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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1929-05-30 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 25000 Β· sunny, dry Β· 2:09

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 7th. Art Nehf earned the win and Guy Bush picked up the save. Hack Wilson went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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CHN101010200513
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W: Art Nehf   L: Ray Kremer   SV: Guy Bush

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

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Norm McMillan511001
Cliff Heathcote422010
Kiki Cuyler400101
Rogers Hornsby412010
Hack Wilson413300
Charlie Grimm301110
Earl Grace300001
Clyde Beck402001
Art Nehf402000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dick Bartell400000
Lloyd Waner412000
Paul Waner302010
Pie Traynor401000
George Grantham401001
Earl Sheely401000
Fred Brickell200001
Rollie Hemsley300000
Ray Kremer200001
Sparky Adams100000
Adam Comorosky100000
Erv Brame101000
Cobe Jones100000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Art Nehf8.0613
Guy Bush1.0200

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ray Kremer6.11232
Carmen Hill1.2101
Joe Dawson1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Norm McMillan: 7
  • Cliff Heathcote: S9
  • Kiki Cuyler: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
  • Kiki Cuyler: 9/SF/9DW.3-H(UR)
  • Rogers Hornsby: 9/F9DW

Bot 1

  • Dick Bartell: 9
  • Lloyd Waner: 63
  • Paul Waner: S9
  • Pie Traynor: S9.1-3
  • George Grantham: 43

Top 2

  • Hack Wilson: S9/89S
  • Charlie Grimm: W.1-2
  • Earl Grace: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Clyde Beck: K
  • Art Nehf: 31

Bot 2

  • Earl Sheely: 8
  • Fred Brickell: K/C
  • Rollie Hemsley: 63

Top 3

  • Norm McMillan: S8
  • Cliff Heathcote: S3/BG.1-2
  • Kiki Cuyler: 6/P
  • Rogers Hornsby: S1/G.2-3;1-2
  • Hack Wilson: 4/P4D/SF/DP.3-H(RBI);2X3(425)

Bot 3

  • Ray Kremer: K
  • Dick Bartell: 4/P
  • Lloyd Waner: S9
  • Paul Waner: W.1-2
  • Pie Traynor: E6/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
  • George Grantham: K

Top 4

  • Charlie Grimm: 43
  • Earl Grace: 4/L
  • Clyde Beck: S1/G
  • Art Nehf: S9.1-3
  • Norm McMillan: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

  • Earl Sheely: 9
  • Fred Brickell: 43
  • Rollie Hemsley: 31

Top 5

  • Cliff Heathcote: W
  • Kiki Cuyler: 2
  • Rogers Hornsby: W.1-2
  • Hack Wilson: S8.2-H;1-3
  • Charlie Grimm: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

  • Ray Kremer: 53
  • Dick Bartell: 8/L
  • Lloyd Waner: 13

Top 6

  • Earl Grace: K
  • Clyde Beck: S7
  • Art Nehf: S8.1-2
  • Norm McMillan: 46(1)/FO.2-3
  • Cliff Heathcote: 2/P/FL

Bot 6

  • Paul Waner: 8
  • Pie Traynor: 7
  • George Grantham: T9/89D.BXH(942)

Top 7

  • Kiki Cuyler: 7/F78XDW
  • Rogers Hornsby: T/F89XDW
  • Hack Wilson: S8.3-H
  • Charlie Grimm: PO1(E1)/TH1.1-2
  • Charlie Grimm: D/78.2-H
  • Earl Grace: FC6.2X3(65)
  • Clyde Beck: 8/L

Bot 7

  • Earl Sheely: 8
  • Sparky Adams: 9
  • Rollie Hemsley: 63

Top 8

  • Art Nehf: 7
  • Norm McMillan: K
  • Cliff Heathcote: 13

Bot 8

  • Adam Comorosky: 9
  • Dick Bartell: 53
  • Lloyd Waner: S7
  • Paul Waner: S9/89.1XH(9432)

Top 9

  • Kiki Cuyler: K
  • Rogers Hornsby: 63
  • Hack Wilson: 8

Bot 9

  • Pie Traynor: 8
  • George Grantham: 9/F9S
  • Earl Sheely: S5/G
  • Erv Brame: S9.1-3
  • Cobe Jones: 7

Notes & reviews

  • Hot The attendance, estimated at 25,000, was believed to have smashed all NL records for a morning game attendance.
  • P.Waner: spectacular 1-handed leaping catch off wall in front of RF stand.
  • P.Waner: another clever catch close to the same wall
  • P.Waner dropped the drive after a hard run
  • Sheely fielded it but nobody covered 1B
  • Knocked down by Kremer
  • Slow roller hopped past Beck and rolled into LF
  • Off Kremer's knee
  • Close play
  • Grimm: nice stop and running throw
  • Brickell: great leaping catch in the corner at the far end of the scoreboard.
  • Against the top of the exit gate in RCF
  • Threw wild and low past Sheely
  • L.Waner tried to score when P.Waner was trapped between 1B & 2B on the throw-in.
  • Off McMillan's glove