Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 30, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1928 at Baker Bowl. The Boston Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Braves 13, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 3 3 3 0
Moore lf 5 2 4 2
Hornsby 2b 5 0 2 1
Brown cf 6 2 2 2
Bell 3b 5 2 3 3
Farrell ss 6 1 1 2
Burrus 1b 5 1 1 1
Taylor c 5 2 3 2
Robertson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 44 13 19 13
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Leach cf 5 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 5 2 3 1
Williams rf 4 1 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 0 0
Wrightstone lf 4 0 0 0
Whitney 3b 4 1 2 0
Sand ss 4 1 1 0
Kelly 1b 4 1 2 2
Ferguson p 0 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 1 0
  Willoughby p 1 0 0 0
  Schulte ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 38 6 10 4
Boston 113 102 11313194
Philadelphia 000 201 0036102
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson  W(1-1) 9.0 10 6 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
0
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ferguson  L(0-2) 3.0 8 5 5 0 0
  Willoughby   4.0 6 4 4 5 2
  McGraw   2.0 5 4 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
19
13
12
5
3

  E–Hornsby (3), Farrell 2 (8), Burrus (3), Sand (4), Kelly (2).  DP–Boston 2. Moore-Hornsby, Bell-Hornsby-Burrus.  2B–Boston Moore 2 (4); Hornsby (3); Brown 2 (7).  3B–Philadelphia Kelly (1).  HR–Boston Bell (1,9th inning off McGraw 2 on); Farrell (2,3rd inning off Ferguson 1 on); Burrus (1,2nd inning off Ferguson 0 on); Taylor (1,7th inning off Willoughby 0 on), Philadelphia Thompson (1,6th inning off Robertson 0 on).  SH–Bell (4); Robertson (2).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  SB–Richbourg (1).  U–Ernie Quigley, Cy Pfirman, Dolly Stark.
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