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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1929-05-29 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 5500 Β· cloudy, wet Β· 1:56

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 7–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Steve Swetonic earned the win and Carmen Hill picked up the save. Pie Traynor went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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W: Steve Swetonic   L: Pat Malone   SV: Carmen Hill

Umpires β€” HP: Bob Hart Β· 1B: Cy Rigler Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Edward McLaughlin Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Norm McMillan501000
Woody English511000
Kiki Cuyler413000
Rogers Hornsby403100
Hack Wilson301100
Cliff Heathcote301010
Charlie Grimm301010
Earl Grace400000
Pat Malone200000
Mike Cvengros100000
Johnny Moore100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dick Bartell412000
Lloyd Waner411000
Paul Waner321210
Pie Traynor402300
George Grantham411000
Fred Brickell401100
Earl Sheely310011
Charlie Hargreaves401000
Steve Swetonic311001
Carmen Hill100000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Pat Malone4.2621
Mike Cvengros3.1401

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Steve Swetonic7.21020
Carmen Hill1.1100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Norm McMillan: 13
  • Woody English: 4/P
  • Kiki Cuyler: S4/G4M
  • Rogers Hornsby: SB2
  • Rogers Hornsby: 2/P/FL

Bot 1

  • Dick Bartell: 9/L
  • Lloyd Waner: D/78D
  • Paul Waner: T/89D.2-H
  • Pie Traynor: T9.3-H
  • George Grantham: 9/F9S
  • Fred Brickell: 8

Top 2

  • Hack Wilson: S9
  • Cliff Heathcote: 46(1)3/GDP
  • Charlie Grimm: 53

Bot 2

  • Earl Sheely: 3/P/FL
  • Charlie Hargreaves: 9
  • Steve Swetonic: K/C

Top 3

  • Earl Grace: 8
  • Pat Malone: 9
  • Norm McMillan: 9

Bot 3

  • Dick Bartell: 9/F9D
  • Lloyd Waner: 5/P
  • Paul Waner: 8

Top 4

  • Woody English: 63
  • Kiki Cuyler: S9
  • Rogers Hornsby: D8.1-3
  • Hack Wilson: FC1.3XH(12);2-3
  • Cliff Heathcote: W.1-2
  • Charlie Grimm: 13

Bot 4

  • Pie Traynor: 3/P
  • George Grantham: 8
  • Fred Brickell: 2/P/FL

Top 5

  • Earl Grace: 5/P
  • Pat Malone: 4/L
  • Norm McMillan: 5/P/FL

Bot 5

  • Earl Sheely: W
  • Charlie Hargreaves: 8/F8S
  • Steve Swetonic: S7.1-2
  • Dick Bartell: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Lloyd Waner: 7/F7S
  • Paul Waner: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Pie Traynor: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • George Grantham: SBH;SB2
  • George Grantham: 3/P

Top 6

  • Woody English: 8
  • Kiki Cuyler: 53
  • Rogers Hornsby: S4/G
  • Hack Wilson: 13

Bot 6

  • Fred Brickell: 2/P/FL
  • Earl Sheely: 9
  • Charlie Hargreaves: 63

Top 7

  • Cliff Heathcote: 8/L
  • Charlie Grimm: S8
  • Earl Grace: 46(1)/FO
  • Mike Cvengros: 43

Bot 7

  • Steve Swetonic: 9/L
  • Dick Bartell: S9
  • Lloyd Waner: 64(1)/FO
  • Paul Waner: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

  • Norm McMillan: 3/L
  • Woody English: S8
  • Kiki Cuyler: S7.1-2
  • Rogers Hornsby: S8.2-H;1-3
  • Hack Wilson: 8/SF.3-H
  • Cliff Heathcote: S8.1-3
  • Charlie Grimm: W.1-2
  • Earl Grace: 31

Bot 8

  • Pie Traynor: 4/L
  • George Grantham: D8/8S
  • Fred Brickell: D/78.2-H
  • Earl Sheely: K/C
  • Charlie Hargreaves: S5/G5L.2-3
  • Carmen Hill: 3/G

Top 9

  • Johnny Moore: 7
  • Norm McMillan: S9
  • Woody English: 16(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

  • Off Grantham's glove
  • To LCF fence
  • To RCF fence
  • To the fence
  • Wilson: diving catch
  • Off Grantham's glove
  • After Wilson's SF, Swetonic went to the bench to get treatment for a blister on a finger of his right hand that had broken open