Chicago Cubs vs Brooklyn Robins
August 17, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1929 at Ebbets Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Robins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 10, Brooklyn Robins 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McMillan 3b 4 1 1 1
English ss 3 1 1 0
Hornsby 2b 4 1 1 2
Wilson cf 5 2 2 2
Cuyler rf 4 2 2 0
Stephenson lf 3 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 4 1 1 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
  Heathcote ph 1 1 1 2
  Gonzalez c 0 0 0 0
Nehf p 3 1 2 2
Totals 34 10 11 9
Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Gilbert 3b 5 0 1 2
Frederick cf 4 0 1 1
Herman rf 4 0 1 0
Hendrick lf 4 0 0 0
Bissonette 1b 4 1 2 0
Moore E. 2b 3 1 0 0
Bancroft ss 3 1 0 0
DeBerry c 3 1 2 1
Dudley p 1 0 0 0
  Morrison p 1 0 0 0
  Rhiel ph 1 0 1 0
  Moore C. p 0 0 0 0
  Ballou p 0 0 0 0
  Picinich ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Chicago 201 100 15010112
Brooklyn 030 000 100481
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf  W(7-4) 9.0 8 4 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
2
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Dudley  L(4-11) 3.0 4 4 4 3 1
  Morrison   4.0 2 1 1 3 1
  Moore   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Ballou   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
10
10
8
4

  E–McMillan (15), Wilson (8), Ballou (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Cuyler-Grimm, Brooklyn 3. Bancroft-Bissonette, Bancroft-Bissonette, DeBerry-Bancroft.  2B–Chicago Heathcote (13), Brooklyn Gilbert (20); Herman (36).  HR–Chicago McMillan (4,7th inning off Morrison 0 on); Hornsby (27,8th inning off C. Moore 0 on 0 out); Wilson (31,1st inning off Dudley 1 on).  SH–Stephenson (7); DeBerry (6).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U–Cy Pfirman, Barry McCormick, Edward McLaughlin.
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