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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1929-07-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 6000 · 1:38

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–2. New York Giants put up 4 in the 5th. Jack Scott earned the win. Taylor Douthit went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
NY1	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0		7	13

W: Jack Scott L: Bill Sherdel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Barry McCormick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Taylor Douthit	4	1	3	1	0
Eddie Delker	4	0	1	0	3
Andy High	4	0	1	0	0
Jim Bottomley	4	0	0	0	1
Wally Roettger	4	0	0	0	0
Ernie Orsatti	4	1	1	0	1
Jimmie Wilson	4	0	1	1	0
Charlie Gelbert	3	0	0	0	0
Bill Sherdel	3	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Andy Reese	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chick Fullis	3	1	2	3	1	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	2	1	0	1
Bill Terry	3	1	2	1	1	0
Andy Cohen	4	0	1	2	0	0
Doc Farrell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Scott	4	2	2	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Sherdel	8.0	13	2	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Scott	9.0	7	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Taylor Douthit: S7/7L
Eddie Delker: K/C
Andy High: 36(1)/FO
Jim Bottomley: 43

Bot 1

Andy Reese: 63
Chick Fullis: S9
Freddie Lindstrom: 7/L7S
Mel Ott: K

Top 2

Wally Roettger: 6/FL
Ernie Orsatti: D9/89S
Jimmie Wilson: S8/8S.2-H
Charlie Gelbert: 9/F
Bill Sherdel: FC4.1X3(65)

Bot 2

Bill Terry: W
Andy Cohen: 8/F89S
Doc Farrell: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Taylor Douthit: HR8/G46/IPHR
Eddie Delker: S8
Andy High: 9/F
Jim Bottomley: 7/F
Wally Roettger: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Bob O'Farrell: E6/G
Jack Scott: D8/L8S.1-3
Andy Reese: 13
Chick Fullis: S7.3-H(UR);2-H;B-2(THH)
Freddie Lindstrom: 63.2-3
Mel Ott: S7.3-H(UR)
Bill Terry: S9.1-3
Andy Cohen: CSH(242)

Top 4

Ernie Orsatti: 7/F7L
Jimmie Wilson: 8/F
Charlie Gelbert: 8/F

Bot 4

Andy Cohen: 7/F
Doc Farrell: 53
Bob O'Farrell: 9/F

Top 5

Bill Sherdel: 43
Taylor Douthit: S8/G4M
Eddie Delker: K
Andy High: S8.1-2
Jim Bottomley: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jack Scott: S9
Andy Reese: S7/G6.1-3
Chick Fullis: 6(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Freddie Lindstrom: S9
Mel Ott: S8.1-3
Bill Terry: S6/G.3-H;1-2
Andy Cohen: D9/9S.2-H;1-H
Doc Farrell: 7/F7S

Top 6

Wally Roettger: 63
Ernie Orsatti: 9/F
Jimmie Wilson: 53/G5S

Bot 6

Bob O'Farrell: 4/P4D
Jack Scott: 7/F
Andy Reese: 53

Top 7

Charlie Gelbert: 13
Bill Sherdel: 63
Taylor Douthit: 8/L

Bot 7

Chick Fullis: W
Freddie Lindstrom: S/BG25.1-2
Mel Ott: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Bill Terry: FC5/BG.3XH(52);1-2
Andy Cohen: 9/F

Top 8

Eddie Delker: K
Andy High: 53
Jim Bottomley: K

Bot 8

Doc Farrell: S7
Bob O'Farrell: 6/LDP.1X1(63)
Jack Scott: 3/G

Top 9

Wally Roettger: 8/L
Ernie Orsatti: K
Jimmie Wilson: 63

Notes & reviews

Thousands of boys from the American Legion Junior League also witnessed the game as guests of the Giants.
Roettger: shoestring catch
Wilson tried for 3B when Cohen's throw got away from Farrell
IPHR; 'slashed...through the box into CF where it took a bad hop over Fullis' shoulder and rolled to the club house'.
Douthit missed shoestring catch
Attempted double steal
Past Gelbert
Gelbert: diving stop
Dropped just out of Orsatti's reach
Lindstrom: 1-hand pickup
Delker: fine pickup
Attempted squeeze

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