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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1929-04-29 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 3692 · 1:55

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 6th. Charlie Root earned the win. Charlie Grimm went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Charlie Root L: Pete Donohue SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody English	5	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Beck	5	0	1	0	0	0
Kiki Cuyler	3	1	1	0	2	0
Rogers Hornsby	4	1	2	0	0	1
Hack Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Riggs Stephenson	3	1	2	0	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	1	3	2	0	0
Tom Angley	4	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Root	4	0	2	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Zitzmann	3	1	1	0	0	1
Hughie Critz	3	0	1	1	0	1
Curt Walker	2	0	0	1	1	0
Ethan Allen	4	0	2	1	0	1
High Pockets Kelly	4	0	1	0	0	2
Chuck Dressen	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hod Ford	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Gooch	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Donohue	2	0	0	0	0	1
Pid Purdy	1	1	0	0	1	1
Red Lucas	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	9	2	8

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Donohue	8.0	12	3	2
Ken Ash	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody English: 13/BG
Clyde Beck: 53
Kiki Cuyler: W
Rogers Hornsby: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Billy Zitzmann: S9
Hughie Critz: 43/SH.1-2
Curt Walker: 9
Ethan Allen: S9.2-H
High Pockets Kelly: CS2(24)

Top 2

Rogers Hornsby: K/C
Hack Wilson: K
Riggs Stephenson: S7
Charlie Grimm: S9.1-3
Tom Angley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

High Pockets Kelly: K/C
Chuck Dressen: S8/8S
Hod Ford: D9/3D.1-3
Johnny Gooch: FC1.3XH(15);2-3
Pete Donohue: K

Top 3

Charlie Root: T9
Woody English: 6/P
Clyde Beck: 63
Kiki Cuyler: W
Rogers Hornsby: 9

Bot 3

Billy Zitzmann: K
Hughie Critz: 3/BG
Curt Walker: W
Ethan Allen: CS2(26)

Top 4

Hack Wilson: 63
Riggs Stephenson: S9
Charlie Grimm: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Ethan Allen: K
High Pockets Kelly: E7/F.B-3
Chuck Dressen: 3/P
Hod Ford: K

Top 5

Tom Angley: 43
Charlie Root: 31
Woody English: D7/F7DW
Clyde Beck: 63

Bot 5

Johnny Gooch: 9/L
Pete Donohue: 3/G
Billy Zitzmann: 7

Top 6

Kiki Cuyler: S8/G46
Rogers Hornsby: D/4.1-3
Hack Wilson: 43
Riggs Stephenson: IW
Charlie Grimm: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Tom Angley: S8.2-H;1-2
Charlie Root: S7.2-H;1-2
Woody English: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Hughie Critz: K
Curt Walker: 8
Ethan Allen: 43

Top 7

Clyde Beck: 8
Kiki Cuyler: 43
Rogers Hornsby: S6/G56
Hack Wilson: 4/P

Bot 7

High Pockets Kelly: S7
Chuck Dressen: 8
Hod Ford: 3/P
Johnny Gooch: 8

Top 8

Riggs Stephenson: 31
Charlie Grimm: S9
Tom Angley: 64(1)/FO
Charlie Root: FLE2
Charlie Root: 63

Bot 8

Pid Purdy: W
Red Lucas: S.1-2
Hughie Critz: D9/89.2-H;1-3;BX3(96)
Curt Walker: 8/SF.3-H
Ethan Allen: S9/P34D
High Pockets Kelly: K

Top 9

Woody English: 6/L
Clyde Beck: S8
Kiki Cuyler: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Chuck Dressen: S7
Hod Ford: PB.1-2
Hod Ford: 7
Johnny Gooch: 63.2-3
Pid Purdy: K/C

Notes & reviews

Root was injured but continued
Critz slowed it up but it rolled to CF
Gooch lost foul in sun
Critz overran 2B

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