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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1929-07-16 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 1:52

St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Giants 5–0. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 6th. Syl Johnson earned the win. Syl Johnson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	14
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

W: Syl Johnson L: Freddie Fitzsimmons SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Taylor Douthit	5	1	4	1	0	0
Andy High	5	1	2	0	0	0
Frankie Frisch	5	0	2	1	0	0
Jim Bottomley	4	0	1	1	1	1
Wally Roettger	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ernie Orsatti	5	0	2	0	0	1
Jimmie Wilson	5	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gelbert	3	1	1	0	1	0
Syl Johnson	3	1	1	2	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Andy Reese	4	1	0	0
Chick Fullis	3	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	1	0
Bill Terry	3	1	0	0
Andy Cohen	3	2	0	0
Travis Jackson	3	0	0	1
Shanty Hogan	3	0	0	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1	0	0	0
Dutch Henry	1	1	0	0
Pat Crawford	1	0	0	0
Freddy Leach	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Syl Johnson	9.0	7	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	5.1	12	2	0
Dutch Henry	2.2	1	0	1
Ralph Judd	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Taylor Douthit: S/78
Andy High: 6/P
Frankie Frisch: 46(1)/FO
Jim Bottomley: POCS2(136E5).1-1
Jim Bottomley: W.1-2
Wally Roettger: 43

Bot 1

Andy Reese: 53
Chick Fullis: 9/F
Freddie Lindstrom: 9/F89XD

Top 2

Ernie Orsatti: 3/G
Jimmie Wilson: 43
Charlie Gelbert: W
Syl Johnson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Mel Ott: W
Bill Terry: 7/F
Andy Cohen: S/89.1-3
Travis Jackson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Taylor Douthit: S7/6
Andy High: 8/F
Frankie Frisch: S/78S.1-2
Jim Bottomley: 13.2-3;1-2
Wally Roettger: 6/P

Bot 3

Shanty Hogan: 53
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 63
Andy Reese: S7
Chick Fullis: 8/F8XD

Top 4

Ernie Orsatti: 4/P4D
Jimmie Wilson: S/89
Charlie Gelbert: 3/FL
Syl Johnson: HR/F7D.1-H
Taylor Douthit: S8
Andy High: S7.1-2
Frankie Frisch: 43

Bot 4

Freddie Lindstrom: 8/L89
Mel Ott: S6/G56
Bill Terry: 6/LDP.1X1(63)

Top 5

Jim Bottomley: 5/P
Wally Roettger: 63
Ernie Orsatti: S7
Jimmie Wilson: 3/G

Bot 5

Andy Cohen: S7
Travis Jackson: 54(1)3/GDP
Shanty Hogan: 8/L

Top 6

Charlie Gelbert: S4/G4S
Syl Johnson: 54/SH.1-2
Taylor Douthit: S8/8S.2-H
Andy High: S7.1-3
Frankie Frisch: S8.3-H;1-2
Jim Bottomley: S/89.2-H;1-3#
Wally Roettger: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Dutch Henry: S8
Andy Reese: 64(1)3/GDP
Chick Fullis: 7/F

Top 7

Ernie Orsatti: K
Jimmie Wilson: 8/F
Charlie Gelbert: 63

Bot 7

Freddie Lindstrom: S9/9S
Mel Ott: 64(1)/FO
Bill Terry: D7.1-3
Andy Cohen: 3/FL
Travis Jackson: K

Top 8

Syl Johnson: 13
Taylor Douthit: 5/P
Andy High: 3/G

Bot 8

Shanty Hogan: 8/F
Pat Crawford: 6/P
Andy Reese: 13/BG

Top 9

Frankie Frisch: 7/L
Jim Bottomley: K
Wally Roettger: W
Ernie Orsatti: S8/8S.1-2
Jimmie Wilson: 3/FL

Bot 9

Freddy Leach: 8/F
Freddie Lindstrom: 9/F
Mel Ott: 63/G56

Notes & reviews

Frisch trapped off 1B, made it back safely when Lindstrom, who had crossed the diamond, muffed Jackson's toss.
During Roetger's AB, an argument arose as to whether he swung at strike 3; game was delayed several minutes. Umps Stark/Quigley conferred but refused to heed Capt Jackson.
Past Jackson
Into upper tier of LF stands
Cohen: 1-handed pickup
Douthit: spectacular lunging catch
Terry: blocked the smash
Terry: fine catch of low throw

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