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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1929-08-12 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2500 · 1:32

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 5–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 8th. Pete Donohue earned the win. Hod Ford went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Pete Donohue L: Larry Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Evar Swanson	3	0	0	0	2
Pid Purdy	5	0	2	0	0
Joe Stripp	5	0	0	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	5	1	3	0	0
Ethan Allen	2	1	1	0	1
Pinky Pittenger	4	2	2	1	0
Hod Ford	4	1	1	2	0
Clyde Sukeforth	4	0	1	1	0
Pete Donohue	4	0	1	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Chick Fullis	4	1	2	1
Edd Roush	4	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	0	0	0
Bill Terry	4	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0
Travis Jackson	4	0	0	0
Shanty Hogan	3	1	2	0
Andy Cohen	3	0	0	0
Larry Benton	3	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Donohue	9.0	5	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	9.0	11	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Evar Swanson: 9
Pid Purdy: 8
Joe Stripp: 9

Bot 1

Chick Fullis: HR/F7D
Edd Roush: 43
Freddie Lindstrom: 43
Bill Terry: E6/G
Mel Ott: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

High Pockets Kelly: 63
Ethan Allen: S8
Pinky Pittenger: 2/FL
Hod Ford: 7

Bot 2

Travis Jackson: 8
Shanty Hogan: 43
Andy Cohen: 8

Top 3

Clyde Sukeforth: 53
Pete Donohue: 53
Evar Swanson: W
Pid Purdy: S9.1-3
Joe Stripp: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Larry Benton: 9
Chick Fullis: S6/G56
Edd Roush: 53.1-2
Freddie Lindstrom: 43

Top 4

High Pockets Kelly: 6/P56D
Ethan Allen: W
Pinky Pittenger: S/1.1-2
Hod Ford: 9/F9S
Clyde Sukeforth: S8.2-H;1-2
Pete Donohue: S7.2-H;1-2
Evar Swanson: 9

Bot 4

Bill Terry: 43
Mel Ott: 7
Travis Jackson: 5/P

Top 5

Pid Purdy: E4/G
Joe Stripp: 6(1)3/GDP
High Pockets Kelly: D7
Ethan Allen: FC5.2X3(5)

Bot 5

Shanty Hogan: S/78
Andy Cohen: 63.1-2
Larry Benton: 13.2-3
Chick Fullis: OA.3-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Chick Fullis: 63

Top 6

Pinky Pittenger: 7
Hod Ford: 8
Clyde Sukeforth: 53

Bot 6

Edd Roush: 9
Freddie Lindstrom: 2/BP
Bill Terry: S9
Mel Ott: 4/L

Top 7

Pete Donohue: 43
Evar Swanson: W
Pid Purdy: 7
Joe Stripp: 3/FL

Bot 7

Travis Jackson: 7
Shanty Hogan: S7
Andy Cohen: 9/F9D
Larry Benton: 8

Top 8

High Pockets Kelly: D7
Ethan Allen: 9/SF.2-3
Pinky Pittenger: S7.3-H
Hod Ford: HR/F7D.1-H
Clyde Sukeforth: 63/G56
Pete Donohue: 4/P

Bot 8

Chick Fullis: 8
Edd Roush: 3/L
Freddie Lindstrom: 63

Top 9

Evar Swanson: 7
Pid Purdy: S7
Joe Stripp: 9
High Pockets Kelly: SB2
High Pockets Kelly: S5/G.2-3
Ethan Allen: CSH(242)

Bot 9

Bill Terry: 9/F9S
Mel Ott: 3/G
Travis Jackson: 9

Notes & reviews

Into upper tier of LF stands
Fine catch close to the screen
Infield hit off Benton's glove
'Sukeforth made a bad return throw to Donohue, the ball escaping the pitcher and Hogan scored on the error.'
Cohen robbed of hit by Purdy's 1-handed running catch near RF wall.
Into upper tier of LF stands
Hard smash
Attempted double steal

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