Chicago Cubs 12 – 17 Cincinnati Reds
28 April 1929 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | final score 17–12 | 1 in 45,135 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Hack Wilson | 1 in 492 player-games |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | Chuck Dressen | 1 in 462 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 17 | 21 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody English | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Clyde Beck | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kiki Cuyler | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Rogers Hornsby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hack Wilson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Riggs Stephenson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Grimm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Schulte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Angley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hal Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Claude Jonnard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cliff Heathcote | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Nehf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm McMillan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Carlson | 2.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Trader Horne | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Claude Jonnard | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Nehf | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Zitzmann | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hughie Critz | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Curt Walker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ethan Allen | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| High Pockets Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chuck Dressen | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2 2B |
| Hod Ford | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Gooch | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Ray Kolp | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eppa Rixey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 43 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Kolp | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Dutch Kemner | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Eppa Rixey | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |