The 1929 Chicago Cubs entered week six in third place, and they kept their hopes for the pennant alive by taking three of four games from the 1925 Washington Senators.
Woody English hit .429 (6-for-14) to lead the Cubs (13-7), who have won seven of their last eight. Sam Rice batted .333 (5-for-15) for the Senators (10-14), who have lost seven of their last eight.
Game #1: Chicago 6, Washington 1
The Cubs’ Norm McMillan opened the game with a leadoff home run, but it was tied 1-1 after five innings. In the sixth, Hack Wilson led off with a home run, and Charlie Grimm and Woody English had back-to-back doubles to make it 4-1. In the top of the ninth, Rogers Hornsby had an RBI double and Wilson followed with an RBI single to complete the scoring.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Norm McMillan 3 2 2 1 Earl McNeely 4 0 0 0
Riggs Stephenson 5 0 0 0 Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby 5 1 1 1 Sam Rice 3 0 1 0
Hack Wilson 5 1 3 2 Goose Goslin 1 0 1 0
Kiki Cuyler 4 1 2 0 Bobby Veach 3 0 0 0
Charlie Grimm 4 1 1 1 Joe Judge 3 0 0 0
Woody English 4 0 2 1 Muddy Ruel 3 1 1 0
Zack Taylor 4 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 2 0 0 0
Charlie Root AXY 4 0 1 0 Ossie Bluege 2 0 0 0
Stan Coveleski AZ 1 0 0 1
Hank Severeid 1 0 0 0
Joe Harris 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 6 12 6 TOTALS 28 1 3 1
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 100 003 002 -- 6
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 010 000 -- 1
LOB--1929 CHICAGO CUBS 8, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 8.
2B--Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, Charlie Root AXY, Charlie
Grimm, Woody English, Kiki Cuyler. 3B--Kiki Cuyler. HR--Hack
Wilson, Norm McMillan. HBP--Joe Judge. SACF--Stan Coveleski
AZ.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Charlie Root AXY [W] 9.00 3 1 1 6 6 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Stan Coveleski AZ [L] 7.00 8 4 4 2 1 2
Vean Gregg BW 2.00 4 2 2 1 0 0
Game #2: Chicago 4, Washington 2
The Cubs built a 3-0 lead on Zack Taylor’s RBI single in the second, Norm McMillan’s bases-loaded walk in the fourth and Rogers Hornsby’s solo homer in the fifth. The Senators got two back in the seventh on Bobby Veach’s two-run single. The Cubs got an insurance run in the ninth on McMillan’s sacrifice fly. Hornsby went 4-for-4 with the home run and three doubles.
1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Norm McMillan 3 0 0 2 Earl McNeely 4 0 0 0
Riggs Stephenson 5 0 0 0 Bucky Harris 3 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby 4 1 4 1 Sam Rice 4 1 2 0
Hack Wilson 3 0 0 0 Joe Judge 3 1 1 0
Kiki Cuyler 4 0 0 0 Muddy Ruel 3 0 0 0
Charlie Grimm 3 2 1 0 Bobby Veach 4 0 1 2
Woody English 4 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 0 0
Zack Taylor 4 1 2 1 Ossie Bluege 3 0 0 0
Pat Malone BK 2 0 0 0 Walter Johnson AXY 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 4 8 4 TOTALS 31 2 4 2
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 010 110 001 -- 4
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 200 -- 2
LOB--1929 CHICAGO CUBS 7, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 6.
ERR--Pat Malone BK, Joe Judge (2). 2B--Rogers Hornsby (3),
Zack Taylor (2), Charlie Grimm. HR--Rogers Hornsby.
SACF--Norm McMillan. SACB--Pat Malone BK (2).
