Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 30, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1929 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McMillan 3b 4 0 0 0
English ss 3 0 1 0
Hornsby 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Cuyler rf 3 0 0 0
Stephenson lf 3 0 0 0
Tolson 1b 3 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 0 1 0
Bush p 0 0 0 0
  Nehf p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bartell 2b 6 2 2 2
Waner L. cf 3 3 2 1
Waner P. rf 5 2 3 3
Traynor 3b 5 2 5 3
Grantham 1b 2 0 0 0
  Sheely 1b 2 0 1 2
Flagstead lf 5 2 2 0
Hemsley c 5 1 3 1
Clarke ss 5 2 3 2
Meine p 5 1 0 0
Totals 43 15 21 14
Chicago 000 000 000–033
Pittsburgh 101 623 20x–15211
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bush  L(18-4) 3.1 10 8 8 2 1
  Nehf   4.2 11 7 7 1 0
Totals
8.0
21
15
15
3
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Meine  W(6-4) 9.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
2
  E–Hornsby (20), Cuyler 2 (8), Grantham (17).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Clarke-Bartell-Grantham, Traynor-Bartell-Sheely.  PB–Z. Taylor (4); Hemsley (4).  2B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (23); Traynor (24); Clarke (3).  3B–Pittsburgh Clarke (4).  SH–Bush (10).  HBP–English (2).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  SB–L. Waner (3); P. Waner (14); Traynor (10).  U–Ernie Quigley, Charlie Moran, Bill Klem.
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