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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 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 July 4, 1929 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1929 |
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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 | July 4, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Syl Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Heinie Meine |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 20,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Edward McLaughlin 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
Andy High | Third Baseman |
Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
Wattie Holm | Right Fielder |
Earl Smith | Catcher |
Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
Syl Johnson | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
George Grantham | Second Baseman |
Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
Heinie Meine | Pitcher |
Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 1929
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Meine
Douthit hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Meine
High takes first base on ball four. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Meine
Frisch takes first base on ball four. Douthit moves to third. High moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bottomley vs. Meine
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields it and throws to second for the out. Douthit scores. High moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hafey vs. Meine
Hafey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holm vs. Meine
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holm for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Johnson
Bartell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Douthit, who is chasing the ball. Bartell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Johnson
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grantham vs. Johnson
Grantham 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: 1-3
Comorosky vs. Johnson
There goes Waner. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Waner steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Comorosky vs. Johnson
Comorosky is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meine
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Meine
Gelbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Meine
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Douthit vs. Meine
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Johnson
Sheely hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Johnson
Hargreaves 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meine vs. Johnson
Meine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meine for the out. Sheely moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Johnson
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey 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: ---
High vs. Meine
High hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Meine
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Meine
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Meine
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert misplays the ball. That's an error on Gelbert. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Johnson
Traynor 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: 1--
Grantham vs. Johnson
Grantham takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Comorosky vs. Johnson
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner moves to third. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sheely vs. Johnson
Sheely hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. Grantham scores. Comorosky moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargreaves vs. Johnson
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Meine
Holm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Meine
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gelbert vs. Meine
Gelbert hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Meine
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holm tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Meine
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Johnson
Meine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Johnson
Bartell hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Douthit who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Johnson
Traynor takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grantham vs. Johnson
Grantham hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Holm who is chasing the ball. Grantham reaches third base with a triple. Waner scores. Waner scores. Traynor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Comorosky vs. Johnson
Comorosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grantham scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Johnson
There goes Comorosky. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Comorosky steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sheely vs. Johnson
Sheely hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Comorosky scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Johnson
Hargreaves 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, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Meine
High hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Meine
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Meine
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Johnson
Meine hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Johnson
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Meine
Hafey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Comorosky. Hafey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. Meine
Holm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Meine
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gelbert vs. Meine
Gelbert hits a line drive towards the mound. Meine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive towards first. Bottomley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Johnson
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Johnson
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Meine
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Meine
Douthit hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Meine
High hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Waner, who is chasing the ball. High reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Meine
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frisch is thrown out after the base hit. High scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Johnson
Comorosky hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Johnson
Sheely hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Johnson
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Meine
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Meine
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Meine
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meine
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Meine
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meine vs. Johnson
Meine hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Johnson
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holm. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Johnson
Waner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Johnson
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Meine
Ernie Orsatti pinch hits for Syl Johnson.
Orsatti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Meine
Douthit hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Meine
High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Orsatti moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Meine
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Meine
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1929, game 1 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Douthit T, cf 5 1 1 0 Bartell D, ss 5 1 1 0 High A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Waner L, cf 5 1 3 1 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Waner P, rf 3 2 1 0 Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Traynor P, 3b 4 1 0 0 Hafey C, lf 4 0 1 0 Grantham G, 2b 3 2 1 3 Holm W, rf 4 1 1 0 Comorosky A, lf 4 1 2 1 Smith E, c 3 0 2 0 Sheely E, 1b 4 0 3 3 Gelbert C, ss 4 0 1 0 Hargreaves C, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson S, p 2 0 0 1 Meine H, p 4 0 0 0 Orsatti E, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 11 4 36 8 11 8 St.Louis 100 100 110 -- 4 Pittsburgh 102 500 00x -- 8 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Johnson S (L) 8.0 11 8 6 3 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Meine H (W) 9.0 11 4 4 4 0 E -- Gelbert C DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Hafey C, Waner L 3B -- Bartell D, Waner L, Grantham G, High A HR -- Bottomley J SB -- Waner P, Comorosky A SF -- Johnson S HBP -- by Johnson S (Waner P) T -- 1:53 A -- 20000
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