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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1929-05-23 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3000 · sunny, dry · 1:47

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Burleigh Grimes earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7
PIT	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2		6	10

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Eppa Rixey SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Hughie Critz	4	0	1	0	0
Pid Purdy	3	1	1	1	0
High Pockets Kelly	4	0	1	1	0
Curt Walker	3	0	1	0	1
Chuck Dressen	4	0	1	0	0
Evar Swanson	2	1	0	0	0
Hod Ford	3	0	0	0	1
Johnny Gooch	4	0	0	0	0
Eppa Rixey	2	0	1	1	0
Ethan Allen	1	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	7.0	6	5	1
Dutch Kemner	0.1	3	0	0
Jakie May	0.2	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	9.0	7	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hughie Critz: 53
Pid Purdy: D9
High Pockets Kelly: S7.2-H
Curt Walker: 9
Chuck Dressen: S6/G6M.1XH(634525)

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: 43
Lloyd Waner: S/G25
Adam Comorosky: CS2(26)
Adam Comorosky: 43

Top 2

Evar Swanson: HP
Hod Ford: 6/P
Johnny Gooch: 63.1-2
Eppa Rixey: S9.2-H;BX2(96)

Bot 2

George Grantham: K
Dick Bartell: S8
Paul Waner: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Hughie Critz: 8
Pid Purdy: 43
High Pockets Kelly: 53

Bot 3

Earl Sheely: 8
Charlie Hargreaves: D9
Burleigh Grimes: W
Sparky Adams: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Lloyd Waner: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Curt Walker: S8
Chuck Dressen: 163.1-2
Evar Swanson: 8/SF.2-3
Hod Ford: 9

Bot 4

Adam Comorosky: 3/P
George Grantham: 43
Dick Bartell: T/78
Paul Waner: 6/P

Top 5

Johnny Gooch: 13/G+
Eppa Rixey: 3/P/FL
Hughie Critz: 53

Bot 5

Earl Sheely: W
Charlie Hargreaves: W.1-2
Burleigh Grimes: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Sparky Adams: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Lloyd Waner: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Adam Comorosky: CS2(26)

Top 6

Pid Purdy: 6/L
High Pockets Kelly: 13
Curt Walker: 43

Bot 6

Adam Comorosky: 3/G
George Grantham: S/G3
Dick Bartell: 9
Paul Waner: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Chuck Dressen: 8/L
Evar Swanson: 63
Hod Ford: W
Johnny Gooch: 43

Bot 7

Earl Sheely: W
Charlie Hargreaves: 7
Burleigh Grimes: W.1-2
Sparky Adams: 43.2-3;1-2
Lloyd Waner: T/78D.3-H;2-H
Adam Comorosky: 63

Top 8

Ethan Allen: S6/G
Hughie Critz: S8.1-3
Pid Purdy: 8/SF.3-H
High Pockets Kelly: 53.1-2
Curt Walker: W
Chuck Dressen: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

George Grantham: S9
Dick Bartell: 53/SH.1-2
Paul Waner: S/78.2-H;B-2(THH)
Earl Sheely: S7.2-H
Charlie Hargreaves: S/78.1-2
Burleigh Grimes: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Evar Swanson: 13
Hod Ford: 63
Johnny Gooch: 5/P/FL

Notes & reviews

Bartell knocked down drive over 2B and trapped Dressen off 1B. Kelly tried to score on the rundown but was run down himself.
Grimes injured his hand when he broke down Gooch's smash but remained on the mound.
Off Kelly's chest
To LCF fence

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