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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1929-09-21 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 20000 · 1:45

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 4–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 8th. Bill Walker earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	13
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Bill Walker L: Charlie Root SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edd Roush	4	1	1	0	1	0
Freddy Leach	5	1	2	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	5	0	3	1	0	1
Bill Terry	3	1	3	0	1	0
Mel Ott	5	1	2	3	0	1
Travis Jackson	5	0	0	0	0	1
Shanty Hogan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Doc Farrell	4	0	2	0	0	1
Bill Walker	4	0	0	0	0	3

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody English	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cliff Heathcote	3	1	1	0	0	0
Rogers Hornsby	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hack Wilson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chick Tolson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Norm McMillan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	3	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Root	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Walker	9.0	8	1	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	13	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Edd Roush: 9
Freddy Leach: 5/L
Freddie Lindstrom: D/78XDW
Bill Terry: S1/G1S.2-3
Mel Ott: 8/F8S

Bot 1

Woody English: 63
Cliff Heathcote: S/6
Rogers Hornsby: PO1(E1).1-2
Rogers Hornsby: 63.2-3
Hack Wilson: S/6.3-H(UR)
Kiki Cuyler: K/C

Top 2

Travis Jackson: 53
Shanty Hogan: 53
Doc Farrell: 43

Bot 2

Chick Tolson: S8
Norm McMillan: 6(1)3/GDP
Mike Gonzalez: S9
Charlie Root: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Bill Walker: K
Edd Roush: W
Freddy Leach: S8.1-3
Freddie Lindstrom: FLE3
Freddie Lindstrom: 6/P56D
Bill Terry: W.1-2
Mel Ott: 5/P

Bot 3

Woody English: 3/P
Cliff Heathcote: 63
Rogers Hornsby: K/C

Top 4

Travis Jackson: K/C
Shanty Hogan: 7/F7D
Doc Farrell: S8
Bill Walker: K

Bot 4

Hack Wilson: 9
Kiki Cuyler: 9
Chick Tolson: 63

Top 5

Edd Roush: 13
Freddy Leach: 13
Freddie Lindstrom: S9
Bill Terry: S8.1-3
Mel Ott: K

Bot 5

Norm McMillan: 4/P
Mike Gonzalez: 63
Charlie Root: K

Top 6

Travis Jackson: 7
Shanty Hogan: E5/TH
Doc Farrell: K/C
Bill Walker: K

Bot 6

Woody English: S9
Cliff Heathcote: 16(1)/FO/BG
Rogers Hornsby: 53/SH.1-2
Hack Wilson: S/3.2-3
Kiki Cuyler: 8/L

Top 7

Edd Roush: 7
Freddy Leach: 8
Freddie Lindstrom: K

Bot 7

Chick Tolson: 43
Norm McMillan: 6/P
Mike Gonzalez: S9
Charlie Root: K

Top 8

Bill Terry: S8
Mel Ott: HR/F9D.1-H
Travis Jackson: 63
Shanty Hogan: 63
Doc Farrell: S/4
Bill Walker: 9/F9S

Bot 8

Woody English: W
Cliff Heathcote: 13/SH.1-2
Rogers Hornsby: 43.2-3
Hack Wilson: 13

Top 9

Edd Roush: S/3
Freddy Leach: S9/3.1-3
Freddie Lindstrom: S9.3-H;1-2
Bill Terry: 7/SF.2-3;1-2
Mel Ott: S9/F9S.3-H;2-2
Travis Jackson: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Kiki Cuyler: S7
Chick Tolson: 46(1)3/GDP
Norm McMillan: 43

Notes & reviews

Against LCF bleachers
Slow roller
Galloping catch
Through SS
Through Jackson
Hot smash off Terry's glove
Into RF bleachers; Ott's 40th.
Past Hornsby
Down 1B line
Through Tolson

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