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St. Louis Browns @ Washington Senators

1929-09-19 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 1000 · 1:33

Washington Senators defeated St. Louis Browns 2–1. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 9th. Firpo Marberry earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9

W: Firpo Marberry L: George Blaeholder SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Hildebrand · 1B: Bill Guthrie · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Lu Blue	3	0	0	1	0
Earl McNeely	4	0	1	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	1	0	0
Beauty McGowan	4	0	0	0	0
Red Kress	4	1	1	0	1
Frank O'Rourke	4	0	3	0	0
Ski Melillo	4	0	1	0	0
Clyde Manion	3	0	0	1	0
George Blaeholder	3	0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Judge	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Rice	4	1	2	0	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Sam West	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bennie Tate	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Cronin	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Hayes	2	0	1	0	1	0
Firpo Marberry	3	0	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Blaeholder	8.0	9	1	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Firpo Marberry	9.0	7	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: 7/F
Earl McNeely: S7/L
Heinie Manush: 6/P6MD
Beauty McGowan: 6/P56D

Bot 1

Joe Judge: 3/FL
Sam Rice: S9
Goose Goslin: 5/P
Buddy Myer: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Red Kress: S7
Frank O'Rourke: 8/F8S/DP.1X1(83)
Ski Melillo: 2/FL

Bot 2

Sam West: 4/P
Bennie Tate: K
Joe Cronin: 8/F8S

Top 3

Clyde Manion: 63/G56
George Blaeholder: K
Lu Blue: 9/F

Bot 3

Jackie Hayes: 8/F8XD
Firpo Marberry: 8/F
Joe Judge: 43

Top 4

Earl McNeely: 13
Heinie Manush: S4/G4M
Beauty McGowan: 8/F8XD
Red Kress: K

Bot 4

Sam Rice: 8/F
Goose Goslin: 43
Buddy Myer: T/78
Sam West: 13

Top 5

Frank O'Rourke: D/F7S
Ski Melillo: FC1/BG.2X3(15)#
Clyde Manion: CS2(26)
Clyde Manion: W
George Blaeholder: K/C

Bot 5

Bennie Tate: 43
Joe Cronin: 53
Jackie Hayes: W
Firpo Marberry: K

Top 6

Lu Blue: 8/F
Earl McNeely: 8/F
Heinie Manush: 31

Bot 6

Joe Judge: S9
Sam Rice: 14(1)/FO
Goose Goslin: SB2
Goose Goslin: 43.2-3
Buddy Myer: 4/P4D

Top 7

Beauty McGowan: 3/G
Red Kress: 53
Frank O'Rourke: S9/L
Ski Melillo: S8.1-2
Clyde Manion: 8/F

Bot 7

Sam West: 5/P
Bennie Tate: 7/F
Joe Cronin: K/C

Top 8

George Blaeholder: 3/BG3S
Lu Blue: W
Earl McNeely: 7/F
Heinie Manush: 9/L9DW

Bot 8

Jackie Hayes: D/F78XDW
Firpo Marberry: S3/BG.2-2
Joe Judge: 14/LTP.2X2(4);1X1(4)

Top 9

Beauty McGowan: 7/L
Red Kress: E4/G
Frank O'Rourke: S7/TH3.1-H(E5/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-1
Ski Melillo: 9/F
Clyde Manion: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Sam Rice: S6/G56
Goose Goslin: S5/BG.1-2
Buddy Myer: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Sam West: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

West: good running catch
Knocked it down
Texas Leaguer
Judge: fine stop
Tagged out
Rice: 1-handed catch
Liner caromed off Blaeholder's glove to Melillo who stepped on 2B and tagged Marberry on the line.

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