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Pirates 8 @ Giants 14
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1929

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 24, 1929 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 14 to 8.

Game Summary

DateAugust 24, 1929 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 12 E: 4 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 14 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 14
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
Losing PitcherFred Fussell  
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Game Winning RBIFreddie Lindstrom 

Game Info

DateAugust 24, 1929 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRay Kremer  
Home Starting PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: George Magerkurth
1B: Edward McLaughlin
2B: (none)
3B: Cy Rigler

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Lloyd Waner  Center Fielder 
Paul Waner  First Baseman 
Pie Traynor  Third Baseman 
George Grantham  Second Baseman 
Fred Brickell  Right Fielder 
Adam Comorosky  Left Fielder 
Rollie Hemsley  Catcher 
Ray Kremer  Pitcher 
Donie Bush  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chick Fullis  Left Fielder 
Edd Roush  Center Fielder 
Freddie Lindstrom  Third Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
Shanty Hogan  Catcher 
Andy Cohen  Second Baseman 
Freddie Fitzsimmons  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Giants 14
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1929

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         Game of 8/24/1929, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Bartell D, ss         4  2  1  0   Fullis C, lf          4  2  1  1   
Waner L, cf           5  2  2  0   Roush E, cf           6  0  0  0   
Waner P, 1b           5  2  2  2   Lindstrom F, 3b       5  5  4  2   
Traynor P, 3b         2  0  2  2   Terry B, 1b           4  3  4  4   
Grantham G, 2b        4  0  1  3   Ott M, rf             3  1  1  1   
Brickell F, rf        5  0  1  0   Jackson T, ss         3  1  1  1   
Comorosky A, lf       4  1  0  0   Hogan S, c            1  0  1  0   
Hemsley R, c          4  0  2  1   Kaufmann T, pr        0  0  0  0   
Kremer R, p           0  0  0  0   O'Farrell B, c        3  1  1  2   
Fussell F, p          2  1  1  0   Schalk R, c           0  0  0  0   
Hill C, p             2  0  0  0   Cohen A, 2b           4  1  2  0   
                                   Fitzsimmons F, p      5  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 12  8                        38 14 16 12

Pittsburgh       003 110 201 --  8
New York         301 206 20x -- 14

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kremer R              1.1  5  3  3  1  0
Fussell F (L)*        2.2  4  3  3  3  0
Hill C                4.0  7  8  5  3  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (W)     9.0 12  8  7  2  5
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th

E -- Fullis C, Comorosky A, Bartell D, Hemsley R, Hill C
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 9
2B -- Waner L, Terry B
3B -- Waner P, O'Farrell B
HR -- Fullis C, Terry B, Lindstrom F
SB -- Lindstrom F, Ott M
SF -- Traynor P 2, Grantham G, Jackson T
HBP -- by Fussell F (Ott M)
WP -- Fussell F
A -- 0

    

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