie: 9
Walter Schmidt: K

Bot 7

Lew McCarty: 9
Pol Perritt: K
George Burns: 63

Top 8

Wilbur Cooper: S7
Roy Ellam: 23/SH.1-2
Carson Bigbee: 43.2-3
Max Carey: S9.3-H
Billy Southworth: SB2
Billy Southworth: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
George Cutshaw: 5/FL

Bot 8

Ross Youngs: 4/P
Art Fletcher: 5/FL
Larry Doyle: 9

Top 9

Fritz Mollwitz: 7
Bill McKechnie: S9
Walter Schmidt: 8
Wilbur Cooper: S8.1-3
Roy Ellam: 8

Bot 9

Heinie Zimmerman: 63
Jim Thorpe: D7
Ed Sicking: 63.2-3
Lew McCarty: K