This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1933-08-01 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2500 · 2:07

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 9–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 1st. Steve Swetonic earned the win and Waite Hoyt picked up the save. Earl Grace went 2-for-2 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	8
PIT	5	0	1	3	0	0	0	0		9	15

W: Steve Swetonic L: Bill Walker SV: Waite Hoyt

Umpires — HP: Ted McGrew · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ernie Quigley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pepper Martin	4	0	0	0	1	0
George Watkins	3	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Frisch	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pat Crawford	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ernie Orsatti	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jimmie Wilson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Leo Durocher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dazzy Vance	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ethan Allen	2	0	1	0	0	1
Gordon Slade	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	5	1	2	1	0	0
Paul Waner	4	1	1	0	1	0
Adam Comorosky	4	1	2	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	5	0	1	0	0	1
Pie Traynor	5	2	1	1	0	0
Gus Suhr	5	2	3	1	0	0
Tony Piet	5	2	3	1	0	0
Earl Grace	2	0	2	3	2	0
Steve Swetonic	4	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Walker	0.1	5	0	0
Dazzy Vance	5.2	9	3	1
Syl Johnson	2.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Swetonic	7.0	5	3	2
Waite Hoyt	2.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pepper Martin: 53
George Watkins: 1/BP
Frankie Frisch: S6
Pat Crawford: 3/FL

Bot 1

Lloyd Waner: S9
Paul Waner: S3.1-2
Adam Comorosky: E1/TH1/SH.2-H(NR);1-H(NR);B-3
Arky Vaughan: 3/G
Pie Traynor: FC6/THH.3-H(UR);B-1
Gus Suhr: S1.1-2
Tony Piet: S5.2-3;1-2
Earl Grace: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Steve Swetonic: 5/P
Lloyd Waner: 6/P

Top 2

Joe Medwick: 9
Ernie Orsatti: 2/P
Jimmie Wilson: S9
Leo Durocher: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Paul Waner: 5/L
Adam Comorosky: S8
Arky Vaughan: K/C
Pie Traynor: 43

Top 3

Dazzy Vance: 6/P
Pepper Martin: 7
George Watkins: W
Frankie Frisch: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Gus Suhr: 4/P
Tony Piet: D/89
Earl Grace: W
Steve Swetonic: SB3
Steve Swetonic: 6/P
Lloyd Waner: S6.3-H;1-2
Paul Waner: W.2-3;1-2
Adam Comorosky: 53

Top 4

Pat Crawford: S9
Joe Medwick: S8.1-2
Ernie Orsatti: S8.2-H;1-3
Jimmie Wilson: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Leo Durocher: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 4

Arky Vaughan: 7
Pie Traynor: S9
Gus Suhr: T9/F9DW.1-H
Tony Piet: S8.3-H
Earl Grace: PO1(E1).1-2
Earl Grace: S9.2-H(UR)
Steve Swetonic: 56(1)3/BG/GDP

Top 5

Dazzy Vance: K/C
Pepper Martin: W
George Watkins: 43.1-2
Frankie Frisch: 43

Bot 5

Lloyd Waner: 9
Paul Waner: 31
Adam Comorosky: S9
Arky Vaughan: 13

Top 6

Pat Crawford: W
Joe Medwick: 13.1-2
Ernie Orsatti: 9
Jimmie Wilson: 43

Bot 6

Pie Traynor: 53
Gus Suhr: S5
Tony Piet: 64(1)/FO
Earl Grace: SB2
Earl Grace: W
Steve Swetonic: 63

Top 7

Leo Durocher: HP
Ethan Allen: K/C
Pepper Martin: 9
George Watkins: 2/FL

Bot 7

Lloyd Waner: 43
Paul Waner: 63
Adam Comorosky: 63

Top 8

Frankie Frisch: S9
Pat Crawford: 43.1-2
Joe Medwick: D9.2-H
Ernie Orsatti: W
Jimmie Wilson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Arky Vaughan: S6/G56D
Pie Traynor: 4/P
Gus Suhr: 6/P
Tony Piet: 9

Top 9

Leo Durocher: 53
Ethan Allen: S7
Pepper Martin: 8
Gordon Slade: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Gordon Slade: 63

Notes & reviews

George Watkins attacked Steve Swetonic for hitting Leo Durocher with a pitch; both benches cleared; Watkins and Swetonic ejected by HP umpire Ted McGrew

⚾ Arcade