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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1929-05-13 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 3000 · 1:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Robins 12–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 2nd. Larry French earned the win. Rube Bressler went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	4	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	12	18
BRO	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	9

W: Larry French L: Jumbo Elliott SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	2	3	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	4	0	2	2	0	0
Paul Waner	5	1	1	3	0	0
Pie Traynor	5	0	1	1	0	0
George Grantham	5	2	2	0	0	1
Adam Comorosky	5	2	3	1	0	0
Earl Sheely	2	2	1	2	2	0
Charlie Hargreaves	4	1	2	1	1	0
Larry French	5	2	3	2	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	3	1	1	0	2	0
Wally Gilbert	4	2	1	0	1	0
Babe Herman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rube Bressler	3	0	3	3	2	0
Del Bissonette	5	0	0	0	0	2
Billy Rhiel	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Bancroft	4	1	0	0	0	0
Val Picinich	4	0	0	0	0	0
Clise Dudley	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Pattison	1	0	1	0	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	9.0	9	6	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jumbo Elliott	1.0	5	1	0
Clise Dudley	4.0	6	1	0
Jimmy Pattison	3.0	5	1	1
Joe Bradshaw	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: S/G6
Lloyd Waner: 5/FL
Paul Waner: 7
Pie Traynor: SB2
Pie Traynor: 7

Bot 1

Max Carey: W
Wally Gilbert: W.1-2
Babe Herman: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Rube Bressler: S9.3-H;2-H
Del Bissonette: 8/F8XD
Billy Rhiel: W.1-2
Dave Bancroft: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

George Grantham: D9
Adam Comorosky: S8.2-H
Earl Sheely: W.1-2
Charlie Hargreaves: S7.2-H;1-2
Larry French: S8.2-H;1-2
Sparky Adams: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Lloyd Waner: 8/SF.3-H
Paul Waner: 3/G

Bot 2

Val Picinich: 53
Clise Dudley: S7/6
Max Carey: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Pie Traynor: 13
George Grantham: 31
Adam Comorosky: S9
Earl Sheely: 53

Bot 3

Wally Gilbert: 4/P
Babe Herman: 43
Rube Bressler: W
Del Bissonette: K

Top 4

Charlie Hargreaves: W
Larry French: 36(1)/FO/BG
Sparky Adams: S9.1-2
Lloyd Waner: S9.2-H;1-3
Paul Waner: 63.3-H;1-2
Pie Traynor: 9

Bot 4

Billy Rhiel: 8
Dave Bancroft: 3/FL
Val Picinich: E6/G
Clise Dudley: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

George Grantham: D9/89
Adam Comorosky: 13
Earl Sheely: SB3
Earl Sheely: S8.3-H
Charlie Hargreaves: 53.1-2
Larry French: D9/9D.2-H
Sparky Adams: 5/FL

Bot 5

Max Carey: S9
Wally Gilbert: 64(1)/FO#
Babe Herman: S9/9DW.1-2;BX2(96)
Rube Bressler: S8.2-H
Del Bissonette: K/C

Top 6

Lloyd Waner: S7
Paul Waner: 64(1)/FO
Pie Traynor: 9
George Grantham: SB2
George Grantham: K/C

Bot 6

Billy Rhiel: 8
Dave Bancroft: 8
Val Picinich: 53

Top 7

Adam Comorosky: 7
Earl Sheely: W
Charlie Hargreaves: CS2(24)
Charlie Hargreaves: 8

Bot 7

Jimmy Pattison: S5/BG
Max Carey: 9
Wally Gilbert: S9.1-2
Babe Herman: K
Rube Bressler: S1/G.2-3;1-2
Del Bissonette: 7

Top 8

Larry French: S9
Sparky Adams: S9.1-2
Lloyd Waner: 2/FL
Paul Waner: T7.2-H;1-H
Pie Traynor: S7.3-H
George Grantham: 3(B)3(1)/DP/P

Bot 8

Billy Rhiel: 53
Dave Bancroft: 5E3
Val Picinich: 53.1-2
Harvey Hendrick: S7.2-H(UR)
Max Carey: W.1-2
Wally Gilbert: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

Adam Comorosky: T7/78
Earl Sheely: 7/SF.3-H
Charlie Hargreaves: S8/G46
Larry French: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Babe Herman: 8
Rube Bressler: W
Del Bissonette: 8
Billy Rhiel: 31

Notes & reviews

Off Bancroft's glove
To the bleachers
Over Herman's head
It was a legitimate double off RF wall, but Gilbert stopped at 2B and Herman was retired after nearing 2B and trying to return to 1B.
High bounder over French's head

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