Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 30, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1934 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
English 3b 7 0 3 0
Herman B. 2b 6 2 2 1
Klein lf 4 2 1 0
Herman B. rf 5 0 2 1
Cuyler cf 5 1 1 2
Grimm 1b 5 0 0 0
Jurges ss 6 2 3 0
Hartnett c 5 1 3 3
Joiner p 3 0 0 0
  Bush p 1 0 0 1
Totals 47 8 15 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 7 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 6 2 2 0
Lindstrom lf 7 0 3 0
Vaughan ss 5 4 2 1
Suhr 1b 4 0 2 3
Lavagetto 2b 6 0 2 1
Thevenow 3b 6 0 2 1
Padden c 3 0 2 0
  Young pr 0 0 0 0
  Grace c 1 0 0 0
Smith p 3 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 1 0
  Hoyt p 0 0 0 0
  Traynor ph 1 0 0 0
  French p 1 0 0 0
Totals 51 6 16 6
Chicago 002 002 200 0028152
Pittsburgh 012 000 201 0006163
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Joiner   6.2 9 5 5 4 2
  Bush  W(4-0) 5.1 7 1 1 2 1
Totals
12.0
16
6
6
6
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   6.1 10 6 6 3 1
  Harris   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Hoyt   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  French  L(1-1) 3.0 3 2 1 1 1
Totals
12.0
15
8
7
5
4

  E–Cuyler (1), Joiner (1), Vaughan (4), Lavagetto (3), French (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Jurges-Grimm, Babe Herman-Billy Herman, Pittsburgh 2. Padden-Vaughan, Padden-Lavagetto.  2B–Chicago Billy Herman (1); Babe Herman (4); Hartnett (1), Pittsburgh Lavagetto (1); Thevenow (1).  3B–Pittsburgh Suhr 2 (3).  HR–Chicago Billy Herman (1,7th inning off Smith 0 on); Hartnett (5,6th inning off Smith 1 on).  SH–Billy Herman (2); Grimm (2); Bush 2 (2).  Team LOB–12.  Team–15.  U–George Magerkurth, George Barr.
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