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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1929-07-23 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 30000 · 1:33

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 2–0. Charlie Root earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		2	4

W: Charlie Root L: Carl Hubbell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Pfirman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Chick Fullis	4	1	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	0	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	0	0
Bill Terry	3	0	1	0
Mel Ott	3	2	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	2	0	1	0
Andy Reese	2	0	0	0
Travis Jackson	3	0	0	0
Carl Hubbell	2	0	0	2
Pat Crawford	1	0	0	0
Edd Roush	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody English	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	2	0	0	0	1	0
Rogers Hornsby	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hack Wilson	2	0	1	1	0	1
Riggs Stephenson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Grimm	3	1	2	0	0	0
Norm McMillan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Zack Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Root	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Hubbell	7.0	4	1	2
Bill Walker	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	4	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chick Fullis: 9
Freddie Lindstrom: 3/G
Freddy Leach: 3/P

Bot 1

Woody English: 7
Cliff Heathcote: 13/BG
Rogers Hornsby: 9/FL

Top 2

Bill Terry: 53/G5S
Mel Ott: S9
Bob O'Farrell: 53.1-2
Andy Reese: 5/P5D

Bot 2

Hack Wilson: K/C
Riggs Stephenson: 53
Charlie Grimm: 43

Top 3

Travis Jackson: 7
Carl Hubbell: K/C
Chick Fullis: S7/7S
Freddie Lindstrom: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Norm McMillan: 63
Zack Taylor: 53
Charlie Root: K

Top 4

Freddie Lindstrom: 6/P6D
Freddy Leach: 9
Bill Terry: 3/G

Bot 4

Woody English: D7/7L
Cliff Heathcote: W
Rogers Hornsby: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Hack Wilson: 8/SF/89D.3-H
Riggs Stephenson: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Mel Ott: D9
Bob O'Farrell: 3/G.2-3
Andy Reese: 2/FL
Travis Jackson: 7

Bot 5

Charlie Grimm: S8
Norm McMillan: 36(1)/FO
Zack Taylor: 6/P
Charlie Root: 8

Top 6

Carl Hubbell: K/C
Chick Fullis: 53
Freddie Lindstrom: S/G1
Freddy Leach: POCS2(136)

Bot 6

Woody English: 43
Cliff Heathcote: 5/FL
Rogers Hornsby: 7/F78

Top 7

Freddy Leach: 7
Bill Terry: W
Mel Ott: 5/P
Bob O'Farrell: W.1-2
Pat Crawford: 3/P

Bot 7

Hack Wilson: S8
Riggs Stephenson: 14(1)/FO
Charlie Grimm: D9/9DW.1-3
Norm McMillan: FC5.3XH(52);2-3
Zack Taylor: SBH;SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Zack Taylor: OA.3XH(21)

Top 8

Travis Jackson: 7
Edd Roush: W
Chick Fullis: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Zack Taylor: 63
Charlie Root: K
Woody English: 63

Top 9

Freddie Lindstrom: 4/L
Freddy Leach: 43
Bill Terry: 63

Notes & reviews

Great stop by McMillan of slow roller; Grimm made spectacular catch of McMillan's low wide throw.
Hot grounder
'The attendance has now reached 35,000'
Off Root's glove
Against screen of RF bleachers
McMillian attempted to score on a short passed ball
Leaping 1-hand catch

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