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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1929-08-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 2:10

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 9–7. New York Giants put up 5 in the 7th. Jack Scott earned the win and Freddie Fitzsimmons picked up the save. Mel Ott went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	7	13
NY1	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	1		9	12

W: Jack Scott L: Hal Haid SV: Freddie Fitzsimmons

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Taylor Douthit	4	1	0	1	0
Andy High	4	0	1	0	1
Frankie Frisch	4	2	3	1	1
Jim Bottomley	4	0	1	2	0
Chick Hafey	5	0	2	0	0
Wattie Holm	4	2	2	0	1
Charlie Gelbert	4	2	2	0	0
Jimmie Wilson	4	0	2	2	0
Hal Haid	1	0	0	0	1
Ernie Orsatti	1	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chick Fullis	4	1	2	2	0	0
Edd Roush	4	0	1	2	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Terry	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	3	2	0	0
Travis Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	2	2	0	1	0
Andy Cohen	3	1	0	0	0	0
Carl Mays	1	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Crawford	0	1	0	0	1	0
Freddy Leach	2	1	1	0	0	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Haid	6.1	7	2	0
Syl Johnson	0.2	3	0	0
Bill Sherdel	1.0	2	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Bill Walker	1.1	2	2
Carl Mays	3.2	5	1
Jack Scott	2.0	1	1
Ralph Judd	0.0	2	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.0	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Taylor Douthit: 8/F
Andy High: W
Frankie Frisch: S6/G56.1-2
Jim Bottomley: 3/P
Chick Hafey: 4/L

Bot 1

Chick Fullis: 63
Edd Roush: 43
Freddie Lindstrom: 3/G

Top 2

Wattie Holm: W
Charlie Gelbert: S8.1-3
Jimmie Wilson: 63.3-H;1-2
Hal Haid: W+SB3
Taylor Douthit: 7/SF.3-H
Andy High: 4(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bill Terry: 9/F
Mel Ott: S9
Travis Jackson: 9/F
Bob O'Farrell: W.1-2
Andy Cohen: 7/F

Top 3

Frankie Frisch: 8/F
Jim Bottomley: 8/F
Chick Hafey: S5/G
Wattie Holm: S8.1-2
Charlie Gelbert: 13

Bot 3

Carl Mays: S6/G56
Chick Fullis: 64(1)/FO
Edd Roush: 43.1-2
Freddie Lindstrom: 9/F9D

Top 4

Jimmie Wilson: S9/F9DW
Hal Haid: 24/SH.1-2
Taylor Douthit: FC5.2X3(5454);B-2
Andy High: S6/G6M.2-3
Frankie Frisch: S/78.3-H;1-2
Jim Bottomley: 31

Bot 4

Bill Terry: 8/F
Mel Ott: 8/F
Travis Jackson: 7/L

Top 5

Chick Hafey: 8/F
Wattie Holm: 7/F
Charlie Gelbert: 6/P

Bot 5

Bob O'Farrell: S7/G5L
Andy Cohen: FC4.1-2(E4/TH2)
Pat Crawford: W.2-3;1-2
Chick Fullis: 7/F7D/SF.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Edd Roush: S6/L.3-H;2-H
Freddie Lindstrom: 3/FL
Bill Terry: 43

Top 6

Jimmie Wilson: 53
Hal Haid: 4/L
Taylor Douthit: 7/F

Bot 6

Mel Ott: S9
Travis Jackson: 46(1)3/GDP
Bob O'Farrell: 2/FL

Top 7

Andy High: 3/G
Frankie Frisch: W
Jim Bottomley: SB2
Jim Bottomley: S9.2-H
Chick Hafey: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Andy Cohen: 7/F
Freddy Leach: S9/G3L
Chick Fullis: S1/G.1-2
Edd Roush: 7/F
Freddie Lindstrom: S9.2-H;1-H(E9/TH3)(NR);B-2
Bill Terry: S7.2-H
Mel Ott: HR/F9D.1-H
Travis Jackson: 9/F

Top 8

Wattie Holm: E6/G
Charlie Gelbert: S7.1-2
Jimmie Wilson: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Ernie Orsatti: 4(1)/FO.3-H
Taylor Douthit: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Bob O'Farrell: S7
Andy Cohen: 34/SH.1-2
Freddy Leach: 8/F8S
Chick Fullis: D7/7L.2-H
Freddie Fitzsimmons: K

Top 9

Andy High: 7/F
Frankie Frisch: T8/89
Jim Bottomley: 8/SF.3-H
Chick Hafey: S8
Wattie Holm: D9.1XH(942)

Notes & reviews

Slow bounder
Gelbert: nice bare-handed stop
Off Gelbert's glove
Vicious drive hit Haid just below the left knee cap. He was laid out on the grass while first aid was given. After a few minutes he was helped to his feet and left the game.
Into upper RF stands
Cohen tagged Wilson

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