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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1929-08-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:46

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 4–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 7th. Freddie Fitzsimmons earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Guy Bush SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Norm McMillan	3	0	0	1	0
Woody English	4	0	0	0	1
Rogers Hornsby	4	1	2	0	0
Hack Wilson	4	0	2	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	4	0	1	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	4	0	0	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	0	0	0
Zack Taylor	2	0	0	0	1
Guy Bush	2	0	1	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	1	0	0	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	1	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Edd Roush	4	0	2	0	1
Freddy Leach	3	0	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	1	1	0
Bill Terry	4	0	2	0	1
Mel Ott	3	1	2	1	0
Travis Jackson	4	0	0	0	1
Shanty Hogan	1	0	0	0	0
Andy Cohen	3	0	1	1	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	3	0	1	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Guy Bush	7.0	6	0	3
Mike Cvengros	1.0	3	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	6	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Norm McMillan: 43
Woody English: 9
Rogers Hornsby: 43

Bot 1

Edd Roush: K/C
Freddy Leach: 43
Freddie Lindstrom: 9

Top 2

Hack Wilson: 3/G
Kiki Cuyler: S/3
Riggs Stephenson: 3E1.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bill Terry: K
Mel Ott: D7
Travis Jackson: K
Shanty Hogan: HP
Andy Cohen: 8

Top 3

Zack Taylor: K/C
Guy Bush: 43
Norm McMillan: 13

Bot 3

Freddie Fitzsimmons: S7
Edd Roush: S7.1-2
Freddy Leach: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Freddie Lindstrom: 9

Top 4

Woody English: 3/FL
Rogers Hornsby: 13
Hack Wilson: S8/F8S
Kiki Cuyler: 5/L

Bot 4

Bill Terry: 43
Mel Ott: 3/G
Travis Jackson: 53

Top 5

Riggs Stephenson: 63
Charlie Grimm: 43
Zack Taylor: 9

Bot 5

Shanty Hogan: 8/L89
Andy Cohen: 3/G
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 63

Top 6

Guy Bush: S9
Norm McMillan: 8
Woody English: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Edd Roush: 5/FL
Freddy Leach: 63
Freddie Lindstrom: 23/BG

Top 7

Rogers Hornsby: S/89
Hack Wilson: D7.1-3
Kiki Cuyler: 3/G3S
Riggs Stephenson: FC1.3XH(12);2-3
Charlie Grimm: 13

Bot 7

Bill Terry: S6/G
Mel Ott: D9/9L.1-3
Travis Jackson: 63
Bob O'Farrell: FC6.3XH(625);2-3
Andy Cohen: SB2
Andy Cohen: S5/G5S.3-H;2-H(E5/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 6/P

Top 8

Cliff Heathcote: 13
Gabby Hartnett: K
Norm McMillan: W
Woody English: K

Bot 8

Edd Roush: D/89
Freddy Leach: 13/SH.2-3
Freddie Lindstrom: S6/G56.3-H;B-2(E6/TH1)
Bill Terry: S4/G.2-3
Mel Ott: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Travis Jackson: 3/FL

Top 9

Rogers Hornsby: S/6
Hack Wilson: 2/FL
Kiki Cuyler: 3/FL
Riggs Stephenson: DI.1-2
Riggs Stephenson: DI.2-3
Riggs Stephenson: 4E3.3-H(NR)(UR)
Charlie Grimm: 43

Notes & reviews

Past Terry
Past Stephenson
Texas Leaguer
Fine 1-handed stop
Running catch
During this AB a foul tip hurt Hogan's hand and he received first aid in the dugout before play was resumed.
Terry tagged Cuyler
Batted down viscious line drive
High bounder
Slow bounder; McMillan threw wild over Grimm's head
Bounder back on the grass
Through SS

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