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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1929-06-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 15000 · 2:12

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 13–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 8 in the 6th. Clarence Mitchell earned the win. Chick Hafey went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	2	0	2	0	8	1	0	0	13	15
CHN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	9

W: Clarence Mitchell L: Charlie Root SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Taylor Douthit	4	2	1	1	1	0
Andy High	5	1	3	3	0	0
Frankie Frisch	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Bottomley	4	1	0	0	1	0
Chick Hafey	5	3	3	3	0	0
Ernie Orsatti	4	2	2	1	1	0
Jimmie Wilson	4	2	2	1	0	1
Charlie Gelbert	5	1	3	3	0	0
Clarence Mitchell	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bubber Jonnard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Norm McMillan	4	0	1	0	1	1
Clyde Beck	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	3	1	1	1	0	0
Rogers Hornsby	2	0	0	0	2	0
Hack Wilson	4	1	2	1	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	3	0	1	1	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Root	2	0	0	0	0	1
Claude Jonnard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clarence Mitchell	9.0	9	4	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	5.1	10	0	0
Trader Horne	0.1	3	1	0
Claude Jonnard	3.1	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Taylor Douthit: 1/BP
Andy High: 7/F
Frankie Frisch: T/F89
Jim Bottomley: 3/FL

Bot 1

Norm McMillan: D8
Clyde Beck: 13/SH.2-3
Kiki Cuyler: HP
Rogers Hornsby: SB2
Rogers Hornsby: W
Hack Wilson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Chick Hafey: T8
Ernie Orsatti: S8.3-H
Jimmie Wilson: 41/G34.1-2
Charlie Gelbert: FLE9
Charlie Gelbert: S8.2-H(UR)
Clarence Mitchell: 8/L
Taylor Douthit: 43

Bot 2

Riggs Stephenson: W
Charlie Grimm: 8/F8XD
Mike Gonzalez: 6/P
Charlie Root: 53

Top 3

Andy High: 7/F
Frankie Frisch: 3/G
Jim Bottomley: 63

Bot 3

Norm McMillan: 2/FL
Clyde Beck: S8
Kiki Cuyler: 9/F
Rogers Hornsby: W.1-2
Hack Wilson: S7/G56.2-H;1-3
Riggs Stephenson: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Chick Hafey: 8/F
Ernie Orsatti: S8/8S
Jimmie Wilson: T9/G3L.1-H
Charlie Gelbert: FC6/THH.3-H
Clarence Mitchell: 8/F
Taylor Douthit: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Charlie Grimm: S9
Mike Gonzalez: S8.1-2
Charlie Root: K
Norm McMillan: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 5

Taylor Douthit: 9/F9DW
Andy High: S/78
Frankie Frisch: 2/FL
Jim Bottomley: 8/F8XD

Bot 5

Clyde Beck: S8/8S
Kiki Cuyler: 9/L9D
Rogers Hornsby: 3/LDP.1X1(3)

Top 6

Chick Hafey: S9/F9S
Ernie Orsatti: 7/F7DW
Jimmie Wilson: S8/8S.1-3
Charlie Gelbert: S/78.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
Clarence Mitchell: FC3.3XH(32E5)(NR)(UR);2-2
Taylor Douthit: D7.2-H;1-3
Andy High: D9/G3L.3-H;2-H
Frankie Frisch: 43.2-3
Jim Bottomley: W
Chick Hafey: HR/F7D.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Ernie Orsatti: W
Jimmie Wilson: K/C

Bot 6

Hack Wilson: 43
Riggs Stephenson: 6/FL
Charlie Grimm: 9/F9D

Top 7

Charlie Gelbert: S5/BG
Clarence Mitchell: 23/SH.1-2
Taylor Douthit: CS3(25)
Taylor Douthit: W
Andy High: D9.1-H
Frankie Frisch: 63

Bot 7

Mike Gonzalez: 8/F
Claude Jonnard: 3/G
Norm McMillan: W
Clyde Beck: 63

Top 8

Jim Bottomley: 8/F
Chick Hafey: 3/FL
Ernie Orsatti: 3/G

Bot 8

Kiki Cuyler: HR/F9D
Rogers Hornsby: 63
Hack Wilson: D9
Riggs Stephenson: S7.2-H
Charlie Grimm: 7/F
Mike Gonzalez: 9/F

Top 9

Bubber Jonnard: 7/L
Charlie Gelbert: 13
Clarence Mitchell: 9/F

Bot 9

Gabby Hartnett: 6/P
Norm McMillan: 9/F
Clyde Beck: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Cuyler and Wilson misjudged the fly
Cuyler juggled it and claimed he caught it; Cubs argued at length with Ump Rigler.
Attempted hit and run play
Wilson: spectacular 1-hand running catch
Bottomley: 1-hand catch
Texas Leaguer
McMillan missed Gonzales' throw
Over LF fence
Orsatti: running catch
Over RF wall

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