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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Giants
1929-08-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 10000 · 1:46
Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 9–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Charlie Root earned the win. Riggs Stephenson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
W: Charlie Root L: Larry Benton SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Charlie Moran · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norm McMillan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Woody English | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rogers Hornsby | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hack Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kiki Cuyler | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Riggs Stephenson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Footsie Blair | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zack Taylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Root | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chick Fullis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Edd Roush | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Lindstrom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Terry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob O'Farrell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Andy Cohen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Crawford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shanty Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Root | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Benton | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Carl Mays | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Judd | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Norm McMillan: 3/FL
- Woody English: K
- Rogers Hornsby: 9
Bot 1
- Chick Fullis: 63
- Edd Roush: S9
- Freddie Lindstrom: 6/P
- Bill Terry: 7
Top 2
- Hack Wilson: 5/FL
- Kiki Cuyler: 63
- Riggs Stephenson: S/78
- Footsie Blair: 43
Bot 2
- Mel Ott: D7
- Travis Jackson: K/C
- Bob O'Farrell: 9
- Andy Cohen: S8/G46.2-H
- Larry Benton: K
Top 3
- Zack Taylor: 53/G6S
- Charlie Root: K
- Norm McMillan: K
Bot 3
- Chick Fullis: 3/G
- Edd Roush: 3/FL
- Freddie Lindstrom: 43
Top 4
- Woody English: 3/FL
- Rogers Hornsby: 63
- Hack Wilson: S8/G46
- Kiki Cuyler: HR/F9D.1-H
- Riggs Stephenson: K
Bot 4
- Bill Terry: 63
- Mel Ott: 6/P56D
- Travis Jackson: 43
Top 5
- Footsie Blair: S4/G4S
- Zack Taylor: FC4.1-H(E4/TH2)(NR)(UR);B-2
- Charlie Root: 9/SF.2-3
- Norm McMillan: 13
- Woody English: S8/8S.3-H(UR)
- Rogers Hornsby: D9/F9LS.1-H(UR)
- Hack Wilson: 43
Bot 5
- Bob O'Farrell: W
- Andy Cohen: S9.1-2
- Freddy Leach: S9/9S.2-3;1-2
- Chick Fullis: K
- Edd Roush: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Freddie Lindstrom: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Kiki Cuyler: S/BG/25
- Riggs Stephenson: HR/F9D.1-H
- Footsie Blair: 63
- Zack Taylor: S7/7DW
- Charlie Root: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Bill Terry: 7
- Mel Ott: S4/G4MS
- Travis Jackson: K
- Bob O'Farrell: K
Top 7
- Norm McMillan: 4/P4MD
- Woody English: 3/L
- Rogers Hornsby: S9
- Hack Wilson: 63
Bot 7
- Andy Cohen: 8/F8S
- Pat Crawford: S8
- Chick Fullis: 8
- Edd Roush: 8
Top 8
- Kiki Cuyler: K
- Riggs Stephenson: S7/L
- Footsie Blair: 8
- Zack Taylor: SB2
- Zack Taylor: K
Bot 8
- Freddie Lindstrom: FLE2
- Freddie Lindstrom: 63
- Bill Terry: S8
- Mel Ott: 7/F7D
- Travis Jackson: 4/FL
Top 9
- Charlie Root: 13
- Norm McMillan: S7
- Woody English: D7.1-3
- Rogers Hornsby: 8/F8XD/SF.3-H;2-3
- Hack Wilson: S/6.3-H
- Kiki Cuyler: 4/P
Bot 9
- Bob O'Farrell: K/C
- Andy Cohen: S9
- Shanty Hogan: K
- Chick Fullis: DI.1-2
- Chick Fullis: K
Notes & reviews
- Grimm broke a bone in his wrist yesterday and will be out for at least a month.
- Into lower seats of RF stands
- Slow roller
- Cohen uncorked a very wild throw to 2B
- Into lower tier of RF stands
- Slow grounder
- Running catch
- No throw by O'Farrell
- Through SS