Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1930 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1930 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Blair 2b 5 2 2 0
English ss 4 1 2 2
Cuyler rf 5 0 1 1
Wilson cf 5 0 3 1
Taylor lf 5 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 3 1 2 0
Hartnett c 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 4 2 1 0
Teachout p 3 0 0 0
  Blake p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Heathcote ph 1 0 0 0
  Shealy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Sothern rf 1 0 1 0
  Waner P. rf 3 2 1 1
Waner L. cf 4 0 3 2
Comorosky lf 4 1 1 1
Traynor 3b 4 0 2 1
Grantham 2b 4 1 1 0
Bartell ss 4 1 0 0
Suhr 1b 3 2 1 1
Hemsley c 2 0 0 0
  Mosolf ph 0 1 0 0
  Bool c 1 0 0 1
Spencer p 2 0 0 0
  Brame ph 1 0 1 2
  Sankey pr 0 1 0 0
  Swetonic p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 11 9
Chicago 100 022 0016121
Pittsburgh 101 006 01x9112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Teachout   5.1 7 4 4 1 1
  Blake  L(8-14) 0.1 1 4 4 2 0
  Nelson   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Shealy   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Spencer  W(7-8) 6.0 9 5 4 1 4
  Swetonic  SV(6) 3.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
1
4

  E–Hartnett (7), Comorosky (11), Grantham (31).  DP–Chicago 2. English-Blair-Kelly, Bell-Blair-Kelly, Pittsburgh 1. Grantham-Bartell-Suhr.  2B–Pittsburgh Sothern (29); Comorosky (41); Traynor (18); Grantham (30).  3B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (2).  HR–Chicago English (12,9th inning off Swetonic 0 on 1 out), Pittsburgh Suhr (12,8th inning off Shealy 0 on 0 out).  SH–English (8).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Blair (9); Bell (1).  U–Dolly Stark, George Magerkurth, Bill Klem.  T–1:50.  A–5,000.
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