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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1929-06-08 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 12000 · cloudy, wet · 1:59

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Robins 9–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 8th. Burleigh Grimes earned the win. George Grantham went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
PIT	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	5		9	14

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Watty Clark SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Johnny Frederick	3	0	1	0	1
Wally Gilbert	4	0	0	0	0
Babe Herman	4	0	1	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	4	1	1	0	0
Val Picinich	4	1	2	0	0
Rube Bressler	4	0	1	1	0
Dave Bancroft	4	0	3	1	0
Eddie Moore	4	0	0	0	0
Watty Clark	3	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	5	2	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pie Traynor	5	2	4	1	0	0
George Grantham	4	1	2	3	1	2
Adam Comorosky	4	1	2	1	1	0
Earl Sheely	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Hargreaves	3	0	0	0	0	0
Burleigh Grimes	4	0	1	2	0	0
Rollie Hemsley	1	1	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Watty Clark	7.0	11	2	2
Dazzy Vance	1.0	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	9.0	9	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Frederick: 3/G
Wally Gilbert: 9
Babe Herman: 43

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: S7
Lloyd Waner: 46(1)/FO
Paul Waner: 7
Pie Traynor: S8.1-3
George Grantham: K

Top 2

Harvey Hendrick: 43
Val Picinich: S7
Rube Bressler: 13.1-2
Dave Bancroft: T9/L9S.2-H
Eddie Moore: 63

Bot 2

Adam Comorosky: S7
Earl Sheely: S7.1-2
Charlie Hargreaves: 7
Burleigh Grimes: SB3;SB2
Burleigh Grimes: S9.3-H;2-H
Dick Bartell: 3/P/FL
Lloyd Waner: 2/P/FL

Top 3

Watty Clark: 8
Johnny Frederick: S9
Wally Gilbert: 4/LDP.1X1(4)

Bot 3

Paul Waner: 2/P
Pie Traynor: 9
George Grantham: S1/BG
Adam Comorosky: 8

Top 4

Babe Herman: 43
Harvey Hendrick: S8
Val Picinich: S8.1-3
Rube Bressler: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Dave Bancroft: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Earl Sheely: 9/FL
Charlie Hargreaves: 6/P
Burleigh Grimes: 43

Top 5

Dave Bancroft: S6
Eddie Moore: 8
Watty Clark: 23.1-2
Johnny Frederick: W
Wally Gilbert: 7

Bot 5

Dick Bartell: 9
Lloyd Waner: S7
Paul Waner: S7.1-2
Pie Traynor: S7.2-H;1-2
George Grantham: SB3;SB2
George Grantham: K
Adam Comorosky: IW
Earl Sheely: 8

Top 6

Babe Herman: 43
Harvey Hendrick: 63
Val Picinich: 7

Bot 6

Charlie Hargreaves: 53
Burleigh Grimes: 6/L
Dick Bartell: 8

Top 7

Rube Bressler: 3/G
Dave Bancroft: 13
Eddie Moore: 63

Bot 7

Lloyd Waner: 3/G
Paul Waner: 63
Pie Traynor: S8
George Grantham: W.1-2
Adam Comorosky: S8.2-H;1-2
Earl Sheely: 9/L

Top 8

Watty Clark: E6/G
Johnny Frederick: 9
Wally Gilbert: 9
Babe Herman: D9.1-3
Harvey Hendrick: 9/L

Bot 8

Rollie Hemsley: T8/8XD
Burleigh Grimes: 53
Dick Bartell: HP
Lloyd Waner: FC1.3-H(E2/TH3)(NR);1-3;B-2#
Paul Waner: 7/F/SF.3-H
Pie Traynor: S4/G4M.2-3
George Grantham: HR/F9D.3-H;1-H
Adam Comorosky: 53

Top 9

Val Picinich: 63
Rube Bressler: S/7
Dave Bancroft: S/G6/BR.1X2(4)
Eddie Moore: 13

Notes & reviews

Past P.Waner who vainly attempted shoestring catch
Grantham tagged Frederick
Close play at 1B on DP try
Brooklyn's Carey, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Reardon for arguing balls and strikes during Moore's at bat
Foul tip off Gilbert's bat injured one of Hargreaves' fingers
Hit on the left wrist; Dodgers argued heatedly for 5 minutes that Bartell made no effort to elude the pitch.
Picinich threw wildly past 3B
Into RF grandstand

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