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New York Giants @ St. Louis Cardinals

1929-06-06 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 4000 · 2:02

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–4. New York Giants put up 2 in the 1st. Larry Benton earned the win. Bill Terry went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	7
SLN	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	11

W: Larry Benton L: Hal Haid SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Edward McLaughlin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bob Hart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edd Roush	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Welsh	4	2	1	0	1	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mel Ott	1	1	0	0	2	0
Bill Terry	4	1	2	3	0	0
Andy Reese	4	0	0	0	0	1
Travis Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	2	0	1	0	2	0
Larry Benton	4	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Taylor Douthit	5	1	2	0	0	1
Andy High	5	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Frisch	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bottomley	3	3	3	2	1	0
Chick Hafey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Roettger	4	0	1	1	0	0
Earl Smith	4	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Gelbert	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hal Haid	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Orsatti	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	9.0	11	1	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Haid	9.0	7	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Edd Roush: 5/FL
Jimmy Welsh: D9
Freddie Lindstrom: K
Mel Ott: W
Bill Terry: S8.2-H;1-3
Andy Reese: CS2(E2)/TH2.3-H(UR);1-3
Andy Reese: K

Bot 1

Taylor Douthit: S5/G5S
Andy High: 5/FL
Frankie Frisch: 7/FL
Jim Bottomley: HR/F9D.1-H
Chick Hafey: 9/F

Top 2

Travis Jackson: 63
Bob O'Farrell: D7/F7D
Larry Benton: 3/G.2-3
Edd Roush: 5/FL

Bot 2

Wally Roettger: S8
Earl Smith: 7/L.1-2(E7/TH1)
Charlie Gelbert: 9/F
Hal Haid: 9/F

Top 3

Jimmy Welsh: W
Freddie Lindstrom: SB2
Freddie Lindstrom: 53
Mel Ott: 9/F9DW/SF.2-3
Bill Terry: HR/F9D.3-H
Andy Reese: 8/F

Bot 3

Taylor Douthit: 53
Andy High: 13
Frankie Frisch: 63

Top 4

Travis Jackson: 63
Bob O'Farrell: W
Larry Benton: 8/F
Edd Roush: 43

Bot 4

Jim Bottomley: S9
Chick Hafey: D7/7L.1-3
Wally Roettger: FC6.3-H;2X3(654)
Earl Smith: 54(1)/FO
Charlie Gelbert: S7.1-2
Hal Haid: K

Top 5

Jimmy Welsh: 43
Freddie Lindstrom: 63
Mel Ott: W
Bill Terry: 7/F

Bot 5

Taylor Douthit: K/C
Andy High: 8/F
Frankie Frisch: 5/FL

Top 6

Andy Reese: 13
Travis Jackson: T/89
Bob O'Farrell: IW
Larry Benton: 53.3-H;1-2
Edd Roush: 7/L

Bot 6

Jim Bottomley: S9
Chick Hafey: E6/G.1-2
Wally Roettger: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Earl Smith: S8.3-H(UR)
Charlie Gelbert: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Jimmy Welsh: 3/G
Freddie Lindstrom: 7/F
Mel Ott: 3/FL

Bot 7

Hal Haid: 53
Taylor Douthit: 7/F
Andy High: 7/L78

Top 8

Bill Terry: 8/F
Andy Reese: 63
Travis Jackson: 53

Bot 8

Frankie Frisch: 13
Jim Bottomley: W
Chick Hafey: 4/P
Wally Roettger: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Bob O'Farrell: 3/FL
Larry Benton: S8
Edd Roush: D8.1-3
Jimmy Welsh: 6/LDP.3X3(65)

Bot 9

Earl Smith: 43
Charlie Gelbert: D9/L9DW.BX3(945)
Ernie Orsatti: S
Taylor Douthit: S.1-3
Andy High: 8/L8XD

Notes & reviews

Caught close to the stand
play,1,0,reesr102,??,,CS2(E2).3-H(E2/TH2)(UR);1-3 Attempted double steal; wild throw past Frisch
Slow roller
Into RF seats
Walsh: shoestring catch, but threw over Terry
Off RF pavilion roof and into the street beyond
Welsh: brilliant running 1-hand shoetop catch of low liner
High knocked down hot grounder
Caught near flagpole

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