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Phillies 10 @ Pirates 7
Forbes Field
May 31, 1929

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 31, 1929 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 10 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1929 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 10 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 7 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherClaude Willoughby  
Losing PitcherJoe Dawson  
SaveBob McGraw  
Game Winning RBIFresco Thompson 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1929 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherClaude Willoughby  
Home Starting PitcherLarry French  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance3,500 
Time of Game2 hours 36 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cy Pfirman
1B: Ernie Quigley
2B: (none)
3B: Charlie Moran

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Fresco Thompson  Second Baseman 
Lefty O'Doul  Left Fielder 
Homer Peel  Center Fielder 
Don Hurst  First Baseman 
Pinky Whitney  Third Baseman 
Chuck Klein  Right Fielder 
Bernie Friberg  Shortstop 
Spud Davis  Catcher 
Claude Willoughby  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Lloyd Waner  Center Fielder 
Paul Waner  Right Fielder 
Pie Traynor  Third Baseman 
George Grantham  Second Baseman 
Fred Brickell  Left Fielder 
Earl Sheely  First Baseman 
Charlie Hargreaves  Catcher 
Larry French  Pitcher 
Donie Bush  Manager 

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Phillies 10 @ Pirates 7
Forbes Field
May 31, 1929

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/31/1929 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Thompson F, 2b        4  2  2  3   Bartell D, ss         6  1  1  1   
O'Doul L, lf          4  1  3  3   Waner L, cf           6  0  0  0   
Peel H, cf            2  0  0  1   Waner P, rf           3  1  2  0   
Greene J, ph          1  0  0  0   Traynor P, 3b         3  1  2  2   
Sothern D, cf         2  0  1  0   Grantham G, 2b        4  0  1  1   
Hurst D, 1b           5  1  0  0   Brickell F, lf        3  0  2  1   
Whitney P, 3b         4  1  0  0   Stroner J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Klein C, rf           4  1  2  3   Adams S, lf           0  0  0  0   
Friberg B, ss         3  2  1  0   Sheely E, 1b          4  1  2  0   
Davis S, c            3  0  1  0   Swetonic S, pr        0  1  0  0   
Collins P, pr         0  1  0  0   Hargreaves C, c       3  1  1  0   
Lerian W, c           0  0  0  0   Comorosky A, ph       1  0  0  0   
Willoughby C, p       4  1  1  0   Hemsley R, c          1  0  1  0   
Sweetland L, p        0  0  0  0   French L, p           0  0  0  0   
McGraw B, p           0  0  0  0   Dawson J, p           2  1  1  0   
                                   Jones C, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Meine H, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Brame E, ph           1  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 10 11 10                        39  7 13  6

Philadelphia     113 000 041 -- 10
Pittsburgh       003 020 011 --  7

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Willoughby C (W)      7.2 11  6  5  6  1
Sweetland L*          0.0  0  0  0  1  0
McGraw B (S)          1.1  2  1  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
French L              2.1  4  5  5  4  1
Dawson J (L)          5.2  7  4  3  3  0
Meine H               1.0  0  1  1  3  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Hurst D, Sheely E, Whitney P
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Pittsburgh 13
2B -- Thompson F
3B -- Waner P, Bartell D
HR -- Klein C, O'Doul L
SB -- Friberg B, Thompson F
CS -- Sheely E, Klein C
SH -- McGraw B
SF -- Traynor P, O'Doul L
T -- 2:36
A -- 3500

    

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