Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
May 8, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1929 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, New York Giants 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 3 0 0 0
Waner L. cf 3 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 4 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 3 0 0 0
  Stroner 3b 0 0 0 0
Grantham lf 1 0 0 0
  Comorosky lf 2 0 0 0
Sheely 1b 3 0 0 0
Bartell ss 3 0 0 0
Hargreaves c 3 0 0 0
Petty p 0 0 0 0
  Fussell p 1 0 0 0
  Kremer p 1 0 0 0
  Riconda ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 0 0
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Roush cf 5 1 1 2
Cohen 2b 5 2 3 2
Lindstrom 3b 4 1 0 0
Ott rf 3 3 2 4
Terry 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Fullis lf 4 1 2 2
O'Farrell c 4 2 2 0
Hubbell p 3 1 0 1
Totals 36 11 12 11
Pittsburgh 000 000 000002
New York 222 005 00x11123
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Petty  L(1-3) 1.1 3 4 3 0 0
  Fussell   1.1 3 2 1 1 0
  Kremer   5.1 6 5 3 0 6
Totals
8.0
12
11
7
1
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell  W(3-0) 9.0 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
4

  E–Traynor (4), Sheely (1), Jackson 2 (5), Fullis (1).  DP–New York 1. Hubbell-Jackson-Terry.  2B–New York O'Farrell (2).  3B–New York Roush (1); O'Farrell (1).  HR–New York Cohen (2,6th inning off Kremer 1 on); Ott 2 (6,1st inning off Petty 1 on 2 out,3rd inning off Fussell 1 on); Fullis (3,2nd inning off Petty 0 on).  SH–L. Waner (3); Hubbell (1).  Team LOB–3.  Team–3.  U–Charlie Moran, Edward McLaughlin, Ernie Quigley.  T–1:35.  A–8,000.
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