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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1929-09-16 · Day game · Forbes Field · 10 innings · cloudy, dry · 1:48

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Jesse Petty earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jesse Petty L: Les Sweetland SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Cy Pfirman · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fresco Thompson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bernie Friberg	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lefty O'Doul	4	1	1	0	0	0
Chuck Klein	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pinky Whitney	4	0	1	2	0	1
Don Hurst	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tommy Thevenow	3	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Lerian	3	0	0	0	1	0
Les Sweetland	4	0	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	1	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	5	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	3	1	2	1	2	0
Pie Traynor	5	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Comorosky	3	0	1	0	2	0
Rollie Hemsley	5	1	1	1	0	0
Earl Sheely	3	0	0	0	1	1
Stu Clarke	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jesse Petty	4	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Les Sweetland	9.0	9	5	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Petty	10.0	5	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fresco Thompson: 3/P/FL
Bernie Friberg: 7
Lefty O'Doul: S1/G
Chuck Klein: D7.1-3
Pinky Whitney: S8.3-H;2-H
Don Hurst: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 2/P/FL
Lloyd Waner: 13
Paul Waner: W
Pie Traynor: S4/G4MS.1-2
Adam Comorosky: 8/L8XD

Top 2

Don Hurst: S9
Tommy Thevenow: 8
Walt Lerian: 8
Les Sweetland: 13

Bot 2

Rollie Hemsley: 53
Earl Sheely: 3/P/FL
Stu Clarke: T/89D
Jesse Petty: K

Top 3

Fresco Thompson: 53
Bernie Friberg: 53
Lefty O'Doul: 7

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: 63
Lloyd Waner: S8
Paul Waner: 46(1)/FO
Pie Traynor: 7

Top 4

Chuck Klein: 63
Pinky Whitney: K/C
Don Hurst: 5/P

Bot 4

Adam Comorosky: W
Rollie Hemsley: 4(1)/FO.B-3(E4/TH1)(E3/TH2)
Earl Sheely: K
Stu Clarke: D8/F8S.3-H(UR)
Jesse Petty: 13

Top 5

Tommy Thevenow: 53
Walt Lerian: 5/L
Les Sweetland: K

Bot 5

Dick Bartell: T7/7LD
Lloyd Waner: 143
Paul Waner: S7.3-H
Pie Traynor: 9
Adam Comorosky: S5/G.1-2
Rollie Hemsley: 7

Top 6

Fresco Thompson: 63
Bernie Friberg: 3/P
Lefty O'Doul: 8

Bot 6

Earl Sheely: W
Stu Clarke: FC3.1-3(E3/TH2);B-2
Jesse Petty: 63
Dick Bartell: FC6.3XH(62);2-3
Lloyd Waner: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Chuck Klein: 43
Pinky Whitney: 63
Don Hurst: 9/L

Bot 7

Paul Waner: S7
Pie Traynor: 64(1)3/GDP
Adam Comorosky: 53

Top 8

Tommy Thevenow: 2/P/FL
Walt Lerian: W
Les Sweetland: S18/L+.1-2
Fresco Thompson: 3/P/FL
Bernie Friberg: 4(1)/FO

Bot 8

Rollie Hemsley: 53
Earl Sheely: 6/P
Stu Clarke: 5/P

Top 9

Lefty O'Doul: 9
Chuck Klein: 4/P
Pinky Whitney: 4/P

Bot 9

Jesse Petty: E7/L
Dick Bartell: 56(1)/FO/BG
Lloyd Waner: 3/P
Paul Waner: PO1(23)

Top 10

Don Hurst: W
Tommy Thevenow: 14/BG/SH.1-2
Walt Lerian: 3/P/FL
Les Sweetland: 43

Bot 10

Paul Waner: W
Pie Traynor: E1/TH1/BG.1-3;B-2
Adam Comorosky: IW
Rollie Hemsley: S/78D.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Stretched a single into a double
Phils raised a kick when Ump Magerkurth called it fair
Sweetland deflected it
Wild throw through Thevenow
Burned Petty's glove and went into CF

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