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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 17, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 17, 1929 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry French |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Barry McCormick 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Andy High | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Larry French | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 17, 1929
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. French
Douthit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. French
High hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. French
Frisch hits a line drive towards first. Sheely catches it and steps on first to double up High. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. Adams scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Comorosky vs. Alexander
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. French
Hafey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. French
Holm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. French
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Adams. Gelbert moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. French
There's a wild pitch. Gelbert moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. French
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Alexander
Sheely hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Alexander
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. French
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. French
Douthit strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. French
High hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Alexander
French hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gelbert. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor hits a line drive into right field. Holm picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Holm. Waner moves to third. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner scores. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Comorosky vs. Alexander
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. French
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. French
There goes Frisch. The throw from Hargreaves and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hafey vs. French
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holm vs. French
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. French
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Alexander
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Alexander
Hargreaves hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sheely moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
French vs. Alexander
French hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. French
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Waner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. French
Alexander hits a popup towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. French
Douthit hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
High vs. French
High hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. French
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Alexander
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Bottomley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hafey vs. French
Hafey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. French
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gelbert vs. French
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Alexander
Sheely hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Alexander
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. French
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. French
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alexander for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. French
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. French
High hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Alexander
French hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. Waner moves to third. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Comorosky vs. Alexander
Comorosky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Douthit picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Douthit. Waner scores. Traynor scores. Grantham goes all the way around to score. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheely vs. Alexander
Sheely hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. French
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops it up and throws to first, with French covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. French
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. French fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. French
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. French
Holm hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Alexander
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Alexander
French hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Alexander
Cobe Jones pinch hits for Sparky Adams.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. French
Cobe Jones now playing shortstop.
Gelbert strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. French
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. French fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. French
Wally Roettger pinch hits for Pete Alexander.
Roettger strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1929 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 3 0 0 0 Adams S, ss 4 2 2 0
High A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jones C, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Frisch F, 2b 3 1 0 0 Waner L, cf 3 2 2 0
Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Traynor P, 3b 3 1 2 1
Hafey C, lf 4 1 2 1 Grantham G, 2b 3 1 1 2
Holm W, rf 4 0 1 1 Comorosky A, lf 4 0 0 0
Gelbert C, ss 4 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 3 0 1 2
Wilson J, c 4 0 1 0 Sheely E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Alexander P, p 3 0 0 0 Hargreaves C, c 4 0 1 0
Roettger W, ph 1 0 0 0 French L, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 33 6 10 5
St.Louis 010 100 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 101 000 40x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander P (L) 8.0 10 6 5 3 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
French L (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
E -- Adams S 2, Gelbert C, Holm W, Waner P, Douthit T
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Adams S, Bottomley J, Waner P
HR -- Hafey C
SB -- Frisch F
SH -- Traynor P
WP -- French L
T -- 1:34
A -- 5000
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