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SEPTEMBER
1929

Sunday, September 1st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1929
Philadelphia Phillies 15, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 8, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Braves Field
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 12, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs beat the Cards twice 11-7 and 12­10, before 81,000 fans at Wrigley Field. A crowd of 38,000 fans sees the morning game and 43,000 watch the afternoon game. Rogers Hornsby has two HRs and Hack Wilson has one.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1929
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Boston Braves 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 12, St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Forbes Field
Washington Senators 10, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 5 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 8 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, New York Yankees 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 6, New York Yankees 5 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 3rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1929
Washington Senators 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 10, New York Yankees 2 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1929
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 8, New York Giants 7 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Chicago Cubs 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 5th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1929
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 6th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1929
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 7th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1929
Chicago Cubs 13, Boston Braves 6 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Boston Braves 2 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 7 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 8th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1929
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 13, Chicago Cubs 11 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Braves Field
St. Louis Browns 0, Boston Red Sox 0 at Braves Field
New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 9th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1929
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 10th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1929
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 5 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 9 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 11th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1929
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Boston Braves 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 5, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 12th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1929
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 13th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1929
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 14th

IN THE NEWS: The A's clinch the AL pennant with a 5-0 win over the White Sox.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1929
Chicago Cubs 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 12, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: In a field day trial, former college track star Reds LF Evar Swanson circles the bases in 13.3 seconds. Two years later, with more sophisticated equipment timing him, he will do it in 13.2 while with Columbus (American Association).

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1929
Chicago Cubs 13, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 1 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Braves Field
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Braves Field
New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 16, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 16th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1929
Boston Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 10, Detroit Tigers 9 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 17th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1929
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: A Pirates loss to the Braves clinches the NL pennant for the Cubs.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1929
New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 2 at Forbes Field
New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 7 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 12, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 19th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1929
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 20th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1929
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Boston Braves 3 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 1, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 21st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1929
New York Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 0 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Detroit Tigers 7 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 22nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1929
New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Braves Field
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 23rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1929
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees' Tom Zachary wins his 12th without a loss 5-3 over Boston. His 12-0 season record will not be equaled.

Brooklyn OF Johnny Frederick connects for his 52nd double in the Dodgers' 8-6 loss to the Phils.

The Giants sweep the Braves, 5-4 and 6­5, as Mel Ott hits a homer in each game, his 41st and 42nd HRs of the year. This ties Rogers Hornsby's NL mark.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1929
New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 4 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 5 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 9, St. Louis Browns 4 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 25th

IN THE NEWS: Three days after turning the team over to coach Art Fletcher, Yankee manager Miller Huggins dies from blood poisoning at New York's St. Vincent Hospital. He was 49. On the day of his funeral in Cincinnati, the AL will cancel all games.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1929
New York Giants 8, Boston Braves 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 11, Boston Red Sox 10 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, Chicago White Sox 7 at League Park II
St. Louis Browns 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 26th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1929
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 27th

IN THE NEWS: Phils OF Chuck Klein hits HR No. 42, tying Mel Ott and equaling Hornsby's NL record. He'll hit one more to top the NL with 43.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1929
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Boston Braves 5 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 28th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1929
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Boston Braves 8 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 6 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 11, Chicago White Sox 10 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 4 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 29th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1929
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Braves Field
Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 0 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)