In the Cubs’ second successive extra-inning game, Pat Malone beats Burleigh Grimes, 9 – 8, in 13 innings, to halt the Cardinals’ 9-game win streak. With captain Charlie Grimmout of the lineup with a spike wound, the Cubs sign George Kelly, released a month earlier by Reds.

On August 29, 1930 — In the Cubs’ second successive extra-inning game, Pat Malone beats Burleigh Grimes, 9 – 8, in 13 innings, to halt the Cardinals’ 9-game win streak. With captain Charlie Grimmout of the lineup with a spike wound, the Cubs sign George Kelly, released a month earlier by Reds.


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