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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1929-07-31 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3000 · sunny, dry · 1:53

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 4 in the 4th. Lou Koupal earned the win. Don Hurst went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lou Koupal L: Erv Brame SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dolly Stark · 1B: Cy Pfirman · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fresco Thompson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Sothern	4	0	0	0	0	2
Lefty O'Doul	4	2	2	0	0	0
Chuck Klein	2	2	2	2	2	0
Pinky Whitney	3	1	2	1	0	0
Don Hurst	3	1	1	3	1	0
Tommy Thevenow	4	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Lerian	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lou Koupal	4	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd Waner	4	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Waner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Comorosky	3	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Sheely	4	0	0	0	0	0
Stu Clarke	3	1	1	0	1	0
Sparky Adams	1	0	0	0	2	0
Charlie Hargreaves	3	0	2	1	0	0
Erv Brame	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rollie Hemsley	0	1	0	0	1	0
Fred Brickell	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Koupal	9.0	8	6	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erv Brame	9.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fresco Thompson: 8
Denny Sothern: 63
Lefty O'Doul: 7

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: K
Lloyd Waner: 43
Paul Waner: 9/L

Top 2

Chuck Klein: HR/F9D
Pinky Whitney: S8
Don Hurst: FLE2
Don Hurst: 46(1)3/GDP
Tommy Thevenow: 5/P

Bot 2

Adam Comorosky: W
Earl Sheely: 4/P
Stu Clarke: W.1-2
Sparky Adams: W.2-3;1-2
Charlie Hargreaves: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Walt Lerian: 8
Lou Koupal: 2/P/FL
Fresco Thompson: 43

Bot 3

Erv Brame: 7
Dick Bartell: 13
Lloyd Waner: W
Paul Waner: S9.1-3
Adam Comorosky: 3/P

Top 4

Denny Sothern: K/C
Lefty O'Doul: S8
Chuck Klein: W.1-2
Pinky Whitney: S8.2-H;1-3
Don Hurst: HR/L9D.3-H;1-H
Tommy Thevenow: 6/P
Walt Lerian: W
Lou Koupal: 43

Bot 4

Earl Sheely: 53
Stu Clarke: S8
Sparky Adams: W.1-2
Charlie Hargreaves: S8.2-H;1-3
Erv Brame: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Fresco Thompson: 63
Denny Sothern: K
Lefty O'Doul: 9

Bot 5

Dick Bartell: 43
Lloyd Waner: 7
Paul Waner: 7

Top 6

Chuck Klein: W
Pinky Whitney: 13/SH.1-2
Don Hurst: W
Tommy Thevenow: CS3(25).1-2
Tommy Thevenow: 63

Bot 6

Adam Comorosky: S8
Earl Sheely: 54(1)3/GDP
Stu Clarke: 43

Top 7

Walt Lerian: 4/P
Lou Koupal: 43
Fresco Thompson: 8

Bot 7

Sparky Adams: 4/P
Charlie Hargreaves: S7
Erv Brame: S7.1-2
Dick Bartell: 9/SF.2-3
Lloyd Waner: 8

Top 8

Denny Sothern: 63
Lefty O'Doul: T/89
Chuck Klein: S8.3-H
Pinky Whitney: SB2
Pinky Whitney: 63.2-3
Don Hurst: 2/P/FL

Bot 8

Paul Waner: 1/L
Adam Comorosky: 9
Earl Sheely: 7

Top 9

Tommy Thevenow: 43
Walt Lerian: 63
Lou Koupal: 1/L

Bot 9

Stu Clarke: 8
Rollie Hemsley: W
Fred Brickell: S8.1-3
Erv Brame: S7.3-H;1-3
Dick Bartell: 9/FL
Lloyd Waner: 7

Notes & reviews

Comorosky: brilliant catch
Into RF stands, his 5th HR in four afternoons
Lined into RF stands
Liner struck Koupal under the belt but he held on. Time was called for a physician to examine him for possible injury.

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