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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 6, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 6, 1929 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1929 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Watty Clark |
Home Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Moore | Second Baseman |
Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
Harvey Hendrick | Left Fielder |
Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
Val Picinich | Catcher |
Watty Clark | Pitcher |
Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Second Baseman |
Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
Adam Comorosky | Left Fielder |
Stu Clarke | Shortstop |
Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
Jewel Ens | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 6, 1929
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Grimes
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Clark
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Clark
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Grimes
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Grimes
Picinich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Clark
Clarke hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Picinich scoops up the ball and tags Clarke for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Clark
There goes Sheely. The throw from Picinich and he is safe. Sheely steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargreaves vs. Clark
Hargreaves hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Frederick who is chasing the ball. Hargreaves reaches third base with a triple. Sheely scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimes vs. Clark
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Clark
Bartell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimes
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frederick vs. Grimes
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Waner is chasing the ball. Herman rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimes covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Clark
Comorosky bunts towards third. Gilbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Clark
There goes Waner. The throw from Picinich and he is out, Gilbert applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Grimes
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Grimes fires over to first and Bartell covering first, drops the ball. That's an error on Bartell. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bissonette tags and moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Picinich vs. Grimes
Picinich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Clark
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely hits a line drive into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Clark
Hargreaves hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Clark
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimes
Clark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frederick vs. Grimes
Frederick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman hits a fly ball towards left. Comorosky settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Comorosky. Frederick moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Hendrick reaches third base with a triple. Frederick scores. Herman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbert vs. Grimes
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely fields the ball and throws to Grimes covering. Safe. Hendrick scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Clark
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Picinich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Comorosky vs. Clark
Comorosky strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Grimes
Picinich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Grimes
Clark bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Picinich moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Grimes
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grimes, and towards Clarke, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Picinich moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frederick vs. Grimes
Frederick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargreaves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Clark
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Clark
Hargreaves strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Clark
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Clark
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Bartell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Grimes
Gilbert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Grimes
Picinich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Clark
Comorosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Clark
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Clark
Sheely hits a line drive into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Clark
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flagstead vs. Clark
Ira Flagstead pinch hits for Burleigh Grimes.
Flagstead hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Flagstead reaches second base with a double. Clarke scores. Hargreaves goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Clark
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Fussell
Fred Fussell now pitching.
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Fussell
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Fussell
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops it up and throws to first, with Fussell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner bunts towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Morrison
Johnny Morrison now pitching.
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comorosky vs. Morrison
Comorosky hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1929, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Moore E, 2b 5 1 1 0 Bartell D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Frederick J, cf 5 1 1 1 Waner L, cf 5 0 2 0 Herman B, rf 3 2 1 2 Waner P, rf 3 1 1 1 Hendrick H, lf 4 1 2 2 Traynor P, 3b 5 0 2 1 Bissonette D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Comorosky A, lf 5 0 1 0 Gilbert W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Clarke S, ss 3 1 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 0 0 0 Sheely E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Picinich V, c 4 0 1 0 Hargreaves C, c 4 1 3 1 Clark W, p 3 1 1 0 Grimes B, p 3 0 0 0 Morrison J, p 0 0 0 0 Flagstead I, ph 1 0 1 2 Fussell F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 8 6 38 5 14 5 Brooklyn 002 040 000 -- 6 Pittsburgh 110 000 120 -- 5 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Clark W (W) 8.1 14 5 5 2 3 Morrison J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Grimes B (L) 8.0 8 6 4 2 2 Fussell F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Bartell D, Comorosky A DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Waner P, Moore E, Flagstead I 3B -- Hargreaves C, Hendrick H HR -- Herman B SB -- Sheely E CS -- Waner P, Bissonette D SH -- Clark W, Waner P SF -- Bancroft D PB -- Picinich V T -- 1:51 A -- 0
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