St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1929 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 3 1 1 0
High 3b 4 0 1 1
Frisch 2b 4 0 1 0
  Selph 2b 0 0 0 0
Bottomley 1b 3 0 0 0
Hafey lf 4 1 1 0
Southworth rf 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 3 0 1 0
Gelbert ss 3 0 0 1
Haid p 2 0 0 0
  Orsatti ph 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Frankhouse p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 5 1 2 0
Waner L. cf 3 1 1 0
Waner P. rf 4 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 5 1 2 2
Grantham 2b 3 2 1 0
Comorosky lf 4 1 2 4
Sheely 1b 4 1 3 2
Hargreaves c 3 0 0 0
Kremer p 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 8 12 8
St. Louis 100 000 001260
Pittsburgh 000 120 50x8122
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haid  L(4-4) 6.0 9 3 3 4 1
  Holland   0.1 3 5 5 2 0
  Frankhouse   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
6
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer  W(8-4) 9.0 6 2 2 4 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
1

  E–Bartell (17), Grantham (9).  DP–St. Louis 2. Frisch-Gelbert-Bottomley, Haid-Frisch-Bottomley, Pittsburgh 2. Bartell-Grantham, Bartell-Grantham.  2B–St. Louis Wilson (12), Pittsburgh Bartell 2 (19).  3B–Pittsburgh Grantham (8).  HR–Pittsburgh Comorosky (4,7th inning off Holland 3 on); Sheely (4,7th inning off Holland 0 on).  SH–Gelbert (7).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Hargreaves (2).  Team–8.  SB–Frisch (18).  U–Bill Klem, Cy Pfirman, Edward McLaughlin.  T–1:53.  A–43,000.
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