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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1929-05-15 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 3000 · 1:55

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Robins 9–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 4th. Burleigh Grimes earned the win. Babe Herman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	1	1	9	14
BRO	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	11

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Watty Clark SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Hendrick	5	1	3	0	0	0
Wally Gilbert	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Herman	4	2	1	3	1	0
Rube Bressler	5	0	1	1	0	0
Del Bissonette	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Rhiel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Bancroft	4	0	1	0	0	0
Val Picinich	4	0	1	0	0	0
Watty Clark	3	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Frederick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	9.0	11	1	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Watty Clark	7.0	12	2	1
Alex Ferguson	1.0	0	0	0
Win Ballou	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: S9
Lloyd Waner: 8
Paul Waner: 5/P
Pie Traynor: 43

Bot 1

Harvey Hendrick: S8/1
Wally Gilbert: 46(1)/FO/P
Babe Herman: 64(1)/FO
Rube Bressler: SB2
Rube Bressler: S8.2-H
Del Bissonette: S8.1-2
Billy Rhiel: K/C

Top 2

George Grantham: 31
Adam Comorosky: 8
Earl Sheely: 8

Bot 2

Dave Bancroft: 8
Val Picinich: 13
Watty Clark: 8

Top 3

Charlie Hargreaves: K
Burleigh Grimes: 3/FL
Sparky Adams: 43#

Bot 3

Harvey Hendrick: 43#
Wally Gilbert: S8
Babe Herman: 8
Rube Bressler: 7/F7D

Top 4

Lloyd Waner: S8
Paul Waner: 3/FL
Pie Traynor: S7.1-2
George Grantham: S9.2-H;1-3
Adam Comorosky: S8.3-H;1-3
Earl Sheely: S8.3-H;1-3
Charlie Hargreaves: 9/SF.3-H
Burleigh Grimes: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Del Bissonette: 2/FL
Billy Rhiel: 63
Dave Bancroft: 7

Top 5

Sparky Adams: 43#
Lloyd Waner: 2/FL
Paul Waner: 7

Bot 5

Val Picinich: 8/F8XD
Watty Clark: S9
Harvey Hendrick: S7/G56.1-2
Wally Gilbert: 31/BG.2-3;1-2
Babe Herman: HR8/IPHR/8XD.3-H;2-H
Rube Bressler: 5/P#

Top 6

Pie Traynor: 7
George Grantham: W
Adam Comorosky: S9.1-3
Earl Sheely: FLE5
Earl Sheely: 8/SF.3-H(UR);1-2
Charlie Hargreaves: 7

Bot 6

Del Bissonette: 6/P
Billy Rhiel: 43
Dave Bancroft: 7

Top 7

Burleigh Grimes: T8/8XD
Sparky Adams: 2/FL
Lloyd Waner: S8.3-H
Paul Waner: S4.1-2
Pie Traynor: S/78.2-H;1-2
George Grantham: 9
Adam Comorosky: SB3;SB2
Adam Comorosky: IW
Earl Sheely: 3/L

Bot 7

Val Picinich: 53
Watty Clark: S9
Harvey Hendrick: S/78.1-2
Wally Gilbert: 8/SF.2-3
Babe Herman: 8

Top 8

Charlie Hargreaves: D/89XDW
Burleigh Grimes: 13/SH.2-3#
Sparky Adams: 7/SF.3-H
Lloyd Waner: 2/FL

Bot 8

Rube Bressler: 7
Del Bissonette: 13
Billy Rhiel: E5/TH
Dave Bancroft: S9.1-2
Val Picinich: S/BG.2-3;1-2
Johnny Frederick: 9

Top 9

Paul Waner: S8/G46
Pie Traynor: 13/SH.1-2
George Grantham: 8
Adam Comorosky: D9/9DW.2-H
Earl Sheely: W
Charlie Hargreaves: 54(1)/FO

Bot 9

Harvey Hendrick: 8
Wally Gilbert: 63
Babe Herman: W
Rube Bressler: DI.1-2
Rube Bressler: DI.2-3
Rube Bressler: 31

Notes & reviews

Off Grimes' glove
Grantham lost pop fly in sun
IPHR over L.Waner's head; it bounded atop a small shed near the furthest corner of the yard, then rolled out in the grass.
Over Hendrick's head
Low throw

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