1929 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Pat Malone BK [W] 9.00 4 2 2 4 12 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Walter Johnson AXY [L] 9.00 8 4 4 3 8 1
Game #3: Washington 6, Chicago 4
The Senators led 3-0 and 4-2, but Chicago tied in the sixth inning on Hack Wilson’s two-run home run. Goose Goslin restored the Washington lead with a two-run homer of his own in the seventh inning. Chicago turned a triple play in the loss. In the top of the second, after Washington scored three runs, there were runners on second and third with no one out. Tom Zachary hit a soft liner into right field and Kiki Cuyler made a shoestring catch. Both runners thought it was going to fall in for a hit, and they were put out.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 4 1 1 0 Norm McMillan 5 0 2 0
Bucky Harris 4 0 1 1 Riggs Stephenson 5 0 0 0
Sam Rice 5 0 1 0 Rogers Hornsby 4 1 1 0
Goose Goslin 5 2 2 2 Hack Wilson 3 1 1 2
Joe Judge 5 1 1 1 Kiki Cuyler 4 1 1 0
Muddy Ruel 3 1 1 0 Charlie Grimm 4 0 0 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 2 0 0 0 Woody English 3 0 2 1
Ossie Bluege 3 0 2 2 Zack Taylor 4 1 1 0
Tom Zachary B 3 1 1 0 Sheriff Blake BYW 1 0 0 0
Bobby Veach 1 0 1 0 Cliff Heathcote 1 0 0 0
Hal Carlson CYZ 1 0 0 0
Charles Tolson 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 6 11 6 TOTALS 36 4 8 3
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 030 010 200 -- 6
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 001 102 000 -- 4
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 8, 1929 CHICAGO CUBS 10.
ERR--Sam Rice. 2B--Ossie Bluege, Muddy Ruel, Rogers Hornsby,
Zack Taylor, Woody English. 3B--Joe Judge, Tom Zachary B.
HR--Goose Goslin, Hack Wilson. HBP--Roger Peckinpaugh.
SACB--Bucky Harris. SB--Kiki Cuyler.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tom Zachary B [W] 7.00 7 4 3 3 1 1
Firpo Marberry BKY [S] 2.00 1 0 0 2 3 0
1929 CHICAGO CUBS
Sheriff Blake BYW 5.00 6 4 4 2 1 0
Hal Carlson CYZ [L] 3.00 4 2 2 2 2 1
Mike Cvengros CY 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Game #4: Chicago 2, Washington 0
The Cubs won the series thanks to a three-hit combined shutout by Guy Bush and Art Nehf. Bush had to leave the game with an injury after seven innings, but Nehf finished it off. Riggs Stephenson drove in both runs, first with a two-out single in the fifth inning, and then with a sacrifice fly in the eighth after Norm McMillan tripled.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1929 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 4 0 1 0 Norm McMillan 4 1 1 0
Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0 Riggs Stephenson 3 0 2 2
Sam Rice 3 0 1 0 Rogers Hornsby 4 0 0 0
Goose Goslin 3 0 0 0 Hack Wilson 4 0 0 0
Joe Judge 2 0 0 0 Kiki Cuyler 3 0 1 0
Muddy Ruel 3 0 0 0 Charlie Grimm 3 0 1 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 3 0 0 0 Woody English 3 0 1 0
Ossie Bluege 3 0 1 0 Zack Taylor 3 1 1 0
Dutch Ruether BY 2 0 0 0 Guy Bush BY 1 0 0 0
Bobby Veach 1 0 0 0 Cliff Heathcote 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 28 0 3 0 TOTALS 29 2 7 2
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 000 -- 0
1929 CHICAGO CUBS 000 010 01x -- 2
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 3, 1929 CHICAGO CUBS 5.
ERR--Dutch Ruether BY. 3B--Norm McMillan. SACF--Riggs
Stephenson. SACB--Guy Bush BY.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dutch Ruether BY [L] 7.00 6 1 1 0 2 0
Alex Ferguson CXW 1.00 1 1 1 0 1 0
1929 CHICAGO CUBS
Guy Bush BY [W] 7.00 2 0 0 2 4 0
Art Nehf C [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
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