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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 17, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 17, 1929 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Kremer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Malone |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | Left Fielder |
| Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Ray Kremer | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody English | Shortstop |
| Clyde Beck | Third Baseman |
| Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Pat Malone | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 17, 1929
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Malone
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Waner moves to third. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Kremer
English takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beck vs. Kremer
There's a wild pitch. English moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beck vs. Kremer
Beck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Kremer
Cuyler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Kremer
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. English moves to third. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Kremer
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Wilson reaches second base with a double. English scores. Beck scores. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephenson vs. Kremer
Stephenson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Kremer
Grimm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kremer
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Malone
Sheely hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Malone
Bartell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Malone
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. English fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Kremer
Malone strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Kremer
English hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Kremer
Beck hits a fly ball into left field. Grantham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Malone
Kremer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Malone
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Malone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Kremer
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Kremer
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kremer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kremer
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephenson vs. Kremer
Stephenson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor hits a line drive into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Malone
Sheely is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Kremer
Grimm hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kremer
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Kremer
Malone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Kremer
English hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Malone
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Malone
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Malone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Malone
Kremer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Malone
Adams takes first base on ball four. Kremer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Malone
Harry Riconda pinch runs for Ray Kremer.
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Beck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Swetonic
Steve Swetonic now pitching.
Beck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Swetonic
Cuyler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Swetonic
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Swetonic
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. Swetonic
Stephenson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Swetonic
Grimm hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Swetonic
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malone vs. Swetonic
Malone hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
English vs. Swetonic
English takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to third. Malone moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beck vs. Swetonic
Beck takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez scores. Malone moves to third. English moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuyler vs. Swetonic
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swetonic fields it and throws to home to get Malone. English moves to third. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hornsby vs. Swetonic
Hornsby strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Malone
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Malone
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Malone
Cobe Jones pinch hits for Charlie Hargreaves.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. English misplays the ball. That's an error on English. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brickell vs. Malone
Fred Brickell pinch hits for Steve Swetonic.
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Malone
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Fussell
Rollie Hemsley now catching. Fred Fussell now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Fussell
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimm vs. Fussell
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Fussell
There goes Stephenson. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Fussell
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fussell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Traynor for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Fussell
Malone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Fussell
English is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beck vs. Fussell
Beck bunts for a single. Malone moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Fussell
Cuyler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malone moves to third. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hornsby vs. Fussell
Hornsby hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brame
Erv Brame now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Brame
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wilson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Brame
Grimm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Brame
Gonzalez strikes out. There goes Stephenson. The throw from Hemsley and Stephenson is out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cuyler. Grantham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sheely vs. Malone
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Malone
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Malone
Hemsley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brame vs. Malone
There's a wild pitch. Grantham scores. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brame vs. Malone
Brame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Malone
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1929 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Adams S, ss 4 0 0 0 English W, ss 3 1 0 0
Waner L, cf 3 0 1 0 Beck C, 3b 3 2 2 1
Waner P, rf 4 0 1 0 Cuyler K, rf 5 1 1 0
Traynor P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hornsby R, 2b 4 2 2 4
Grantham G, lf 4 1 1 0 Wilson H, cf 5 3 4 2
Sheely E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stephenson R, lf 5 1 2 3
Bartell D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Grimm C, 1b 4 1 2 3
Hargreaves C, c 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez M, c 4 1 0 0
Jones C, ph 1 0 0 0 Malone P, p 4 1 2 0
Hemsley R, c 1 0 0 0
Kremer R, p 1 0 0 0
Riconda H, pr 0 0 0 0
Swetonic S, p 0 0 0 0
Brickell F, ph 1 0 0 0
Fussell F, p 0 0 0 0
Brame E, p 1 0 1 1
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33 2 6 1 37 13 15 13
Pittsburgh 000 000 002 -- 2
Chicago 500 101 15x -- 13
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer R (L) 4.0 4 6 6 3 1
Swetonic S 2.0 3 1 1 3 1
Fussell F 1.1 6 5 5 0 1
Brame E 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Malone P (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 6
E -- English W
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Wilson H 2, Grantham G
HR -- Stephenson R, Grimm C, Hornsby R
CS -- Stephenson R 2
SF -- Grimm C
WP -- Kremer R, Malone P
T -- 2:04
A -- 8000
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