Cubs @ Giants
August 20, 1929

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Cubs	0	5	1
Giants	2	7	1

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Cubs	0	5	2
Giants	3	8	1

Freddie Lindstrom Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.283
OBP	.000	.309
At Bats	3	353
Hits	0	100
• Singles	0	75
• Doubles	0	15
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	19
RBI’s	0	49

Mike Cvengros Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	2

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Polo Grounds - August 20, 1929

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Single

Mike Cvengros

Mike Gonzalez

Charlie Grimm

Rogers Hornsby

Norm McMillan

Woody English

Riggs Stephenson

Hack Wilson

Kiki Cuyler

Freddie Lindstrom

Chick Fullis

Count: - , 1 Out

Chick Fullis pinch runs for Edd Roush. Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. English picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on English. Fullis scores. Lindstrom moves to second.

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Bottom 8 Leach bunts towards the mound. Cvengros fields it and throws to first for the out. Roush moves to third.

Bottom 8 Mike Gonzalez now catching. Mike Cvengros now pitching. Roush hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Wilson. Roush reaches second base with a double.

Top 8 English strikes out.

Top 8 McMillan takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Gabby Hartnett pinch hits for Guy Bush. Hartnett strikes out.

Top 8 Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Zack Taylor. Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Fitzsimmons hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McMillan. Ott scores. O'Farrell scores. Cohen moves to second.

Bottom 7 There goes O'Farrell. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. O'Farrell steals second.

Bottom 7 O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. English has Terry trapped. There's the throw to Taylor and over to McMillan, who tags Terry for the out. Ott moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cuyler. Ott reaches second base with a double. Terry moves to third.

Bottom 7 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. English fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to home to get Hornsby. Wilson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 7 Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuyler for the out.

Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Hornsby moves to third.

Top 7 Bob O'Farrell now catching. Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Lindstrom bunts in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Roush hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 English hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cohen scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cohen for the out.

Bottom 5 Hogan hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out.

Bottom 4 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Cuyler hits a line drive towards third. Lindstrom reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 English hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fitzsimmons moves to third.

Bottom 3 Roush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitzsimmons moves to second.

Bottom 3 Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Taylor is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Cohen hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hogan is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 2 Jackson strikes out.

Bottom 2 Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephenson. Ott reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Terry strikes out.

Top 2 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Fitzsimmons drops the ball. Cuyler moves to second.

Top 2 Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry can't make a play. That's a base hit.

Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out.

Bottom 1 Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Roush is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 English hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Chick Fullis pinch runs for Edd Roush. Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. English picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on English. Fullis scores. Lindstrom moves to second.

Cubs @ Giants
August 20, 1929