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April 27, 1929

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Al Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .000 .357
At Bats 3 11
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 4

George Pipgras Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Shibe Park - April 27, 1929
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Home Run
George Pipgras
Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
Tony Lazzeri
Mark Koenig
Leo Durocher
Babe Ruth
Earle Combs
Bob Meusel
Al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
Mule Haas
Max Bishop
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Simmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pipgras fields it and throws to home to get Dykes. Bishop moves to third. Haas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Haas takes first base on ball four. Bishop moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bishop takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Orwoll hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pipgras fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dykes hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Combs who is chasing the ball. Dykes reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Orwoll spins, and has Lazzeri trapped. He throws to Hale who tags Lazzeri for the out.
Top 8 Durocher bunts towards the mound. Orwoll fields it and throws to first for the out. Lazzeri moves to second.
Top 8 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dykes can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koenig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haas moves to third. Hale moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hale hits a ball on the ground for a single. Haas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cochrane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 7 Meusel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ossie Orwoll now pitching. Ruth is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Bishop strikes out.
Bottom 6 Joe Hassler pinch hits for George Earnshaw. Hassler strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dykes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bill Dickey now catching. Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Koenig hits a popup towards short. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pipgras moves to second.
Top 6 Pipgras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Durocher scores.
Top 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 6 George Earnshaw now pitching. Bill Dickey pinch hits for Arndt Jorgens. Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. Meusel scores. Lazzeri moves to third. Durocher moves to second.
Top 6 Durocher takes first base on ball four. Meusel moves to third. Lazzeri moves to second.
Top 6 Carroll Yerkes now pitching. Lazzeri is hit by the pitch. Meusel moves to second.
Top 6 Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Koenig takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Hale is hit by the pitch. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. Bishop scores. Haas moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Cochrane hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bishop moves to third. Haas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grove scores. Bishop moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grove moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grove bunts towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Dykes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Meusel. Dykes reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Combs hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pipgras hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jorgens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Arndt Jorgens now catching. Foxx hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cochrane scores.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cochrane tags and moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cochrane hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Combs. Cochrane reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Durocher strikes out.
Top 4 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Haas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Meusel. Haas reaches second base with a double. There goes Bishop trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 3 Bishop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grove strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dykes hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ruth strikes out.
Top 3 Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koenig for the out.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Foxx takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dykes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Pipgras bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 2 Grabowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Durocher bunts towards the mound. Grove fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grove. Meusel scores. Lazzeri goes all the way around to score. Durocher moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second.
Top 2 Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cochrane hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bishop is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Gehrig strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Koenig moves to second.
Top 1 Ruth strikes out.
Top 1 Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Combs is called out on strikes.