Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 6, 1930 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1930 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 19, Pittsburgh Pirates 14

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 5 2 1 0
English ss 4 4 3 2
Hornsby 2b 4 2 2 3
  Blair 2b 1 1 1 0
Wilson cf 6 3 3 4
  Heathcote cf 0 0 0 0
Cuyler rf 5 4 3 1
Stephenson lf 4 1 3 3
  Petty p 0 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 5 1 0 1
Hartnett c 4 0 0 1
Root p 2 0 1 2
  Bush p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor lf 1 1 0 0
Totals 42 19 17 17
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 2 0
Waner P. rf 5 3 3 4
Grantham 2b 5 2 2 3
Traynor 3b 4 1 0 1
Comorosky lf 5 1 3 1
Bartell ss 3 1 1 1
Suhr 1b 5 1 3 3
Bool c 4 0 0 1
Kremer p 0 0 0 0
  French p 3 4 1 0
  Swetonic p 0 0 0 0
  Bednar p 0 0 0 0
  Engle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 14 15 14
Chicago 510 010 24619175
Pittsburgh 040 420 20214153
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root   3.2 9 8 4 2 0
  Bush  W(13-7) 3.1 4 4 2 2 0
  Petty  SV(2) 2.0 2 2 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
14
6
5
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer   1.1 6 6 4 2 1
  French   5.2 6 6 4 1 1
  Swetonic  L(6-5) 1.2 3 4 4 2 0
  Bednar   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
17
19
15
6
2

  E–Bell (8), English (19), Hornsby 2 (11), D. Taylor (2), Bartell 2 (43), Bool (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Cuyler-English-Kelly, Pittsburgh 1. Bartell-Grantham-Suhr.  2B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (7); Grantham (31); Comorosky 2 (43); Suhr (23).  3B–Chicago English (14); Hornsby (1); Cuyler (16), Pittsburgh P. Waner (15); Grantham (14).  HR–Chicago Wilson (47,9th inning off Bednar 1 on 1 out).  SH–Hornsby (3); Stephenson (9); Petty (2); Kelly (14); L. Waner (8); Grantham (14); Bool (3).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Bartell (5).  Team–8.  U–Dolly Stark, George Magerkurth, Bill Klem.
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