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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1929-05-09 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7500 · 2:06

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 8th. Burleigh Grimes earned the win. Earl Sheely went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	11
NY1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	7

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Freddie Fitzsimmons SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Charlie Moran · 2B: (none) · 3B: Edward McLaughlin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	5	0	3	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	2	1	0	1	0
Pie Traynor	3	1	2	0	1	0
George Grantham	2	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Sheely	3	1	1	4	0	0
Dick Bartell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Hargreaves	2	0	0	0	0	0
Burleigh Grimes	4	0	0	0	0	2
Cobe Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1
Rollie Hemsley	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edd Roush	3	1	1	0	1	0
Andy Cohen	3	1	1	0	1	1
Freddie Lindstrom	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Terry	4	1	2	2	0	0
Travis Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chick Fullis	2	0	0	0	0	2
Shanty Hogan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	2	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Leach	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Welsh	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	9.0	7	3	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	8.0	10	3	3
Carl Mays	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 43
Lloyd Waner: S7
Paul Waner: W.1-2
Pie Traynor: 46(1)/FO.2-3
George Grantham: W.1-2
Earl Sheely: 9/F89

Bot 1

Edd Roush: S9
Andy Cohen: S9.1-2
Freddie Lindstrom: 13.2-3;1-2
Mel Ott: FC3.3XH(32);2-3
Bill Terry: S8.3-H;1-2
Travis Jackson: 8/F89

Top 2

Dick Bartell: 7
Charlie Hargreaves: 53
Burleigh Grimes: 6/P

Bot 2

Chick Fullis: K
Shanty Hogan: 53
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 13

Top 3

Sparky Adams: D9/9DW
Lloyd Waner: FC1.2X3(1)
Paul Waner: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Edd Roush: 3/G
Andy Cohen: K23
Freddie Lindstrom: 5/FL

Top 4

Pie Traynor: S7
George Grantham: 46(1)/FO
Earl Sheely: 8
Dick Bartell: S4.1-2
Charlie Hargreaves: 8

Bot 4

Mel Ott: 63
Bill Terry: HR7/IPHR/78XD
Travis Jackson: 63
Chick Fullis: K

Top 5

Burleigh Grimes: 63
Sparky Adams: 9
Lloyd Waner: 8/F8S

Bot 5

Shanty Hogan: S7/7L
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 64(1)3/GDP
Edd Roush: 63

Top 6

Paul Waner: S7
Pie Traynor: W.1-2
George Grantham: S9.2-3;1-2;BX2(95363)
Earl Sheely: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Dick Bartell: 13

Bot 6

Andy Cohen: 63
Freddie Lindstrom: 13/BG
Mel Ott: W
Bill Terry: 9/F89

Top 7

Cobe Jones: K/C
Burleigh Grimes: K
Sparky Adams: 31

Bot 7

Travis Jackson: S4/G
Freddy Leach: 9
Shanty Hogan: CS2(26)
Shanty Hogan: 53

Top 8

Lloyd Waner: S9
Paul Waner: 36(1)/FO
Pie Traynor: S1/G1S.1-2
George Grantham: 9/SF.2-3
Earl Sheely: HR/F9D.3-H;1-H
Dick Bartell: S8
Rollie Hemsley: K23

Bot 8

Jimmy Welsh: 31
Edd Roush: W
Andy Cohen: PB.1-2
Andy Cohen: W
Freddie Lindstrom: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(UR);B-2
Mel Ott: 9/F89XD

Top 9

Burleigh Grimes: K/C
Sparky Adams: 4/P
Lloyd Waner: S9
Paul Waner: 63

Bot 9

Bill Terry: 9
Travis Jackson: 7/L7D
Freddy Leach: D9/F9LS
Shanty Hogan: 63

Notes & reviews

Sharply hit
Against RF wall/signs
Fitzsimmons ran Adams down unassisted
Leaping catch of high bounder by Fitzsimmons
Smothered the ball in a diving stop, but couldn't make a play
IPHR, over Grantham's head to deep LCF. Bartell's relay throw home sailed clear over Hargreaves' head but no error was charged.
Ott made a perfect throw to 3B which held P.Waner.
P.Waner slid into 1B ahead of Jackson's return throw
Slow roller
Ump Quigley's mask was broken and the game was held up while he borrowed one from the Pirates' dugout.
Hit the upper tier of RF wing of the grandstand
Close to LF wall
During AB, a foul ball hit Leach in the forehead but did not hurt him

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